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A member may be paid an advance in pay upon
PCS, except PCS incident to separation from the service
or trial by court-martial. Advance payments on PCS
within the same geographical area are only authorized
when the member is entitled to ship household goods
(personal property) at government expense under
Chapter 5 of the Joint Federal Travel Regulations
(JFTR), Volume 1, NAVSO P-6034. Generally, such
shipments are prohibited under JFTR, Volume 1,
paragraph U5317, for PCS in the same geographical
area (defined as within the corporate limits) as the
member’s prior duty station, home port, or place from
which ordered to active duty. This restriction does not
apply to no-cost PCS orders outside the geographical
area.
Normally, requests for advance pay are limited to
30 days before departure and 60 days after reporting to
a new permanent duty station. However, under
extenuating circumstances, severe hardship, or
unusually large expenses when clearly justified, a
member may request advance pay up to 90 days before
the scheduled date of departure and not to exceed 180
days after reporting to the new permanent duty station.
The member may request 3 months advance pay
and liquidation up to 24 months. All members
requesting advance pay must sign an Advance Pay
Certificate/Authorization, such as the one shown in
figure 12-9.
Commanding officers or their representatives must
provide written approval for the following:
. Members in paygrade E-3 and below requesting
advance pay
. Any advance pay request for more than 1 month
. Repayments greater than 12 months
. Request for advance pay prior to 30 days before
departure or 60 days after arrival at the new permanent
duty station
. Justification by the member is required for the
following:
. More than 1 month of advance pay, less
deductions
. More than a 12-month repayment schedule
. Advance outside the window of 30 days before
departure to or 60 days after arrival at the new PCS
station
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The member should submit the justification on a
Special Request Authorization, NAVPERS 1336/3,
which is also known as a request chit. If additional
space is required, the member may attach a
memorandum to the request chit with additional details.
Before approval of a request for advance pay, COs
should make sure the financial status of the member is
thoroughly reviewed to determine that the member has
not shown a pattern of financial irresponsibility. COs
should use their discretion to limit advance pay if the
member demonstrates or has demonstrated fiscal
immaturity.
A member who requests advance pay under article
2650100 of the MILPERSMAN, which discusses
advance pay on PCS, must be advised that the advance
may be paid off in one lump sum at anytime within the
authorized repayment period. Advise the member that
the total pay due after a move, including dislocation
allowance (DLA), travel allowances, rations, basic
allowances for quarters (BAQ), and basic pay, may be
used to pay off the loan provided it equals or exceeds
the advance pay.
The repayment period is scheduled to liquidate the
advance pay before the member’s expected date of
separation.
Also, liquidation is scheduled for
completion before the start of a subsequent PCS move.
Members in one of the following statuses must meet
the criteria for PCS for that purpose of advance pay on
PCS:
. A call to extend active duty of a reservist, a
retired member, or a member of the Fleet Reserve
(FLTRES)
l A duly authorized change of home yard or home
port
. On orders to a duty station upon reenlistment
after a break in service
For more information on advance pay, refer to
JFTR, paragraph U8014, which provides guidance for
advance payment of BAQ and variable housing
allowance (VHA).
PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION
ENTITLEMENT POLICY
Servicemembers who are ordered to make a PCS
move are entitled to personal travel and transportation
allowances under chapter 5 of the JFTR. No command
can deny any of the travel and transportation allowances
or entitlements associated with PCS movement of a
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