R 301851Z APR 08
MARADMIN 279/08
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC (UC)
TO AL MARADMIN (UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PR RFF//
SUBJ/STANDARD/FLAT RATE PER DIEM ALLOWANCE FOR WESTPAC DEPLOYED UNITS//
REF/A/MCO 7220.39D//
AMPN/REF A IS THE STANDARD FLAT RATE PER DIEM ALLOWANCE//
GENTEXT/RMKS/

1.  REF A REQUIRES THAT STANDARD/FLAT RATE PER DIEM ALLOWANCES FOR WESTPAC DEPLOYED UNITS BE VALIDATED/RECOMPUTED SEMIANNUALLY.

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 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.  EVEN THOUGH THERE IS STILL A LACK OF FRESH UDP DATA, A REVISION TO THE RATES IS STILL WARRANTED DUE TO THE DISCOUNTED MEAL RATE (DMR), WHICH IS ALSO USED IN THE CALCULATION, INCREASING FROM $7.90 TO THE CURRENT RATE OF $8.35. 

4.  USING THE HISTORICAL UDP DATA AND THE CURRENT DMR, THE RATES WILL INCREASE BY $.45 EFFECTIVE 1 MAY

2008 TO:
            
            OFFICER                ENLISTED   
GROUND       $10.80                 $10.85      
AVN (OKI)    $11.35                 $11.15      
AVN (IWA)    $11.10                 $11.20

5.  GOING FORWARD, THE HISTORICAL DATA WILL BE REPLACED AS THE RECENT AND FUTURE UDP DEPLOYMENTS CONCLUDE AND THE REQUIRED DATA IS REPORTED.

6.  THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELLED 30 SEPTEMBER 2008.
7.  RELEASED AUTHORIZED BY SES C.E. COOK III, ASSISTANT DEPUTY COMMANDANT, PROGRAMS & RESOURCES (FISCAL)//