B-220227: Sep 26, 1986

SEC. 405 TO MEMBERS WITH DEPENDENTS AFTER THE DATE A CHANGE IN HOMEPORT OF THE VESSEL OR STAFF OR MOBILE UNIT TO WHICH THEY ARE ASSIGNED OR ARE BEING TRANSFERRED HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED. 1986: THIS RESPONDS TO A REQUEST FOR OUR DECISION AS TO WHETHER VOLUME 1 OF THE JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS (1 JTR) MAY BE CHANGED TO PERMIT THE PAYMENT OF OVERSEAS STATION ALLOWANCES WHEN THE HOMEPORTS OF VESS...

B-220227: Sep 26, 1986

The Army requested a decision on a proposed change to the Joint Travel Regulations to permit the payment of overseas station allowances when: (1) its vessels' home ports are changed from the contiguous United States to overseas locations; and (2) the members' dependents arrive at the overseas station prior to the effective date of the home port change. GAO held that, since overseas station allowan...