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SUBJ/AUTHORIZING ESCORT ENTITLEMENT FOR MEMBERS WITH INDETERMINATE 
TEMPORARY DUTY (ITDY) ORDERS//

REF/A/DOC/MAP ITEM 09-09/17MAR2010//
REF/B/DOC/JFTR/02JAN2010//

NARR//REF A IS THE APPROVED CHANGE TO THE JOINT FEDERAL TRAVEL 
REGULATIONS(JFTR) AUTHORIZING ESCORT ENTITLEMENT IN SPECIFIC CASES.  
REF B IS THE JFTR.//

RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE DOD APPROVAL TO ADD AN ENTITLEMENT 
FOR SERVICE MEMBERS ASSIGNED ON ITDY ORDERS TO ESCORT THEIR DEPENDENTS 
TO AND FROM AN ALTERNATE PLACE.  ADDITIONALLY, THIS NAVADMIN EXPLAINS 
THE APPROVAL PROCESS REQUIRED TO REQUEST TRAVEL AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE.  
THIS REQUEST ONLY APPLIES TO THE PORTION OF TRAVEL RELATED TO THE 
ESCORT OF DEPENDENTS; ALL OTHER TRAVEL IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE.

2.  ELIGIBILITY.
THIS ENTITLEMENT ONLY APPLIES TO THOSE SERVICE MEMBERS WITH ITDY ORDERS 
ISSUED, AMENDED, OR MODIFIED ON OR AFTER 15 MARCH 2010.  THIS 
ENTITLEMENT IS NOT RETROACTIVE AND THE MEMBER WILL NOT BE REIMBURSED 
FOR TRAVEL PRIOR TO
15 MARCH 2010 OR PRIOR TO THE DATE OF ITDY ORDERS, WHICHEVER IS LATER.

3.  ITINERARY.
THE ROUTE OF TRAVEL AUTHORIZED BY THIS CHANGE IS VERY SPECIFIC, PER REF 
A.  AS PART OF THE APPROVAL PROCESS, MEMBERS MUST PROVIDE THE INTENDED 
ITINERARY, AND IT IS THIS ITINERARY THAT WILL BE APPROVED.  AFTER 
APPROVAL, ANY CHANGES BY THE MEMBER THAT DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS 
OF REF A MAY PUT THE MEMBER IN AN OVERPAID STATUS, RESULTING IN EITHER 
REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MEMBER OR LACK OF PAYMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR 
TRAVEL.

4.  REQUEST PROCESS.
TO REQUEST THE ESCORT ENTITLEMENT, THE MEMBER MUST COMPLETE THE 
FOLLOWING:
    A.  WRITE/E-MAIL REQUEST TO PERS-451H, pers451@navy.mil, WITH 
SUBJECT
LINE:  ESCORT ENTITLEMENT REQUEST.  MEMBERS SHOULD STATE THEY WILL BE 
ACCOMPANYING DEPENDENTS FROM (LOCATION) TO (LOCATION).  (NOTE:  ONE 
LOCATION MUST BE THE ALTERNATE AND THE OTHER MUST BE EITHER OLD OR NEW 
PERMANENT DUTY STATION (PDS) DEPENDING ON MEMBER'S ORDERS)
    B.  ATTACH A COPY OF THE PAGE 2, ITDY ORDERS, MEMBER'S PLANNED 
ITINERARY, AND, IF APPLICABLE, FOLLOW-ON PCS ORDERS.

5.  POST-APPROVAL PROCESS.
TEXT WILL BE ADDED TO ORDERS TO AUTHORIZE SERVICING PERSONNEL SUPPORT 
DETACHMENTS (PSDS) TO FURNISH MEMBER WITH TRAVEL DOCUMENTS TO 
DEPENDENTS' ALTERNATE LOCATION AND THEN TO THE NEXT PDS.  FOR MEMBERS 
WITH A TRAINING TRACK IN CONJUNCTION WITH PCS ORDERS, THE MEMBER CAN 
DECIDE WHEN TO ACCOMPANY DEPENDENTS AS LONG AS IT IS DONE EN ROUTE AND 
NOT AFTER MEMBER HAS REACHED THE NEW PDS.

6.  PSDS WILL ENSURE THE AUTHORIZATION FOR ESCORTING DEPENDENTS EXISTS 
PRIOR TO RELEASING TRAVEL DOCUMENTS FOR THAT PORTION OF TRAVEL.

7.  FOR REVIEW PURPOSES, REF A IS POSTED AT THE WEBSITE 
HTTP://WWW.IA.NAVY.MIL/NEW.HTM.  CHANGES TO REF B WERE MADE ON 1 MAY 
2010.

8.  POINTS OF CONTACT:
    A.  TO REQUEST ITDY ORDERS:  CDR BRIAN GUTSHALL, AT (901) 874-
3367/DSN 882 OR VIA E-MAIL AT iahhg@navy.mil
    B.  APPROVAL REQUEST:  MRS. NANCY DRYDEN, AT (901) 874-4198/DSN 882 
OR VIA E-MAIL AT pers451@navy.mil
    C.  GENERAL POLICY QUESTIONS:  CDR CARL CHAFFIN, AT (901) 874-
2117/DSN 882 OR VIA E-MAIL AT pers451@navy.mil.

9.  RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.//

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