Defense Officer Personnel Management Act for Medical Officer Pay and Entitlements

Abstract

The Defense Officer Personnel Management Act (the Act) for Medical Officer Pay and Entitlements was passed in December 1980, and was implemented on September 15, 1981. The Act eliminated constructive service credit for pay purposes for students who enrolled in the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) and the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) after September 14, 1981. Constructive service credit was no longer needed for longevity pay purposes because the Act restructured the pay system for military health professionals. Our objective was to determine whether the Act was properly implemented for medical officer pay and entitlements. We also evaluated whether the Boards for the Correction of Military and Naval Records (the Boards) acted appropriately in subsequently awarding constructive service credit for pay purposes to the 1985 and 1986 USUHS and HPSP graduates (the first graduating classes to be affected by the Act). Specifically, we determined whether the Boards' actions were within the scope of their authority and were procedurally sound.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 22, 1993
Accession Number
ADA376958

Entities

People

  • David Barbour
  • David C. Funk
  • Harold Simmons
  • Nnancy L. Hendricks
  • Stephen A. Delap

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Law
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Military Personnel
  • Officer Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Health
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Naval Personnel Management