What are my PCS w/ TDY En route entitlements w/ dependents?

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 08:06:45 -0500

Team,

I will be PCSing to Fort Bliss, El Paso soon. I will also be TDY Enroute. I will be leaving Germany in May with dependents to touch ground at Bliss. Two weeks later I will be leaving to go to EOA course for 3 months. My actual report date to Bliss is not until October 10 but my DEROS is May 20. I know we can get Advance DLA and I can do an ETP for BAH so I can get full BAH while family is there at Bliss. Am I missing any other entitlements? Thank you.

Response by MAJ Byron Oyler made Feb 29 at 2020 12:57 PM

MAJ Byron Oyler — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 12:57:16 -0500

Until the real brains on here can answer, you will get full BAH from some location. I received BAH while in school from where I went TDY in route from (Hawaii) but OHA is a different beast. I will add El Paso is my second favorite assignment (Germany #1).

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Feb 29 at 2020 3:52 PM

LTC Jason Mackay — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 15:52:03 -0500

https://www.dfas.mil/militarymembers/travelpay/armypcs.html

This is a DFAS question.

armypcs.html

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 1 at 2020 4:24 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 16:24:44 -0500

Well you are in luck I just did all of this almost exactly.. Even Bliss... jut diff TDY course.. So since you are not reporting until after your TDY course, your BAH will stay where its is till you report to Bliss. What i did was move the family to El Paso got the house unpacked etc etc. Went to school then came back over here and reported. I drove the fam down from Alaska so I made a lot of per diem. I'm sure you have learned about the TLA and whatnot from your levi brief. Our housing office paid for us to stay in a hotel on the losing end for a few days (completely separate from other pay). Let me know if you got any questions, I should be able to answer. GLHF brother