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Figuring Your PCS/OCONUS Travel Expenses
For a PCS move, you may be reimbursed for travel and transportation expenses incurred during the allowable travel days en route from the old duty station to the new. However, if the travel lasts a total of 12 hours or less, you may not be eligible for reimbursement of travel expenses.
Reimbursement of en route travel expenses is calculated using the Standard CONUS per diem rate. Current per diem rates are defined in the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR), Volume 2 or Department of State's Foreign Per Diem Rates Home Page .
The per diem rate consists of a lodging allowance, and a meals and incidentals (M&IE) allowance. Reimbursement for lodging may not exceed the actual lodging cost up to the maximum lodging allowance. When lodging is obtained from friends or relatives, reimbursement for the lodging portion is not authorized. M&IE is a fixed amount. The M&IE rate, or a fraction of it, is payable without itemization of expenses or receipts.
During the en route travel, you're in a duty status with no charge to your leave account. However, leave may be used in conjunction with the en route travel when approved by the supervisor and documented on the official travel orders.
Transportation expenses for you and your dependents will also be paid. When travel from the old duty station to the new one is via a privately owned vehicle (POV), a mileage allowance for the use of one POV to the port by the most direct route is authorized. You’re responsible for costs for any indirect route for personal reasons. If commercial transportation is used, the costs of the transportation plus reasonable taxi fares to and between terminals are allowed.
Dependent means the following:
- Children of the employee or the employee's spouse who are unmarried and under the age of 21.
- Children of the employee or the employee's spouse who are unmarried and who, regardless of age, are physically or mentally incapable of self support.
Also included is:
- Any illegitimate child, stepchild or adopted child or any grandchild of the employee or the employee's spouse who satisfies the criteria above.
- Any legal ward who satisfies the criteria above. A legal ward is generally defined as an unmarried person who (1) has been placed in the custody of the employee or the employee's spouse by a court of competent jurisdiction either permanently or for a period which lasts at least 12 months from the date of the order, (2) is dependent upon the employee or the employee's spouse for over one-half of the person's support, and (3) resides with the employee or the employee's spouse.
- Any dependent child who is under a legal guardianship of the employee or the employee's spouse and who also satisfies the criteria above. A guardian is an individual who is given the authority by a court of competent jurisdiction to take care of the person, property, and rights of another person. In this case, the person is a dependent child.
- Any child born after the employee's effective date of transfer when travel of the expectant spouse is prevented at the time of transfer because of the advanced stage of pregnancy or other reasons acceptable to the agency.
Procedures for filing En Route Travel
- To file an En Route travel voucher, submit the following:
- DD Form 1351-2 Travel Voucher or Subvoucher (PDF) .
- Provide a detailed itinerary in block 15 showing daily travel, and the cities and states where lodging was obtained.
- Be sure to sign and date. Don’t write below signature block.
- Three copies of Travel Orders including amendments.
- Original and three copies of lodging receipts (claim lodging separately from lodging taxes).
- Copy of advance DD Form 1351, Travel Voucher (PDF) .
To get more PCS tips or information, visit Military.com's PCS/Home Buying Guide .
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para. U7200, will be the time required for direct travel between the authorized points. b. In calculating travel time, the member's home or other authorized destination will be treated as if it were a temporary duty (TDY) station en route on a PCS. The day of arrival at, and the day of departure from, the authorized leave travel
addition to proceed and travel time. The day of detachment is a day of travel or leave as applicable. b. When the member is detached from overseas duty, starts and finishes overseas travel, and arrives in the 48 contiguous United States or District of Columbia on the same day, that day is considered a day of travel for elapsed time accounting. 3.
time will be computed on the basis of commercial carrier travel time. If air travel is directed (not authorized) in the orders, the travel time between any two points in the U.S. is reduced to 1 day. Air travel is sometimes directed in the U.S. simply to limit travel time (e.g., for round trips between East and West Coast, or vice versa, to ...
This article addresses computation of travel time for travel days and travel allowance purposes only. b. For computation of travel time for pay purposes refer to para. 0205 of reference (a). ... having been authorized, compute travel time in the same manner using the latest schedules for public surface transportation. last duty station to
Allow 1 day for travel by air, train, or bus transportation. 1 day. 1 day. 6. Add Step 4 and Step 5 together, to determine the authorized travel time. 7+1=8. 8 days. 7. Compare Step 6 with the maximum number of authorized travel days in Step 2 and use the lesser of the two.
Governing Directives. DOD Directive 1327.5 of 24 Sept 85. General Policy. Any delay authorized in orders directing a permanent change of station (PCS) in excess of allowed proceed time or travel time is chargeable to leave. Specific Policy. a. Authorized delay granted in PCS orders may be expressed. (1) in the form of number of days, or.
