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M E M B E R A R R I V E S
B E F O R E
DEPENDENTS.— When a member arrives at an
overseas PDS before the dependents, the member may
be authorized TLA if the necessary conditions are met.
Upon arrival of the dependents, TLA may also be
authorized or approved for the member and/or the
dependents for the period they are required to use
temporary lodgings. If the dependents arrive after the
initial 60-day period expires, an additional period of
entitlement may be authorized if any of the specific
conditions set forth for additional entitlements are met.
Special Entitlement Conditions
The period of entitlement for TLA may vary
depending on a variety of factors, including local
directives.
MEMBER AND DEPENDENTS REQUIRED
TO VACATE PERMANENT QUARTERS.— When
a member and/or dependents are required to vacate the
established permanent quarters for reasons beyond the
member’s control, the period of entitlement will be for
the entire period that temporary lodgings are required,
as long as this period is approved by the authorizing
official. TLA will begin on the first day temporary
lodgings are used and end on the day before permanent
lodgings are reoccupied or on which the authorizing
official determines that the allowance is no longer
justified.
MEMBER’S DEPARTURE TO NEW
PDS.— The period of entitlement upon a member’s
departure to a new PDS will not exceed the last 10 days
preceding the day the member departs from the old PDS
in compliance with PCS orders. Like almost all other
things in the disbursing world, there are exceptions.
The following conditions are the exceptions to the “last
10 days” rule:
If one or more of the dependents should remain
after the member departs, the period of entitlement will
not exceed the last 10 days preceding the day the last
dependent departs. However, the departure must be no
later than 60 days after the effective date of the PCS
orders.
If one or more of the dependents should remain
in the vicinity of the old PDS, the period of entitlement
will not exceed the last 10 days preceding the day the
last dependent departs, without regard to the effective
date of PCS orders. The period of entitlement, based
on the member’s assignment to a restricted or
unaccompanied tour, must be approved by proper
authority.
If one or more of the dependents should remain
in the vicinity of the old PDS after the member is
subsequently assigned to other than a restricted or
unaccompanied tour, the period of entitlement will not
exceed the last 10 days preceding the day the last
dependent departs. The departure must be no later than
60 days after the effective date of the PCS orders to the
new PDS. The period of entitlement, based on the
member’s assignment to a restricted or unaccompanied
tour, must be approved by proper authority.
If the member faces a delayed departure or early
termination of permanent housing, a longer period of
entitlement may be authorized. (We will discuss these
conditions later in this chapter.)
If the member or dependents are hospitalized or
the nature of the member’s assigned duties requires the
member to be away from the PDS or home port, a longer
period of entitlement may be authorized.
D E P E N D E N T S D E P A R T B E F O R E
MEMBER.— When dependents depart an overseas
PDS before the member, TLA is authorized for the
member and dependents, provided they meet the other
requirements for entitlement to TLA. The period of
entitlement incident to the dependents’ departure will
not exceed the last 10 days before the last dependent
departs and will not begin earlier than the issue date of
the PCS orders or official alert notice, as applicable.
Upon departure of the member at a later date, TLA may
again be authorized or approved for the member.
DELAYED DEPARTURE.— When the period of
entitlement authorized begins and actual departure is
delayed through no fault of the member or dependents,
additional entitlement may be authorized or approved.
The entitlement will be in increments of 10 days or less
for the entire period that temporary lodgings must be
used.
EARLY TERMINATION OF PERMANENT
HOUSING.— When, for reasons beyond the control of
the member and/or dependents, permanent housing is
required to be relinquished more than 10 days before
the estimated date of departure, the approving authority
may authorize TLA beginning the day such housing is
relinquished. An example of this is when the lease,
custom, or law requires the housing to be surrendered
at fixed dates more than 10 days before scheduled
departure. TLA will be authorized only for the number
of days needed to prevent undue hardship to the member
during the period involved.
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