DAY v. UNITED STATES

No. 78-1092.

611 F.2d 1122 (1980)

Kerry P. DAY, Rhett G. Campbell, Richard D. Huff, Peter H. Luke, Paul M. Scott, James A. Terhune, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 15, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth M. Morris, Houston, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Robert M. Hollis, Court of Claims Section, William G. Kanter, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendant-appellee.

Before GEWIN, RUBIN and SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.


ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

"Join the Navy, and see the world" was once the seductive slogan to enlistment. Service in the other branches of the armed forces may also entail assignment to distant and exotic posts. Whether on duty in the United States or at far-off bases, a commissioned officer is entitled by act of Congress to quarters "appropriate to his grade, rank, or rating and adequate for himself." 37 U.S.C. §...

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