FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICY MANUAL

075188 TRAVEL IN CONNECTION WITH RESERVE
DUTY
When members of the Navy or Marine Corps Reserve are ordered to
temporary active duty, responsibility for the travel cost arising from the
temporary active duty assignment is determined as follows:
1. Travel and related expenses for personnel of the Naval Reserve on active
duty under Title 10 U.S. Code Sections 10211, 12301, 12310, and 16131, or
while undergoing reserve training, performing drills or equivalent duty, or as
members of the Reserve Officer's Training Corps, are a responsibility of the
Reserve Personnel, Navy appropriation for Navy Reserve personnel, and the
Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps appropriation for Marine Corps Reserve
personnel.
2. Tours of duty served by Reserve personnel at the request and for the
benefit of the active military component, for periods of less than 20 weeks, are
defined as "Reserve Short Tours." The cost of these tours, namely travel, per
diem and other related expenses such as allowances for unaccompanied
baggage, are chargeable to the Operation and Maintenance, Navy (O&M,N)
appropriation for Navy Reserve personnel and to the Operation and
Maintenance, Marine Corps (O&M,MC) appropriation for Marine Corps
Reserve personnel.
3. Reserve personnel on active duty for periods of 20 weeks or longer are
considered to be on Permanent Change of Station (PCS) movement, the costs
of which are chargeable to the Military Personnel, Navy (MPN) appropriation
for Navy Reserve personnel and to the Military Personnel, Marine Corps
(MPMC) appropriation for Marine Corps Reserve personnel.
4. Activation of members of the Reserve component under the authority of 10
U.S. Code 12304, regardless of duration, constitutes a call to active duty, and
transfers control of these individuals and units to the active component. Costs
incurred for travel and transportation from a member's residence to the initial
duty station are chargeable to MPN for Navy Reserve personnel and to
MPMC for Marine Corps Reserve personnel. Per diem paid to reservists
while at their duty stations should be paid from O&M,N for Navy Reserve
personnel and from O&M, MC for Marine Corps Reserve personnel.
Subsequent travel and transportation costs related to the operational
deployment of these personnel and units are also chargeable to O&M,N for
Navy Reserve personnel and to O&M,MC for Marine Corps Reserve
personnel.
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075189 TRANSPORTATION RATES FOR NON-DOD
MISSIONS
1. Transportation in support of humanitarian assistance, UN peacekeeping
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