Military Pay: DOD Improperly Paid Army National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers in Deserter Status

Kutz, Gregory D.; Chervenic, Mary Ellen; ,; Basnight, Kord; Bianchi, Gary; Fauber, Dennis; Holloway, Wil; Kaneshiro, Daniel; Kelly, Jason; Mcelveen, Renee; Ryan, John; Turowski, Wayne

Military Pay: DOD Improperly Paid Army National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers in Deserter Status

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Abstract:

Over the past several years, we have reported1 examples of hundreds of Army National Guard and Army Reserve (Army Guard and Reserve) soldiers who received inaccurate and untimely payroll payments due to a labor-intensive, error-prone pay process; human capital weaknesses; and the lack of integrated pay and personnel systems. As part of that work, we reported several cases for which mobilized Army Reserve soldiers never reported for active duty and improperly received pay that they did not earn. If a soldier remains absent, without authority, from his or her unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to remain away permanently, a soldier is guilty of desertion.

Author(s):

Kutz, Gregory D. ; Chervenic, Mary Ellen ; , ; Basnight, Kord ; Bianchi, Gary ; , ; Fauber, Dennis ; , ; Holloway, Wil ; , ; Kaneshiro, Daniel ; Kelly, Jason ; Mcelveen, Renee ; , ; Ryan, John ; , ; Turowski, Wayne ; , ; , ; , ; ,

Author Organization(s):

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC

Funding Organization(s):

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC, WASHINGTON DC , DC

Document Type:

Technical Report/Congressional Report

Publication Date:

2006 Jul 28

Pagination:

20

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution Code:

A - Approved For Public Release

Distribution Statement: Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TRECMS

Subject Terms

Communities of Interest:

Human Systems

Descriptor(s):

law enforcement officers, department of defense, law enforcement, governments, law, active duty, national guard, united states government, money, case studies, desertion, united states, accountability, court martial, criminals, integrated systems

Keyword(s):

NATIONAL GUARD, ARMY RESERVE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, PAYROLL PAYMENTS, PAY PROCESS

Subject Categories:

Behavioral and Social Sciences; Behavioral and Social Sciences

Creation Date:

2022 Jan 20

Update Date:

2022 May 06