FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICY MANUAL

075187 PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION
1. SCOPE. When the permanent duty station of a military member or
Department of the Navy civilian employee changes, costs in connection with
travel required by the change of permanent duty station are categorized as a
permanent change-of-station (PCS) movement. The entitlement for PCS
travel costs is reflected in the Joint Travel Regulations. The budget
responsibility for the cost of PCS travel is assigned to the Chief of Naval
Personnel and the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps for travel that is
performed by military members and their authorized dependents. Such travel,
when authorized by the Department of the Navy and performed by civilian
employees (who are paid from appropriated funds) and their authorized
dependents, is paid from appropriations or funds available for operations.
2. FUNDING POLICY FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL PCS TRAVEL
a. General. Except as provided in subpars. b, c, and d, the Military
Personnel, Navy (MPN) or Military Personnel, Marine Corps (MPMC)
appropriation, as appropriate, fund the PCS travel costs of regular and
reserve personnel on active duty, their authorized dependents, and
shipment of personal property. The cost of temporary duty travel directly
related to an integral part of a PCS movement also is chargeable to the
MPN or MPMC appropriation, as appropriate. Upon authorization by a
local command, dependent travel and shipment of personal property is
chargeable as a PCS movement when performed under rules set forth in
the Joint Travel Regulations. The MPMC appropriation is responsible for
the cost of PCS travel performed by Marine Corps personnel in connection
with assignment to and detachment from a Navy duty station. The types
of travel are set forth in subpars. (1) through (6).
(1) Accession Travel. Accession travel covers the PCS movement of
enlisted personnel from the place of entering active duty status to the
first permanent duty station, or school of more than 20 weeks duration.
For officer personnel, it includes the PCS movement from the place of
appointment to the first permanent duty station or school of more than
20 weeks duration, while in an officer status. It also includes the
travel costs of cadets upon entry into a flying training program and
midshipmen upon entry into the U.S. Naval Academy and, for those
individuals who fail to pass entrance physical examinations, the travel
costs to return home from the flying training program or the U. S.
Naval Academy.
(2) Training Travel. Training travel covers the PCS movement of
officer and enlisted personnel from a continental United States
(CONUS) permanent duty station to a school or other location for
instruction of 20 weeks or longer, including training for enlisted
personnel leading to a commission. It also includes the cost of travel
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