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air. The following examples show how to determine
the effective date of your orders:
1. Travel by POC.
2 Feb
Date you report
31 Jan
Less 2 days’ travel time
1 Feb
Add 1 day (You add 1 day
because
you count the day you report.)
The effective date of your orders is 1 February.
2. Travel by commercial air.
1 Feb
Date you report
31 Jan
Less 1 day’s travel time
1 Feb
Add 1 day
The effective date of your orders is 1 February.
3. Travel by POC.
29 Jan
Date you report
27 Jan
Less 2 days’ travel time
28 Jan
Add 1 day
The effective date of your orders is 28 January.
The number of days’ leave authorized has no
effect on the effective date of orders. You must report
on or before, but not later than (NLT), the effective
reporting date specified in your orders. However, if
you report early, the effective reporting date will be
changed to the date you report.
TRAVEL EXPENSES
This section will introduce you to some of the
travel rules most applicable to new Naval Academy,
NROTC, OIS, AOCS, and OCS graduates. What is
said here does not apply to everyone in the Navy and,
in many cases, was modified to fit your special case.
We also assume that you will receive the normal
or standard orders; that is, orders to duty aboard a ship
at sea, which means a permanent change of station. If
you are an exception who receives orders to
temporary duty or temporary additional duty, contact
your disbursing office or transportation officer for the
correct up-to-date interpretation of the Joint Federal
Travel Regulations (JFTR), volume I. Do not listen to
any “would be” expert.
PAY FOR YOUR TRAVEL
On a permanent change of station involving travel
within the continental United States, the Navy will
reimburse you in one of the following two ways:
If you furnish or choose your own method of
transportation by POC, you will receive a mileage
allowance for the number of travel days authorized or
used, whichever is less, to cover your entire travel
expense. The mileage and per diem allowances vary
by your number of dependents and travel
arrangements.
If the Navy furnishes your transportation, you
will receive a per diem allowance for the day of
departure and/or the day of arrival at your permanent
station if you are in a travel status and government
quarters are not available. Under the per diem
system, certain miscellaneous expenses, such as taxi
fares and baggage handling tips, are reimbursable.
You must have receipts for lodging. Receipts for
transportation procured for fares over $25 are also
required.
If you receive orders to a naval station, facility, or
a ship overseas, your port of call assignments,
reservations, and flights will normally be arranged by
the school from which you receive your commission.
You may furnish or choose your own method of
transportation to the port of embarkation. The
Military Airlift Command (MAC) will provide air
transportation from your embarkation point.
When you receive your orders, study them
carefully to plot your various stops along the way.
Then discuss your proposed trip with your disbursing
officer or transportation officer. Usually a trip can be
made more than one way, and sometimes a different
route may mean a difference in cost to you. You may
want to obtain a transportation request (TR) and per
diem; or you may find the mileage allowance,
advanced or reimbursed, more suitable.
DIRECT ROUTES NOT REQUIRED
Do not infer from this discussion that you must
follow a set route when traveling from one place to
another. You may take a circuitous route, stop over, or
double back. Unless directed to travel by a specific
mode or transportation, you can drive, fly, or ride a
train or bus. But the Navy will limit reimbursement to
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