|CHAPTER�7�-�TRAVEL�AND�TRANSPORTATION�ALLOWANCES�UNDER�SPECIAL�CIRCUMSTANCES�AND�CATEGORIES
    PART�H:��LEAVE�TRAVEL�AND�TRANSPORTATION
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| | PART H:� LEAVE TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION | 
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| | U7200� LEAVE BETWEEN CONSECUTIVE OVERSEAS TOURS (COT) | 
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| | A.Entitlement.� | 
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| | Eligible members and their eligible dependents, if any, are entitled to the travel and transportation allowances authorized in Chapter 5, Parts B and C, for COT leave travel between authorized locations.� Members and dependents may travel together or independently.�NOTE:� "No cruise or tour packages." | 
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| | 1.Eligible Members.� | 
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| | An eligible member is one stationedOCONUSwho is ordered to:��� | 
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| | a.consecutive tour of duty at the same (old)PDS,� or | 
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| | b.make aPCSbetweenOCONUSPDSs to serve the prescribed tour at the newPDSand either:�� | 
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| | (1)one of the tours is unaccompanied, or | 
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| | (2)both tours are accompanied and the total time to be served at thePDSs at least equals the sum of the unaccompanied tour lengths for theirPDSs. | 
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| | 2.Eligible Dependents.� | 
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| | An eligible dependent is one who: | 
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| | a.is a dependent as defined in Appendix A (except a child described in item 9 of the definition) on | 
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| | (1)the last day of the member�s first tour at the oldOCONUSPDS; or | 
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| | (2)the effective date of the member�s PCS to the newOCONUSPDS; | 
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| | b.is command sponsored for both tours; | 
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| | c.is/was (in the case of deferred leave travel and evacuated dependents) located at or in the vicinity of the member�s oldOCONUSPDS; and | 
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| | d.accompanies the member during both tours. | 
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| | 3.Authorized Locations�� | 
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| | a.Travel between authorized locations is travel: | 
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| | (1)between the oldOCONUSPDSand an authorized destination, and return, if serving consecutive tours at the oldPDS; or | 
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| | (2)from the old to the newOCONUSPDSs via an authorized destination. | 
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| | b.An authorized destination is the member�sHORor a place no farther distant.� In addition, the Secretarial Process may authorize/approve any other destination. | 
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| | c.A member and/or dependents may return to the oldPDSat Government expense from an authorized destination to drive aPOCto a newPDS. | 
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| | d.The Secretarial Process may authorize/approve travel and transportation allowances for a member who travels via a designated place as prescribed in subpar. U5120-G. | 
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| | e.When members and/or dependents are temporarily absent from thePDSand don�t return before beginningCOTleave travel, see subpars. U5120-B or C (members) and U5218 (dependents). | 
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| | B.Scheduling.� | 
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| | COTleave travel should occur between theOCONUStours,� in conjunction withPCStravel, if any.� A member and/or dependents traversingCONUSincident to aPCSmay performCOTleave travel afterPCStravel only if separateCOTleave travel is authorized/approved in accordance with Service regulations.� Otherwise, a member may elect to deferCOTleave, butCOTleave travel must begin within a year after the member | 
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| | 1.begins the consecutive tour at the oldOCONUSPDS, or�� | 
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| | 2.reports to the newOCONUSPDS. | 
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| | Exception to Time Limit for Contingency Operation: (Effective 1 November 1995)� If unable to travel within a year because of duty in connection with a contingency operation, members and dependents may defer travel for an additional year after that duty ends.� | 
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| | C.Reimbursements | 
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| | 1.Member-Procured Transportation | 
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| | a.A member directed to use Government or Government-procured transportation forCOTleave travel, who procures other transportation at personal expense, shall not be reimbursed such expense. | 
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| | b.Reimbursement to a member not directed to use Government or Government-procured transportation who procures common carrier transportation at personal expense shall not exceed the Government or Government-procured transportation cost, as appropriate, for the official distance (see subpar. U5105-C). | 
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| | c.When the Service concerned authorizes/approvesPOCuse, a member is entitled toMALT PLUSunder subpar. U5105-B. | 
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| | 2.Travel Status.� | 
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| | A member is in a travel status (see par. U2200-B) during direct travel between authorized locations.� For other travel undertaken for personal convenience, a member�s travel status is limited to constructive period equal to that required for direct travel between authorized locations by available transportation. | 
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| | 3.No Entitlement.� | 
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| | There is no travel and transportation entitlement under this paragraph if: | 
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| | a.travel is to other than an authorized location, or | 
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| | b.a member elects: | 
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| | (1)transportation under par.U7300, or� | 
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| | (2)either� option available in lieu of transportation under par.U7300. | 
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| | U7205� TRANSPORTATION IN PERSONAL EMERGENCIES | 
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| | A.Entitlement.� | 
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| | Eligible members on emergency leave and eligible dependents with personal emergencies (as determined under DODD 1327.5 (Leave and Liberty) for DOD Services and/or Service regulations (see par. U1010-B9)) are entitled to transportation between authorized locations.� They are entitled to commercial transportation if space-required Government transportation isn't reasonably available. | 
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| | 1.Reimbursement for transportation costs shall not exceed the cost of Government-procured commercial air transportation between authorized locations. | 
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| | 2.For eligible dependents, personal emergencies are circumstances similar to those for which a member receives emergency leave, and includes travel not authorized under subpar. U5242-A incident to the burial of a deceased member. | 
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| | 3.Travel acrossCONUSis at Government expense if a member or dependent must transit theCONUSto reach theOCONUSemergency (leave) point.�� | 
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| | B.Eligibility | 
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| | 1.Eligible Members.� Eligible members are those: | 
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| | a.on permanent dutyOCONUS, | 
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| | b.assigned to anOCONUSship or unit operation, or | 
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| | c.withOCONUSdomiciles who are on permanent duty inCONUS. | 
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| | 2.Eligible Dependents.� Eligible dependents are those who: | 
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| | a.are command sponsored and resideOCONUSwith the member, | 
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| | b.reside at anOCONUSlocation and for whom the member receives a station allowance, or | 
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| | c.reside inCONUSand the member: | 
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| | (1)is on permanent dutyOCONUS, or | 
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