PAA 04-21 - /Travel Advisory Notice 7-21; Payment Of Deployed Per Diem For Reserve Activations, Mobilizations And Individual Augments

Headquarters Marine Corps Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Manpower Information Branch (MIF)

Publisher: Headquarters Marine Corps Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Manpower Information Branch (MIF)
Pages citing: 1

Scope

This advisory addresses /Travel Advisory Notice 7-21; Payment Of Deployed Per Diem For Reserve Activations, Mobilizations And Individual Augments. Issued by Headquarters Marine Corps Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Manpower Information Branch (MIF) and distributed through the MISSA portal for execution by S-1, IPAC, and commanders across the force.

Audience

S-1 desks and IPAC pay clerks executing the actions in this advisory.
0102, 0111, and 0170 admin specialists.
Commanders signing affected actions.

Operative paragraphs from the source

References (a) through (c) remain in effect. Request addressees disseminate this message to subordinate elements.
Per reference (a), when all three meals are provided at no cost, the meals portion of per diem is withheld and only the incidental expense portion of the M&IE; rate is provided. The incidental rate is $3.50 per day for OCONUS deployments.
There is tremendous administrative burden to process entitlements through the Defense Travel System (DTS). As such, TTC 327/000 has been modified to pay the OCONUS per diem incidentals for Reserve Marines in support of an activation /mobilization to an OCONUS location.
Action. In lieu of using DTS, Reserve Marines called or ordered to active duty on or after 1 September 2021 will have TTC 327/000 reported with the appropriate Qualifier Code effective the day after they arrive at their OCONUS TDY location to affect the payment of the incidental expense portion of the M&IE; rate. Per diem prior to and including the date of arrival and the date of departure from the TDY location to release from Active Duty will continue to be reimbursed to the traveler via DTS.
Marines currently being paid OCONUS Deployed per diem via DTS on orders commencing prior to 1 August 2021 should remain under DTS authorizations with per diem payable via scheduled partial payment, and/or voucher settlement process.
Servicing PACs will report TTC 327/000 with the appropriate Qualifier Code below, which will create a continuing entitlement of $3.50 each day that will appear in the Marines regularly scheduled payday amount:
Marines in receipt of OCONUS Deployed per diem retain the BAS they were entitled to at the PDS location. When entitled to OCONUS deployed per diem, Discounted Meal Rate (DMR) should not be checked for Reserve Marines unless the member’s status changes and requires a DMR checkage (field duty, etc.). 9. To terminate the OCONUS Deployed per diem entitlement, report TTC 328/000 the day prior to the date of departure from the TDY location. For periods of non-entitlement (e.g., concurrent TDY, leave, etc.), the guidance provided in paragraph 91003.7 of ref (b) to “check” deployed per diem shall be executed.
DTS will only be utilized to compute the per diem entitlement (plus applicable expenses) for travel days prior to/after the OCONUS deployment and any periods of concurrent TDY. To ensure the supporting DO/FO does not unintentionally return DTS vouchers, the Trip Description should state “Reserve Activation/Mobilization Order ISO XXX” (formation name e.g. GDP-RSM ROTO-12)” in accordance with reference (c).

References cited inside the PAA

JOINT TRAVEL REGULATION
MCTFSPRIUM

Status

Source MISSA portal (CAC restricted). POC: michael.franks@usmc.mil.

Aliases the resolver matches

PAA 04-21
PAA 4-21
PAA 04/21
PAA 4/21
Personnel Admin Advisory 04-21
Personnel Admin Advisory 4-21

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Admin (1)

Reserve Travel Reimbursement

Scope

Operative paragraphs from the source

References (a) through (c) remain in effect. Request addressees disseminate this message to subordinate elements.

Per reference (a), when all three meals are provided at no cost, the meals portion of per diem is withheld and only the incidental expense portion of the M&IE; rate is provided. The incidental rate is $3.50 per day for OCONUS deployments.

There is tremendous administrative burden to process entitlements through the Defense Travel System (DTS). As such, TTC 327/000 has been modified to pay the OCONUS per diem incidentals for Reserve Marines in support of an activation /mobilization to an OCONUS location.

Action. In lieu of using DTS, Reserve Marines called or ordered to active duty on or after 1 September 2021 will have TTC 327/000 reported with the appropriate Qualifier Code effective the day after they arrive at their OCONUS TDY location to affect the payment of the incidental expense portion of the M&IE; rate. Per diem prior to and including the date of arrival and the date of departure from the TDY location to release from Active Duty will continue to be reimbursed to the traveler via DTS.

Marines currently being paid OCONUS Deployed per diem via DTS on orders commencing prior to 1 August 2021 should remain under DTS authorizations with per diem payable via scheduled partial payment, and/or voucher settlement process.

Servicing PACs will report TTC 327/000 with the appropriate Qualifier Code below, which will create a continuing entitlement of $3.50 each day that will appear in the Marines regularly scheduled payday amount:

Marines in receipt of OCONUS Deployed per diem retain the BAS they were entitled to at the PDS location. When entitled to OCONUS deployed per diem, Discounted Meal Rate (DMR) should not be checked for Reserve Marines unless the member’s status changes and requires a DMR checkage (field duty, etc.). 9. To terminate the OCONUS Deployed per diem entitlement, report TTC 328/000 the day prior to the date of departure from the TDY location. For periods of non-entitlement (e.g., concurrent TDY, leave, etc.), the guidance provided in paragraph 91003.7 of ref (b) to “check” deployed per diem shall be executed.

DTS will only be utilized to compute the per diem entitlement (plus applicable expenses) for travel days prior to/after the OCONUS deployment and any periods of concurrent TDY. To ensure the supporting DO/FO does not unintentionally return DTS vouchers, the Trip Description should state “Reserve Activation/Mobilization Order ISO XXX” (formation name e.g. GDP-RSM ROTO-12)” in accordance with reference (c).