MCBUL 7220. STANDARD/FLAT RATE PER DIEM ALLOWANCE FOR WESTPAC;DEPLOYED UNITS
Date Signed: 3/31/2003 | MARADMINS Number: 151/03
MARADMINS : 151/03
R 310057Z MAR 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(n)
TO ML MARADMIN(n)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLAS
MARADMIN 151/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC RFL//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220. STANDARD/FLAT RATE PER DIEM ALLOWANCE FOR WESTPAC
/DEPLOYED UNITS.//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/110000Z/NOTAL//
REF/B/CMC MSG 022026ZOCT02//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 7220.39C STANDARD FLAT RATE PER DIEM ALLOWANCE FOR
WESTPAC DEPLOYED UNITS. REF B IS MARADMIN 530/02.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS//
RMKS/1. REF A REQUIRES THAT STANDARD/FLAT RATE PER DIEM ALLOWANCES
FOR WESTPAC DEPLOYED UNITS BE VALIDATED/RECOMPUTED SEMIANNUALLY.
ADDITIONALLY, STANDARD/FLAT RATE PER DIEM RATES WILL BE RECOMPUTED
WHENEVER A VARIATION OF PLUS OR MINUS 10% OF THE ESTABLISHED RATE
OCCURS. IN LIGHT OF EXTENDED DEPLOYMENTS THERE IS INSUFFICIENT DATA
TO RECOMPUTE THE DEPLOYED PER DIEM RATES PAYABLE, THEREFORE CURRENT
RATES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT.
2. THE STANDARD/FLAT RATE PER DIEM IS A STREAMLINED WAY TO PAY
MARINES ON DEPLOYMENT. IT APPROXIMATES THE AMOUNT OF PER DIEM
MARINES WOULD OTHERWISE RATE BUT WITHOUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEMS
OF FILING/SETTLING TRAVEL CLAIMS AND STARTING/STOPPING THE PER DIEM
EACH TIME A MARINE GOES FROM FIELD TO GARRISON DUTY. THE KEY FACTOR
IN DETERMINING THE PER DIEM RATE IS THE NUMBER OF DAYS A TYPICAL
DEPLOYMENT SPENDS IN GARRISON COMPARED TO THE NUMBER OF DAYS SPENT
IN THE FIELD.
3. ALMAR 56/01 AND MARADMIN 554/01 ANNOUNCED A POLICY CHANGE TO
MAKE FLAT RATE PER DIEM MORE EQUITABLE AND ESTABLISHED NEW RATES
EFFECTIVE 01 JUNE 2002. ALL ENLISTED MARINES BEGAN RECEIVING THE NEW
RATE 1 JUNE 2002. OFFICERS WHO DEPLOYED ON OR AFTER 1 JUNE 2002
BEGAN RECEIVING THE NEW PER DIEM RATE. OFFICERS DEPLOYED ON 31 MAY
2002 ARE RATE PROTECTED (GRANDFATHERED) FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR
CURRENT DEPLOYMENT AT UDP OFFICER RATES PAYABLE ON 31 MAY 2002.
PAAN 26-02/RPAAN 20-02 PROVIDES MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE
SYSTEM LOGIC AND MANUAL ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES FOR OFFICERS WHO WERE
GRANDFATHERED. THE BELOW PER DIEM RATES REMAIN IN EFFECT:
OFFICER ENLISTED
GROUND $9.45 $9.50
AVN FIXED (IWA) $9.75 $9.85
AVN ROTARY (OKI) $10.00 $9.80
4. RESERVE MARINES ACTIVATED, DEPLOYED TO WESTPAC AND ATTACHED TO A
UDP UNIT DESIGNATED BY MCBUL 3120 ARE COVERED UNDER THE PROVISIONS
OF THIS BULLETIN.
5. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 30 SEPTEMBER 2003.//