R 031537Z OCT 14
MARADMIN 501/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF MERGER OF THE JOINT FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATIONS (JFTR) AND THE JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS (JTR)//
REF/A/DOC/PDTATAC MEMO/17SEP14//
AMPN/REF A ANNOUNCED THE MERGER AND CONSOLIDATION OF THE JFTR AND THE JTR EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2014//
POC/MPO/MR KERRY CERNY/(703) 784-9386/
GENTEXT/RMKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE MERGER AND CONSOLIDATION OF THE JFTR AND THE JTR INTO A SINGLE SET OF REGULATIONS CALLED THE JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS (JTR) EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2014.
2.  THE TRAVEL REGULATIONS WERE FILLED WITH REDUNDANCY, AS MANY OF THE TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION REGULATIONS ARE APPLICABLE TO BOTH UNIFORMED MEMBERS AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. THE MERGER OF THE TWO REGULATIONS MAKES THEM MORE EASILY ACCESSIBLE, UNDERSTANDABLE TO TRAVELERS, AND PROVIDES ALIGNED LANGUAGE WHICH HIGHLIGHTS DIFFERENCES IN ALLOWANCES FOR UNIFORMED MEMBER AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, WHERE APPLICABLE. THIS MERGER ALSO INCLUDES THE RENUMBERING OF SOME PARAGRAPHS.
3.  THE NEW JTR IS AVAILABLE ON THE DEFENSE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT OFFICE (DTMO) WEBSITE (WWW.DEFENSETRAVEL.DOD.MIL) UNDER "PROGRAMS AND SERVICES" FOLLOWED BY "TRAVEL REGULATIONS". NOTE THAT THE ACTUAL LINKS TO THE JFTR OR JTR PAGE NUMBERS WILL SHIFT. THE OLD URLS WILL DIRECT YOU TO THE NEW, CONSOLIDATED JTR FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BUT YOU SHOULD UPDATE YOUR WEBSITE LINKS AND/OR BOOKMARKS WITH THE NEW LINK.
4.  SIMILARLY, ANY EXISTING MARINE CORPS GUIDANCE THAT PROMULGATES THE JTFR AND JTR (E.G., MARADMINS, MARINE CORPS ORDERS) WILL HAVE TO EVENTUALLY BE UPDATED TO REFLECT THIS CONSOLIDATION AND RENUMBERING OF PARAGRAPHS. IT IS EXPECTED THESE UPDATES WILL OCCUR CONCURRENT WITH ANY REGULARLY SCHEDULED OR REQUIRED UPDATE TO THE GUIDANCE. IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO UPDATE MARINE CORPS GUIDANCE SOLELY DUE TO THIS MERGER. THIS MERGER AND CONSOLIDATION WILL HAVE WIDE IMPACT ACROSS ALL OF DOD.
5.  AS A REMINDER, THE JTR WILL BE UPDATED VIA IMMEDIATE OR MONTHLY CHANGES SIMILAR TO THE MONTHLY UPDATES TO THE JFTR OR JTR AND WILL ALSO HAVE CROSS-WALKS BETWEEN CURRENT AND PREVIOUS VERSIONS, AS WELL AS ARCHIVES, OF THE REGULATIONS.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//