Do the reserves pay for you to fly to your unit if it is too far to drive?

Sir,
SSG Livingston is correct. It is IDT up to $300 using DTS and GTCC but it has to be pre approved and is not a guarantee. Many units that do this also provide lodging (not through DTS). Usually only for critical MOS/AOC shortages for a unit (almost always key leadership positions). But it is based on availability of funding through the command. Not sure if National Guard has a similar program. Lower enlisted or non critical MOSs will be sent to a closer unit/told to reclass.

It's 23.5 cents per mile, and it's zip code to zip code, not door to door. Use IDT every month. It's 598 miles door step to door step for me.


































































































IDT stands for Inactive Duty Training.

USAR: The $300 travel reimbursement is limited to critically short MOSs or units - I asked DA - as of right now, that means everybody. Right now, you can also use Lodging-in Kind (LIK) that gets you a hotel and doesn't eat that $300 limit, but they're getting ready to change that very soon. Another option, not highly useful for most, is to fly Space-Reserved for IDT travel - but good luck trying to get a flight when/where you need to. DTS tells me they will be including this possibility as a CTO function in the future...

Bills also get introduced to Congress almost every year trying to get ALL Reserves travel reimbursement, no matter the distance - but they keep getting shot down. We should all write our Congressmen to show our support of it.