Joint Travel Regulation Amendments

The Army requested GAO to decide whether the Joint Travel Regulations may be amended to eliminate the requirement that, in cases where a member's marriage is dissolved, entitlement to transportation of ex-family members will terminate 6 months after the relief of the member from the overseas duty station incident to a permanent change of station. Since return of the family members must be reasonably related to the termination of the family member status, GAO could not authorize a general increase in the time allowable. However, a provision which would authorize the granting of exceptions to the 6-month limit would not be objectionable, if those exceptions were allowed only in cases where the delay was not merely a matter of personal preference and return to the United States was accomplished as soon after the divorce or annulment as was reasonably possible.