Kadena Air Base

Civilian Personnel Fact SheetEDUCATIONAL TRAVELDESCRIPTION: Educational travel allows for employee’s to be able to send theirchild(ren) for one round trip travel within a 12-month period between Kadena andCONUS for college education purposes.
ELIGIBILITY:- The student must be under secondary education, which means attendance at a
public or private school offering instruction at grade levels 9-12, or equivalent.
or- The student must be registered in a full-time program at an accredited (1) university
or college, including 2-year junior or community college, which offers academic
courses leading to a degree, or (2) nursing, performing arts, technical, or vocational
institution, leading to a degree, certification, or license.
- The student must be under the age of 23.
- Dependent students over age 21 but under age 23 who are not eligible for PCS
travel may be authorized student travel from the school to the post.
 This one-way travel constitutes completion of the first round trip.
- The anniversary date for authorizing subsequent round trips is established 12months after the child begins the first annual round trip
- The round trip may be taken at any time within the 12-month period.
 Round trips or portions thereof not taken cannot be accumulated and carriedover to a subsequent period.
- A 30 day period prior to the eligibility date may be allowed on a case-by-case basis.
 Reimbursement will be made at the time student actually becomes eligible.
PROCEDURE: An acceptance letter from the school administration must be furnished,stating that the student is enrolled on a full-time basis through the end of the school
year, or that the student has completed the school year on a full-time basis, at the time
travel is requested. If the letter is not available at the time of submission of request,
Student Travel Agreement letter may suffices to proceed and provide the enrolment
letter once it is issued. Complete and submit PACAF Form 90, Request for Civilian
Travel (other than TDY), along with the acceptance letter to 718 FSS/FSCAU at least 30
days prior to requested travel date.
REFERENCE:
Department of State Standardized Regulations (DSSR), Chapter 280
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please contact the Kadena Civilian Personnel Office, at632-2227/634-1726/634-2228.

718 FSS/FSCAU UNIT 5134 BOX 30 APO AP 96368-5134 KADENA AB OKINAWA, JAPANBLDG 721A
PHONE: 634-2228

Travel From Post to School:
PrivateI
Type ofEducationA.

Age 20 (before 21st
Secondary One onebirthday)
Education way trip
annually(Seefrom foreign
Section281b.)
post to highschool in theU.S.

B.

One oneor Post
Secondary way trip
Education annuallyfrom foreign(Seepost to a
Section281c and college oracceptable281f.)
post
secondaryschoolVIV*Residence Period
Outside U.S.

IIIAge Limit of Child(See Section 281.d)

IITrips
AuthorizedSpecial Rules*Unless otherwise authorized by the (No special rules forDirector, Office of Allowances, U.S. travel from post to
Department of State, 7 consecutive school)days must be spent outside the U.S.
by the child prior to departure oneach educational travel trip except
where the child's transportation
abroad within the 7 days was not at
Government expense

Age 22 (before 23rd
*Unless otherwise authorized by thebirthday), except when Director, Office of Allowances, U.S.
Department of State, 7 consecutive
the child's basic
days must be spent outside the U.S.
education is delayedby military service, the by the child prior to departure on
age 22 limitation iseach educational travel trip except
extended by one
where the child's transportation
additional year or
abroad within the 7 days was not at
Government expense
fractional year of
military service.

Travel From School to Post:III
Age Limit of Child(See Section 281.d)

IV
Residence Period
Outside U.S.

I
Type ofEducation

IITrips
Authorized

C.

SecondaryEducation(See Section281b)

One one-way
trip annuallyfrom school inthe U.S. toemployee'spost in foreign
area (SeeSpecial Rule,Column V)

Age 20 (before 21st
Not applicablebirthday), except when
the child's basic
education is delayedby military service, theage 20 limitation isextended by one
additional year foreach year or fractional
year of military service(See Special Rule,Column V)

D.

or PostSecondary
Education(See Section281c and281f)

One one-way
trip annuallyfrom school toemployee's
post in foreign
area (SeeSpecial Rule,Column V)

Not applicableAge 22 (before 23rdbirthday), (1) provided
the child commences
final travel within threemonths from the datethe child finishes
college or postsecondary education,and (2) when thechild's basic education
is delayed by militaryservice, the age 22
limitation is extended
by one additional year
for each year or
fractional year of
military service (SeeSpecial Rule, ColumnV)Private*VSpecial Rule
Educational travel to an
employee's post shall not
be authorized for the childwhen the responsible
Government agency
anticipates the employee's
transfer to the U.S. or
his/her travel for homeleave within 30 days of thescheduled date of thechild's departure for post

718 FSS/FSCAU UNIT 5134 BOX 30 APO AP 96368-5134 KADENA AB OKINAWA, JAPANBLDG 721A
PHONE: 634-2228