IMPLEMENTATION OF SPACE AVAILABLE TRAVEL PRIVILEGES;FOR DEPENDENTS WITHIN CONUS
Date Signed: 3/27/2003 | MARADMINS Number: 143/03
MARADMINS : 143/03

R 272102Z MAR 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(n)
TO ML MARADMIN(n)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLAS
MARADMIN 143/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/AVN//
SUBJ/IMPLEMENTATION OF SPACE AVAILABLE TRAVEL PRIVILEGES
/FOR DEPENDENTS WITHIN CONUS//
REF/A/DOC/SECDEF/YMD:20021121//
REF/B/MSG/USTRANSCOM/281200ZJAN2003//
NARR/REF A IS OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEMO
APPROVING PROPOSED PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTING A ONE-YEAR CONUS SPACE
AVAILABLE TEST FOR DEPENDENTS ABD OSA ACFT. REF B IS USTRANSCOM
MSG ANNOUNCING INTENT TO CONDUCT TEST OF DOD SPACE
AVAILABLE TRAVEL SYSTEM STARTING 1 APR 03 AND ENDING 31 MAR 04.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. IAW THE REFS, THE ASSISTANT DEPUTY UNDER
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (TRANSPORTATION POLICY) HAS APPROVED AN
EVALUATION OF SPACE AVAILABLE PRIVILEGES TO INCLUDE DEPENDENTS
TRAVELING WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES (CONUS). THIS
TEST WILL ALLOW DEPENDENTS OF ACTIVE DUTY, RESERVISTS
ON ACTIVE DUTY, RETIREES, RETIRED UNIFORMED SERVICE MEMBERS AND
MEDAL OF HONOR WINNERS TO TRAVEL SPACE AVAILABLE WITH THEIR
SPONSOR WITHIN CONUS.
2. SPACE AVAILABLE SIGNUP FOR THIS TEST WILL BE EFFECTIVE 1 APR 03.
RETIRED MEMBERS AND MEDAL OF HONOR WINNERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO
SIGN UP 60 DAYS IN ADVANCE BUT NOT PRIOR TO 01 APR 03. DEPENDENTS
MUST TRAVEL WITH THEIR SPONSOR AND WILL ASSUME THEIR SPONSOR'S
TRAVEL PRIORITY. ACTIVE DUTY UNIFORMED SERVICE MEMBERS MUST BE
IN A LEAVE OR PASS STATUS TO REGISTER FOR SPACE AVAILABLE TRAVEL
AND MUST REMAIN IN A LEAVE OR PASS STATUS WHILE AWAITING TRAVEL
AND DURING THE ENTIRE PERIOD OF TRAVEL.
3. DEPENDENT TRAVEL WILL BE LIMITED TO DOD TRANSPORT CATEGORY
FIXED-WING ACFT ONLY.
4. SPONSORS REQUESTING SPACE AVAILABLE TRAVEL WITHIN CONUS FOR
DEPENDENTS UNDER 10 YEARS OF AGE WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A
STATEMENT AT THE AIR TERMINAL VERIFYING THE DEPENDENTS TRAVELING
WITH THEM ARE THEIR BONAFIDE DEPENDENTS AS CONTAINED IN THE DEFENSE
ELIGIBILITY ENROLLMENT SYSTEMS (DEERS).
5. THIS TEST WILL END 31 MAR 2004.
6. PASSENGER MOVEMENT DATA AND TERMINAL FEEDBACK WILL BE
EVALUATED BASED ON NUMBERS AND CATEGORIES OF PASSENGERS MOVED,
ADDED VALUE TO MILITARY MEMBERS, AND IMPACT ON THE SPACE A SYSTEM
AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
7. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED
VIA SEPCOR.
8. POC AT HQMC ASM: MAJ K. ZIELECK DSN 224-1244/1392.//