R 281129Z MAR 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 196/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/AMPLIFYING GUIDANCE TO MARADMIN 294/10//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MCO P1000.6G/-/06MAY1999//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CMC/241400ZMAY2010//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/JOINT FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATIONS, VOLUME 1/-/CURRENT EDITION//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/DTR 4500.9-R//
NARR/REF A IS THE ASSIGNMENT, CLASSIFICATION, AND TRAVEL SYSTEM MANUAL, REF B IS MARADMIN 294/10, REF C IS THE JOINT FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATIONS, VOLUME 1 AND THE UNIFORMED PERSONNEL TRANSPORTATION REGULATIONS, REF D IS THE DEFENSE TRANSPORTATION REGULATIONS.//
POC/B S IMLER/MSGT/MMIA/-/TEL: DSN (312) 278-9211/ EMAIL:BRIAN.IMLER@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO PROVIDE AMPLIFYING GUIDANCE TO MARADMIN 294/10, WHICH REMINDED TRAVELERS, COMMANDERS, INSTALLATION PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION CENTERS (IPAC), AND DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT OFFICES (DMO) OF THE REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS) TRANSOCEANIC TRAVEL, USE OF FOREIGN FLAG CARRIERS, USE OF CTO, AND CIRCUITOUS TRAVEL. ALONG WITH PROVIDING AMPLIFYING GUIDANCE THIS MARADMIN SUPERCEDES GUIDANCE ON SUCH MATTERS IN REF (A).  THIS MARADMIN HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE PER DIEM, TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCE COMMITTEE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DODD 5154.29, DATED 9 MARCH 1993, AS PDTATAC CASE RR110004.  ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THIS MARADMIN AND JFTR, VOLUME 1 IS RESOLVED BASED ON THE JFTR AND NOT THIS MARADMIN.
2.  REF (B) REEMPHASIZED THE REQUIREMENTS OF BOTH THE TRAVELER AND COMMERCIAL TICKETING OFFICE (CTO) TO MAKE ALL ARRANGEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL TRAVEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF (C).  OFFICIAL TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT IS AUTHORIZED IAW PAR. U3110-A OF REF C.  SPECIFICALLY OFFICIAL TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT IS NOT AUTHORIZED WHEN THE MEMBER DOES NOT FOLLOW THE REGULATIONS FOR DIRECTED PCS TRANSOCEANIC TRANSPORTATION AND FOREIGN FLAG CARRIERS (PARAGRAPHS U3125-C5 AND U5108-A OF REF C).  ADDITIONALLY, REF (B) REQUIRED DMO OFFICES TO ROUTE ALL OFFICIAL TRAVEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF (D).     
3.  ARRANGEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED THROUGH THE CTO AT LEAST 90 DAYS PRIOR TO DETACHING. IN THOSE CASES WHERE THE WEB ORDERS (WEBO) ARE ISSUED PAST THE 90 DAY THRESHOLD, THOSE MEMBERS HAVE 10 WORKING DAYS FROM THE DATE OF ISSUANCE TO ARRANGE FOR THEIR OFFICIAL TRAVEL.  ALL TRAVELERS, REGARDLESS OF ORIGIN OR DESTINATION, REQUESTING TO CONDUCT THEIR OFFICIAL PCS TRANSOCEANIC TRAVEL VIA CIRCUITOUS TRAVEL MUST SUBMIT A REQUEST TO CMC (MMIA) PRIOR TO THE COMMENCING OF SUCH TRAVEL.  THE CTO IS FORBIDDEN FROM FINALIZING ANY ARRANGEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL TRAVEL THAT ARE NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF (C) AND VARIES FROM THE NORMAL DIRECT ROUTING FROM ONE PERMANENT DUTY STATION (PDS) TO ANOTHER WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM CMC (MMIA).  IPAC IS REQUIRED TO INCLUDE IN ALL DETACHING ENDORSEMENTS, IF A MARINE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY MMIA FOR CIRCUITOUS TRAVEL, THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING (SOU): "CIRCUITOUS TRAVEL HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED BY CMC (MMIA) TO BE REIMBURSED NOT TO EXCEED THE DIRECTED TRAVEL IN CONJUNCTION WITH MY PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION ORDERS. I UNDERSTAND I MUST USE AN AVAILABLE DESIGNATED CTO AND/OR THE LOCAL DMO WHEN MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL TRAVEL PORTIONS OF CIRCUITOUS TRAVEL.  THE CTO/DMO WILL ENSURE THAT AN AVAILABLE U.S. CERTIFICATED CARRIER IS USED.  ALSO, I UNDERSTAND THAT IF I FAIL TO USE AN AVAILABLE U.S. CERTIFICATED CARRIER I WILL NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR COST OF THE CARRIER TICKET(S)". ADDITIONALLY, THE IPAC WILL INCLUDE AS A REFERENCE THE APPROVED MSG/LTR FROM CMC (MMIA) IN THE DETACHING ORDERS.  DISBO WILL NOT REIMBURSE ANT TRANSPOTATION EXPENSES RELATED TO ANY LEG OF TRAVEL INVOLVING CIRCUITOUS TRAVEL THAT DO NOT CONTAIN THE MMIA APPROVED MSG/LTR AND THE REQUIRED SOU. 
4.  ALL REQUESTS FOR CIRCUITOUS TRAVEL WILL BE SUBMITTED VIA AMHS MSG, AA FORM OR STANDARD NAVAL LETTER FROM THE MEMBER OR THE COMMAND AND MUST CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING:
     A. AMC STATEMENT OF NON-AVAILABILITY PROVIDED BY DMO.
     B. DOCUMENTATION SUPPORTING NEGATIVE CRITICAL MISSION   IMPACT, F APPLICABLE.
     C. COPY OF PCS ORDERS.
5.  ACTION.  THIS MARADMIN SUPERCEDES PAR 4104 OF REF A AND APPLIES TO ALL PCS TRANSOCEANIC TRAVEL, WHETHER CONUS TO OCONUS, OCONUS TO CONUS, OR OCONUS TO OCONUS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
6.  THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN COORDINATED WITH MI/MM/RFF/IL/DFAS-KC.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN A SALINAS, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//