R 241835Z OCT 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 636/11
MSGID/CMC WASHINGTON DC MP//
SUBJ/CLARIFICATION OF TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MARINES EXECUTING ORDERS TO ACTIVE DUTY//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MSGID:DOC/RAP/MCO 1001R.1K/YMD:20090322//
REF/B/JFTR/-//
NARR/REF A IS MARINE CORPS RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM).  REF B IS THE JOINT FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATIONS, VOL 1 WITH CHANGES.//
POC/ARTHUR SLADACK/MAJ/HQMC RAP/TEL: 703-695-9767 (DSN 225)//
POC/KERRY CERNY/CIV/HQMC MP/TEL: 703-784-9387 (DSN 278)//
POC/JOHN ADAMS/CWO5/HQMC RFF/TEL: 703-614-3548 (DSN 225)//
POC/DOUGLAS HOELSCHER/CWO4/MFR FO/TEL: 504-697-8200 (DSN 647)//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO PROVIDE AMPLIFYING POLICY GUIDANCE FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MARINES ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY IN ORDER TO HELP ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE REFS.
2.  BACKGROUND.  THERE HAVE BEEN OCCURRENCES OF THE INTERPRETATION AND EXECUTION OF ORDERS BY RESERVE COMPONENT MARINES ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY THAT ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE REFERENCES.  ACTIONS, SUCH AS TRAVELING PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDERS, COMMENCING ACTIVE DUTY PRIOR TO WRITTEN ORDERS BEING ISSUED, AND NOT RETURNING TO THE MEMBER'S PLACE FROM WHICH ENTERED (OR CALLED) TO ACTIVE DUTY (PLEAD) UPON COMPLETION OF THE ORDERS ARE ADVERSELY AFFECTING THE RESERVE COMPONENT MARINE'S PAY, TRAVEL, HOUSING AND STATION ALLOWANCES.
3.  GUIDANCE.  COMMANDS, AUTHORIZING OFFICIALS AND RESERVE COMPONENT MARINES MUST COMPLY WITH THE REFERENCES IN EXECUTING ORDERS TO ACTIVE DUTY.
A.  COMMANDS SHALL ENSURE MARINES ARE COUNSELED ON PROPER TRAVEL PROCEDURES WITH RESPECT TO EXECUTING ORDERS TO ACTIVE DUTY.
B.  RESERVE COMPONENT MARINES NOT IN RECEIPT OF A VALID ORAL ORDER SHALL NOT TRAVEL PRIOR TO AUTHENTICATED WRITTEN ORDERS BEING ISSUED (REF A, PAR. 4303.3 APPLIES), MUST NOT TRAVEL OR COMMENCE ACTIVE DUTY PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDERS, AND SHALL RETURN TO THEIR PLEAD UPON COMPLETION OF ACTIVE DUTY.  AN IN-PLACE BREAK BETWEEN ORDERS CHANGES THE MARINE'S PLEAD TO THE MARINE'S CURRENT LOCATION AND TERMINATES ANY ENTITLEMENTS TO PER DIEM.  THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO RETURNING TO THEIR PLEAD IS WHEN A MARINE IS ISSUED A SUBSEQUENT SET OF ACTIVE DUTY ORDERS THAT IS CONTINUOUS, I.E., BACK-TO-BACK (I.E., NO GAP, NOT EVEN ONE DAY, BETWEEN THE END DATE OF THE PREVIOUS SET OF ORDERS AND THE START DATE OF THE SUBSEQUENT SET OF ORDERS).  INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (DRILLS, ATP'S, AFTP'S, RMP'S, ASSOCIATE/APPROPRIATE DUTY) DOES NOT COUNT AS CONTINUOUS SERVICE SINCE THIS IS NOT AN ACTIVE DUTY PERIOD.
C.  ENTITLEMENTS, PAY AND TRAVEL ALLOWANCES ARE NOT AUTHORIZED WITHOUT A VALID ORDER, AND ARE NOT PAYABLE UNTIL AUTHENTICATED WRITTEN ORDERS ARE ISSUED AND EFFECTIVE.  TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT IS NOT AUTHORIZED WHEN THE TRAVEL IS PERFORMED BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE WRITTEN ORDER (THE FIRST DAY OF ACTIVE DUTY).  ORDERS MUST CONTAIN SUFFICIENT DAYS OF ACTIVE DUTY TO ACCOUNT FOR THE TRAVEL DAY(S) NECESSARY FOR THE MARINE TO REPORT TO THEIR DUTY LOCATION BY THE REQUIRED REPORT DATE, BASED ON THE ALLOWABLE TRAVEL TIME AND TRAVEL MODE.
D.  ORAL AND CONFIRMATORY ORDERS.  AN ORAL ORDER IS ONLY ALLOWED WHEN REQUIRED BY AN URGENT OR UNUSUAL SITUATION (REF B, PAR. U2115 APPLIES) SUCH AS AN EMERGENT OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT OR EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCE.
E.  FOLLOWING ISSUANCE OF AN ORAL ORDER, THE AUTHORIZING OFFICIAL SHALL PROMPTLY (E.G., WITHIN 72 HOURS) ISSUE A CONFIRMATORY WRITTEN ORDER.  THE WRITTEN ORDER SHALL INCLUDE A STATEMENT THAT IF THE ORDER CONFLICTS WITH THE JFTR (REF B), THE JFTR PREVAILS.  THE WRITTEN ORDER SHALL CONFIRM IN WRITING THE ORAL ORDER, AND INCLUDE THE DATE OF THE ORAL ORDER, THE FULL NAME, GRADE AND TITLE OF THE PERSON WHO ISSUED THE ORAL ORDER, AND STATE THE CONDITIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR OFFICIAL TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE.  THE WRITTEN ORDER SHALL ALSO CONTAIN A STATEMENT TO INDICATE THAT DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THE TRAVEL INVOLVED, IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO ISSUE WRITTEN ORDERS PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF THE TRAVEL.  AN ORAL ORDER MUST ORIGINATE OR BE APPROVED BY COMPETENT AUTHORITY AND SHALL NOT CONFLICT WITH REF B.
F.  GENERAL INFORMATION FURNISHED TO A RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBER BEFORE THE DECISION IS MADE TO ISSUE AN ORDER TO ACTIVE DUTY IS NOT ADVICE THAT AN ORDER WILL BE ISSUED.
4.  THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN COORDINATED BETWEEN MRA (MP/RA/MM/MI), PR (RF), CMC (JA), CMC (CL), AND MARFORRES (G-1, COMPTROLLER, FINANCE OFFICE).
5.  THIS MESSAGE IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL FORCE.
6.  THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE PER DIEM, TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCE COMMITTEE STAFF IAW DODD 5154.29, DATED 9 MARCH 1993, AS PDTATAC CASE RR11013.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. M.F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//