I'm being sent away for 1 month to reclass. My per diem is $5.00 a day and no government rental. What should I do?

2018-06-04T15:07:29-04:00

Who should I contact, or should I make the changes in dts myself?

Response by SFC Marc W. made Jun 4 at 2018 3:15 PM

2018-06-04T15:15:49-04:00

If you make the change yourself in DTS doesn't mean it's going to get approved when you come back to do the voucher. You first need to find out if the school has determined if a rental car and full per diem are necessary or not. If you are provided a room and access to a dfac, then your per diem is correct. If they have not specifically put in the description that a rental car is necessary, then it's up to your unit to approve it or not. I spent 6 weeks at ALC in Benning with no rental, 5.00 per diem.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 4 at 2018 3:57 PM

2018-06-04T15:57:56-04:00

First off, are you a TPU Soldier or are you Active Duty? http://www.atrrs.army.mil has a course catalog. You can search by your MOS. Are you going to the Active Duty course or the Reserve phase one course? According to the school information, meals are provided seven days a week, so you would only get the $5.00 per day incidental. The course information also states that those flying HAVE to have a rental car. The on base bus system on Fort Lee, VA is only for AIT Soldiers. As a reclass, you are not considered an AIT Soldier.

Before you amend your authorization, make sure you contact your unit. Only AO/ROs are allowed to approve the changes. I also recommend that for any future training, you upload the school house information into your DTS authorization under the substantiating documents tab which is under the expense tab.

References:

https://www.atrrs.army.mil/atrrscc/courseInfo.aspx?fy=2018&sch=551L&crs=553-88N10&crstitle=TRANSPORTATION+MANAGEMENT+COORDINATOR&phase=

Response by SPC(P) Samuel T. made Jun 4 at 2018 7:55 PM

2018-06-04T19:55:46-04:00

MSG Private RallyPoint Member so if i'm not flying POV? ...i'm approx 2hrs away from Lee. Orders say 1month, 2 phases

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 5 at 2018 12:53 AM

2018-06-05T00:53:29-04:00

If I were a betting man, when someone did the RFO (Request For Orders), they did not mark that a rental was authorized. The Per Diem is locked. There is no changing that unless you are on the DoD Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Committee. Per Diem is based off the zip code of the location you are going to be at. But, if memory serves, the 5 bucks a day is for incidentals. So, someone either figures or knows that you will be staying in barracks and eating at a dining facility, and that you don't need a rental.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 5 at 2018 1:53 AM

2018-06-05T01:53:25-04:00

Per diem is based on location that is already calculated in DTS. So there’s not much you can do.

Response by SGM Bill Frazer made Jun 5 at 2018 8:44 AM

2018-06-05T08:44:09-04:00

Something sounds wrong here- $5- won't cover a meal anywhere, much less 3, and why do you need a rental car- who said you had to drive around during school?

Response by SGM Steve Wettstein made Jun 3 at 2019 9:42 AM

2019-06-03T09:42:32-04:00

When a Soldier goes TDY and only gets a $5 per diem it is for incidental expenses. This means you will be living in the barracks and issued a meal card to eat in a DFAC.

Well fuck I see this is another post that is ages old and won't help the OP. WTF over. RP can't you fix this shit?