Posted on Jan 25, 2024
What regulation addresses an IPCOT extension and being entitled to have 15 days no chargeable leave and free flight to home of record?
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Please can somebody tell me what regulation I can find this in? I can only think of ar 600-8-10 but it does not provide any information on IPCOT
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Posted 11 mo ago
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Short answer: IPCOT leave is chargeable leave, but you are correct about the free plane ticket.
The Consecutive Overseas Tour (COT) program (As SGM Erik Marquez said, IPCOT is a type of COT) is a DoD program, so have you checked the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR)* and the DoD Directives/Instructions as well?
The eligibility for COT leave leave is addressed in DoDI 1315.18* (para 8) and the JTR (section 050809) while all aspects of travel (where you can travel, scheduling, etc.) are addressed in the JTR (section 050809).
You're probably confusing COT with the Special Rest & Recuperation (SR&R) Leave program which DOES give you 15 days of non-chargeable leave and a free planet ride to the nearest CONUS port.
SR&R is one of the options available as part of the Overseas Tour Extension Incentive Program (OTEIP) and the implementation is service specific because it is up to them to determine which locations and military specialties it applies to.
Right now I think only the Navy and Air Force participate in OTEIP. The Army stopped adding MOSes and locations to the OTEIP back in 2016.
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* https://media.defense.gov/2022/Jan/04/ [login to see] /-1/-1/0/JTR.PDF
* DoDI 1315.18 - https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/131518p.pdf
The Consecutive Overseas Tour (COT) program (As SGM Erik Marquez said, IPCOT is a type of COT) is a DoD program, so have you checked the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR)* and the DoD Directives/Instructions as well?
The eligibility for COT leave leave is addressed in DoDI 1315.18* (para 8) and the JTR (section 050809) while all aspects of travel (where you can travel, scheduling, etc.) are addressed in the JTR (section 050809).
You're probably confusing COT with the Special Rest & Recuperation (SR&R) Leave program which DOES give you 15 days of non-chargeable leave and a free planet ride to the nearest CONUS port.
SR&R is one of the options available as part of the Overseas Tour Extension Incentive Program (OTEIP) and the implementation is service specific because it is up to them to determine which locations and military specialties it applies to.
Right now I think only the Navy and Air Force participate in OTEIP. The Army stopped adding MOSes and locations to the OTEIP back in 2016.
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* https://media.defense.gov/2022/Jan/04/ [login to see] /-1/-1/0/JTR.PDF
* DoDI 1315.18 - https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/131518p.pdf
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MAJ Ronnie Reams
Do they have R&R centers closer to SW Asia? Thailand and Australia come to mind. They were SE Asia R&R centers.
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COL Randall C.
MAJ Ronnie Reams - No idea other than what I would find out doing an internet search. There used to be one that we all used during OIF timeframe that was in Qatar, but no clue if it's still there or being used as a R&R spot.
There are two R&R centers I'm familiar with in SE Asia - the Dragon Inn in Korea and the Sanno Hotel in Japan.
There are two R&R centers I'm familiar with in SE Asia - the Dragon Inn in Korea and the Sanno Hotel in Japan.
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May want to research further..
"Can a Soldier be authorized non-chargeable leave together with Consecutive Overseas Tour (COT)
leave?"
"No, leave granted in conjunction with COT is ordinary (chargeable) leave. Travel is the only entitlement that is free, IAW
Title 37, US Code, and (Reference AR 600-8-10 4-8)."
https://www.2id.korea.army.mil/Portals/97/IPCOT%20FAQ.pdf
"Can a Soldier be authorized non-chargeable leave together with Consecutive Overseas Tour (COT)
leave?"
"No, leave granted in conjunction with COT is ordinary (chargeable) leave. Travel is the only entitlement that is free, IAW
Title 37, US Code, and (Reference AR 600-8-10 4-8)."
https://www.2id.korea.army.mil/Portals/97/IPCOT%20FAQ.pdf
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MSG (Join to see)
PFC (Join to see) - The top of the form quite literally says IPCOT Information. The document also references AR 600-8-10, Section 4-8. The way this document is written, COT and IPCOT are synonymous.
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