What happens to Basic Allowance for Housing during PCS moves? Basic Allowance for Housing may be a large part of your total military compensation. And BAH is tied to the service member’s duty station. But what happen when you are in between duty stations? Whether it’s a few days of travel time, leave en route,… | Read More…

Dislocation Allowance (DLA) is a military allowance designed to partially reimburse service members for some of the costs incurred when relocating a household. It is authorized for PCS moves, when ordered to move into military housing for the government’s convenience, and when evacuated from a duty station. The Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), Chapter 5, Section… | Read More…

Whether by choice or by no-other-choice, many military families choose a Personally Procured Move (PPM) when they PCS. These are commonly called DITY or Do It Yourself move. I see and hear a lot of myths and misinformation about PPMs. Generally, the misinformation I hear about PPM says something like, “You’ll make so much money! We… | Read More…

Ah, the Government Travel Charge Card (GTCC), often called the Government Travel Card (GTC). It’s an interesting tool. It should be so helpful, but sometimes it feels like it is not helpful, and people often hate it. What is a GTC and how does it work? And especially, how does it work for Permanent Change… | Read More…

Planning to use off-base lodging for reimbursable temporary lodging? Or have no other choice? A Certificate of Non-Availability (CNA) will ensure that you get as much reimbursement as possible. What is Temporary Lodging? During a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move, military members are (almost always) authorized some sort of temporary lodging. If the temporary… | Read More…

Get your free Temporary Lodging Expense worksheet here. When executing Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders, a military member may be authorized allowances for temporary lodging. There are two similar allowances that help defray the cost of staying in temporary lodging after moving out of your house, and before moving into a new house. The… | Read More…