Posted on Jan 25, 2024
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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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COL Randall C.
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Edited 9 mo ago
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
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MAJ Ronnie Reams
MAJ Ronnie Reams
9 mo
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.
COL Randall C.
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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.
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SGM Erik Marquez
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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
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PFC Transportation Management Coordinator
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SGM Marquez, the ipcot and the cot are different.
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MSG Intermediate Care Technician
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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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SGM Erik Marquez
SGM Erik Marquez
9 mo
PFC (Join to see) - Have a great day, wish you the best of luck
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It seems like there's some confusion around non-chargeable leave. IPCOT typically involves chargeable leave, though you are entitled to a free flight home. If you're thinking of the 15 days of non-chargeable leave and free travel, that's more likely linked to the Special Rest & Recuperation (SR&R) Leave Program. This program, part of the Overseas Tour Extension Incentive Program (OTEIP), offers these benefits depending on your service branch, though the Army has scaled back OTEIP incentives since 2016.

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