Question

You've just went "permanent change of station" from your initial training base to your first operational assignment at Seymour-Johnson AFB. As the movers start to unload the moving van, you watch one of the movers drop your 72 inch plasma thin screen TV off the back of the truck. You should...
A. Suck it up—you knew you were moving and shouldn't have bought such an expensive TV
B. Go down town and hire the best lawyer you can afford to sue the moving company
C. Go to the claims section of the SJA office and file a claim against the Air Force

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Go to the claims section of the SJA office and file a claim against the Air Force

Explanation:

By going to the claims section of the SJA office, you can file a claim against the Air Force to pay for all damages to property. The claim would work in your favor because the Air Force is liable for damages to any of your property as they are the ones conveying your property to your new location. The claims for damages should be given based on the negligence of the Air Force mover in conveying your property.

Answer 2

Answer:

C. Go to the claims section of the SJA office and file a claim against the Air Force

Explanation:

Permanent change of station is a military term that refers to an order of transfer of a member or unit of the military to a different duty station usually with a longer term. This order contains details of assignment and duty in the new station.

The military oversee moving of officers and their belongings to the new station by organising movers, and damages during the moving process to personal belongings could be replaced.

A claim should be filed at The Staff Judge Advocate’s (SJA) Office for damages