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| | CHAPTER 7 - TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND CATEGORIES | 
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| | PART A: TRAVEL OF SERVICE ACADEMY CADETS/ MIDSHIPMEN | 
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| | U7000 CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN TRAVEL TO AND FROM SERVICE ACADEMIES | 
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| | A.� Upon Entrance.� | 
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| | A person (other than an enlisted member) entering a Service academy is entitled to PCS allowances prescribed for officers in Chapter 5. The allowances are authorized for the travel performed, not to exceed allowances for the official distance between the:� | 
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| | 1.� abode,� | 
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| | 2.� home, or | 
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| | 3.� school, | 
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| | the person certifies was the place from which travel began, and the Service academy involved.� An enlisted member is entitled to PCS allowances prescribed in Chapter 5 for enlisted members. | 
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| | B.� Upon Graduation and Commission.� | 
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| | An officer graduated from a Service academy traveling under PCS orders to the first PDS is entitled to the allowances prescribed in Chapter 5 (see par. U5222-A2 for dependents and par. U5345-B5 for HHG). PCS allowances are authorized for the distance traveled not to exceed the official distance from: | 
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| | 1.academy to first PDS via TDY station en route, or | 
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| | 2.home to first PDS via TDY station en route, | 
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| | as designated in the orders.� When travel to the first PDS involves TDY en route at the academy from which graduated, no per diem is payable for that TDY. | 
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| | C.� Separation Other Than by Commission. | 
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| | A cadet or midshipman of a Service academy (including a graduated cadet), who resigns, is dismissed, or is discharged, is entitled to the PCS allowances prescribed in Chapter 5 for travel from the academy to the abode, home, or proper PDS. | 
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| | D.� Rejected Applicants. | 
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| | A prospective cadet or midshipman (other than enlisted), who travels to a Service academy at the invitation of the Government to accept an appointment and is rejected for admission, is entitled to the PCS allowances prescribed for officers in Chapter 5.� The allowances are authorized for the round trip travel performed, not to exceed allowances for the official distance between the: | 
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| | the person certifies was the place from which travel began, and the Service academy involved (53 Comp. Gen. 236 (1973)). | 
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| | U7001 CADETS/MIDSHIPMEN ON TDY | 
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| | A Service academy cadet/midshipman is entitled to the same TDY travel and transportation allowances as an officer, with the following exceptions:� | 
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| | 1.no per diem is payable for TDY at Service academy when both Government quarters and Government mess are available, beginning on the day after the day of arrival and ending on the day before the day of departure; and | 
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| | 2$.30 per diem increase for each Government meal purchased (with no surcharge) shall be allowed. | 
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| | U7002TRAVEL INCIDENT TO NOMINATION AND ADMISSION TO SERVICE ACADEMIES | 
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| | A.� Members of Uniformed Services on Active Duty. | 
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| | Members on active duty, directed to perform travel and TDY to take preliminary, entrance, or final examinations preparatory to admission to a Service academy, are entitled to the TDY travel allowances prescribed in Chapter 4, Part B or C, as applicable. The payment of travel and transportation allowances to members for travel to compete for congressional nominations isn�t authorized under this Volume. | 
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| | B.� Civilians or Members of Reserve Components Not on Active Duty.� | 
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| | No travel and transportation allowances are payable under this Volume to civilians, or members of the Reserve components not on active duty, for travel performed for examinations preparatory to admission to a Service academy. | 
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| | U7005� AVIATION CADETS | 
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| | Aviation cadets, on active duty and traveling under orders, are entitled to travel and transportation allowances in Chapter 4, Parts B, C, and F, as applicable on the same basis as officers. | 
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| | PART B: TRAVEL OF UNIFORMED SERVICES APPLICANTS AND� REJECTED APPLICANTS | 
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| | U7025TRAVEL INCIDENT TO APPLICATION PROCESSING | 
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| | A.� General.� | 
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| | This Part applies to applicants and rejected applicants for the regular Service, the reserve components, and flight training.� The term "applicant for flight training" includes civilian applicants for appointment as aviation cadets; Reserve Component officer and enlisted members not on active duty; and members of the SROTC. | 
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| | B.� Basic Travel Entitlement.� | 
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| | Applicants for the regular Service, the reserve components, and flight training are entitled to travel at Government expense from the place where they make application, or from their homes, to the place(s) of physical examinations, qualifying examinations, other processing, and acceptance into the Service.� If the applicant is rejected or is accepted and ordered to return home to await further orders or a reporting date, the applicant is entitled to return travel to home or place of application at Government expense.� Unless Service regulations are issued in accordance with subpar. C or D, PCS allowances under Chapter 5, Part B, and miscellaneous reimbursable expenses under Chapter 4, Part F, are authorized. | 
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| | C.� Use of Government Procured Transportation and Meal Tickets.� | 
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| | Each Service may issue regulations which require use of Government-procured transportation and meal tickets (see par. U5018) for applicant processing travel.� Expenses in Chapter 4, Part F, are reimbursable.� No allowances shall be paid for the travel if directed Government-procured transportation and meal tickets weren�t used, unless the applicant provides reasons acceptable to the order-issuing official.� If the order-issuing official accepts the applicant�s reason(s): | 
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| | 1. the automobile mileage rate is paid for POC travel for personal convenience (see par. U3310-A1) for the official distance of the ordered travel, and/or | 
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| | 2.reimbursement is provided for occasional meals and quarters (see par. U4510) if meal tickets weren�t available and meals and/or lodgings were required. | 
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| | D.� Temporary Duty Allowances.� | 
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| | Each Service may issue regulations which authorize travel and transportation allowance payment (including per diem or actual expense allowances) to applicants for travel in connection with applicant processing.� The appropriate rates, provisions, and deductions in Chapter 4, Parts B, C, and F for members performing TDY are applicable. | 
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| | PART C:� REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECRUITING EXPENSES | 
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| | U7030� ENTITLEMENT� | 
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| | Armed Forces recruiters are entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary costs of: | 
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| | 1.snacks, non-alcoholic beverages, and occasional lunches and dinners purchased for prospective recruits and candidates, their immediate families, and other individuals who directly assist the recruiting effort;� | 
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| | 2.� parking fees at itinerary stops;� | 
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| | 3.� official telephone calls;� | 
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| | 4.photographic copies of vital documents for prospective recruits and candidates, such as birth certificates, school transcripts, diplomas, and registration certificates;� | 
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| | 5.other small, necessary recruiting expenditures; and� | 
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| | 6.personally procured and consumed meals at non-Government events when: | 
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| | a.a meal is incidental to the event and the recruiter is required to participate because of assigned duty;� | 
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| | battendance during meal time is necessary to full participation in the business of the function; and� | 
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| | c.the recruiter isn�t free to take the meal elsewhere without being absent from the essential formal purpose of the event. | 
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| | Except in unusual cases, reimbursements shouldn�t exceed $75 in any month.� Reimbursement isn�t authorized for expenses covered or prohibited by other Service regulations or elsewhere in this Volume (e.g., TDY and local travel expenses or meals purchased by the recruiter for personal consumption). | 
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| | U7031� PAYMENT PROCEDURES� | 
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| | A receipt must support a claim for any item valued at $75 or more.� Failure to furnish a receipt must be explained on the voucher.� A claim for any item valued at $75 or more must be denied when not supported by a receipt or explanation acceptable to the authorizing official. | 
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