Posted on Jul 14, 2020
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So my truck caught on fire last week the day I was bringing all my CIF to the quartermaster to get cleaned, luckily it was my last trip so not all was lost... unluckily, some of those items were an IOTV, ACH, and some wet weather gear. I’ve been told CIF has a cap at how much they can charge you, can someone inform me if this is true or not? As well as what’s my best option... oh and by the way I final out and ETS in a week.
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MAJ Ronnie Reams
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May have changed since I did reports of survey, but then it was enlisted no more than one month's pay and officers, every single penny of cost. I remember in ROTC the PMS drilled into us that the prime purpose of an officer was to take pecuniary responsibility.
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LTC Hardware Test Engineer
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yep. That's why all the drivers are PVTs. They wreck the vehicle and the Army can only take a month of PVT pay.
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It's been awhile but back when I was doing FLIPLs the most they could charge an enlisted soldier was 1/2 a months pay for 2 months. That's why you never see officers driving military vehicles.

Also, you should be able to bring in the burned remnants of the destroyed equipment and a copy of the police report or insurance paperwork or some other documentation supporting your claim of a fire and they should still give you credit for it.
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LTC Jason Mackay
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LTC (Join to see) the most they can take is his final pay. He can go the FLIPL route, it just means any pay an allowances are stuck until it’s resolved.

If he has fire and theft on his auto or a liberal renters insurance he may be able to claim the items along with the vehicle and get money to do cash collection
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LTC Jason Mackay
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LTC (Join to see) they can only take full amount for gross negligence
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LTC Jason Mackay - either way it isn't going to happen in a week.
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LTC Jason Mackay
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LTC (Join to see) as long as the FLIPL is initiated
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SSG Roger Ayscue
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This is something NOT to stall about on. There is depreciation of each item but I don't think that there is a limit that they can go after from your final pay.
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