Posted on Oct 30, 2020
Can a National Guardsman who is on active duty orders, currently living in local area, move outside local area and receive per diem?
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I have a NG Soldier who currently lives in the local area. He is about to move outside of the local area this weekend (I was not notified of the move). Is the Soldier entitled to start receiving per diem and lodging? I have heard a vague story about a unit in my state getting in trouble for allowing guard members to move out of the local area and start receiving per diem while on AD orders.
I have been looking through the JTR but cannot find anything that addresses this situation. Can someone point me to a regulation or other resource that covers this? I will contact USP&FO Monday, but I wanted to try to get an answer this weekend.
I have been looking through the JTR but cannot find anything that addresses this situation. Can someone point me to a regulation or other resource that covers this? I will contact USP&FO Monday, but I wanted to try to get an answer this weekend.
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They can move out of the local area but any allowance they currently are receiving will remain the same and they will not receive any additional entitlements. this is all covered in the JTR.....
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Home of record the day the orders are cut. Nothing changes from the entitlement side. If he came off orders and restarted new ones after his address was officially changed then he can change entitlements.
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No.
If his orders say something like "report to: (unit name) 5636 E McDowell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85008", that is the place of duty, not a TDY location.
If the orders authorize travel, the Soldier is authorized to travel from his HOR or from that place of duty to any TDY location.
He cannot receive per diem or claim travel expenses to travel to his place of duty.
If the new commute is going to be a hardship, he should have his orders amended to end next week.
AGRs are PCS'ed to their duty location. When a unit gets funds to put an MDAY on long operational support orders (1-12 months) the intent is to employ an MDAY who lives within reasonable commuting distance to that unit, because there is no PCS or per diem authorized for employing an MDAY at his home unit.
If they choose to accept the orders beyond a reasonable commute distance, the commute cost is on them.
If his orders say something like "report to: (unit name) 5636 E McDowell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85008", that is the place of duty, not a TDY location.
If the orders authorize travel, the Soldier is authorized to travel from his HOR or from that place of duty to any TDY location.
He cannot receive per diem or claim travel expenses to travel to his place of duty.
If the new commute is going to be a hardship, he should have his orders amended to end next week.
AGRs are PCS'ed to their duty location. When a unit gets funds to put an MDAY on long operational support orders (1-12 months) the intent is to employ an MDAY who lives within reasonable commuting distance to that unit, because there is no PCS or per diem authorized for employing an MDAY at his home unit.
If they choose to accept the orders beyond a reasonable commute distance, the commute cost is on them.
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