Allowing 1 day of travel time for each 350 miles of official distance between the old and new PDS or authorized points. If the excess is 51 miles or more after dividing the total number of miles by 350, one additional day of travel is allowed. When the total official distance is 400 miles or less, 1 day's travel time is allowed.
Service Member PCS Travel Time Computation when Travel Is by Mixed Modes - POV Travel Distance Less than Official Distance (050205.B) Service Member PCS Travel Time Computation when Travel Is by Mixed Modes with Leave - Actual Distance Greater than Authorized (050205.B) Per Diem Rate when New Permanent Duty Station (PDS) is a Ship (0509)
1050-082 22 Aug 2002 Page 1 of 6. MILPERSMAN 1050-082 COMPUTATION OF LEAVE - EXAMPLES OF CHARGING LEAVE, PROCEED, AND TRAVEL TIME. Responsible Office. CNO (N13) Phone: DSN COM FAX 224-5636 (703) 614-5636 225-3311. Governing Directive.
2. Navy Reserve Activity and Unit Leadership 1-1 3. Helping Verbs 1-1 4. ... 4. Travel Days 5-1 5. Air Travel General 5-2 6. Scheduling Travel 5-2 ... lodging must be vacated and per diem amounts zeroed out in the DTS voucher for authorized leave days. Note 2: To support the credence of two separate and distinct orders for entitlement purposes ...
Joint Travel Regulations. The Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) implements policy and law to establish travel and transportation allowances for Uniformed Service members (i.e., Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps, and Public Health Service Commissioned Corps), Department of Defense (DoD) civilian ...
That's the calculation the military uses for determining how many travel days they'll pay for. For the 1,573 mile trip, you are authorized to take 5 travel days. For the 1,573 mile trip, you are ...
If the orders are for a period of 139 days or less, NROWS will automatically draft a travel authorization in the Defense Travel System (DTS) for the member. The member can then login to DTS and use it to reserve flights, lodging and rental cars (if authorized), and account for expected expenses such as mileage, parking, taxi fares and tolls.
QESTIONS Contact MNCC: Phone: 1.33.330.MNCC Email: askmnccnavy.mil Chat: https://my.navy.mil 2 Calculating Your PCS Travel Entitlements in NP2 B. Enter Travel Data 1. Select Dependents traveling with you ... • One day of travel is authorized for every 350 miles (or remainder of 51 miles or greater) of POV travel. ... (travel days x $151.00 ...
Determine the official distance between authorized travel points by using the Defense Table of Official Distances (DTOD). 1,000 miles. 1,000 miles. 2. If the distance in Step 1 is at least 350 miles but no more than 400 miles, 1 day of travel is allowed. If the distance is greater than 400 miles, then divide by 350 to determine the number of ...
The message also announced recently approved special leave accrual for military members on active duty, of up to 120-days because of COVID-19 travel restrictions.
If the distance between authorized official points is greater than 400 miles, then divide by 350 to determine the number of authorized travel days. If the remainder is 51 or more, one additional travel day is allowed. The result determines the maximum number of authorized travel days. See the JTR, par. 050205. Other Mileage Rate
Calculation of Standard CONUS Per Diem: (Effective 1 Oct 19) Drivers of vehicles moving on different days receive $151.00 per travel day. If traveling by "convoy", a second driver counts as a family member. Family member(s) 12 years or older receive $113.25 and family member(s) under 12 receive $75.50 per travel day.
The mileage rate is $0.22 per mile, per authorized vehicle. The TDY mileage rate is $0.625 per mile. Authorized travel days are computed by official mileage. The first day of travel is 400 miles, each additional day is 350 miles. PER DIEM is a flat rate paid to the service member and a percentage paid to dependents for meals and lodging in route.
In MHAs where there is a documented local housing shortage, Service members may be authorized up to 60 days of TLE. This new process will be effective October 1, 2022. These increases to PCS allowances reflect the Department's commitment to the Secretary of Defense's top priority—to take care of our people.
The Defense Table of Official Distances (DTOD) is the official source for worldwide distance information used by the Department of Defense (DoD). DTOD provides vehicular land distances for all DoD personal property, all DoD freight, and PCS/TDY travel needs. It generates point-to-point distances and routes for origin/destination pairs of locations.
Figuring Your PCS/OCONUS Travel Expenses. For a PCS move, you may be reimbursed for travel and transportation expenses incurred during the allowable travel days en route from the old duty station ...
Commander, Navy Reserve Force (CNRF) issued new, Reserve-specific guidance on June 22 for Selected Reserve (SELRES) Sailors travelling to conduct, Annual Training (AT), Active Duty for Training (ADT),