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I have a soldier that accidentally wrote down the wrong mileage on his LIK request form for NOV drill.
It was approved by the company commander and sent to BN, now after drill the went the solider to lay out of pocket for the room. BN didn’t approve it and didn’t notify the company until after drill.
So should the solider have to pay for the room??
It was approved by the company commander and sent to BN, now after drill the went the solider to lay out of pocket for the room. BN didn’t approve it and didn’t notify the company until after drill.
So should the solider have to pay for the room??
Posted 7 y ago
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Am I understanding the paperwork was incorrect to begin with, but the number of rooms at the local hotel/motel were booked anyway? Seems odd to not check the requests first, but it could happen I guess.
Unless your unit does things in a way far different that what I experienced, Lodging In-Kind is generally paid by the unit, provided the request is processed in a timely manor (generally the prior month or earlier), but if there's a hang up with the paperwork, even after the fact, the soldier may end up being stuck with the bill. Perhaps it can be corrected afterward and the money refunded; however I won't speculate on the odds of that happening. If not, that sucks, but sometimes those are the breaks. Even if the soldier can get reimbursed, it won't be a quick process, so I hope they don't need the money right away. Uncle Sam's a bit tight fisted when he has to give money back.
I rarely ever used LIK myself, though when I did I never had an issue, but in our unit--and I don't know if SOP is universal--each request was run through (at a minimum) the team and/or squad leader, then its handed to an NCO in charge of LIK, before being processed above their pay-grade. If there aren't that many eyes double checking the paperwork, its easier for mistakes to happen. But in the end it boils down to getting things done correctly from the start.
Good luck.
Unless your unit does things in a way far different that what I experienced, Lodging In-Kind is generally paid by the unit, provided the request is processed in a timely manor (generally the prior month or earlier), but if there's a hang up with the paperwork, even after the fact, the soldier may end up being stuck with the bill. Perhaps it can be corrected afterward and the money refunded; however I won't speculate on the odds of that happening. If not, that sucks, but sometimes those are the breaks. Even if the soldier can get reimbursed, it won't be a quick process, so I hope they don't need the money right away. Uncle Sam's a bit tight fisted when he has to give money back.
I rarely ever used LIK myself, though when I did I never had an issue, but in our unit--and I don't know if SOP is universal--each request was run through (at a minimum) the team and/or squad leader, then its handed to an NCO in charge of LIK, before being processed above their pay-grade. If there aren't that many eyes double checking the paperwork, its easier for mistakes to happen. But in the end it boils down to getting things done correctly from the start.
Good luck.
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