U10416 MEMBER IN TRANSIT
A. General. A Transit housing allowance (BAH-T) is a temporary housing allowance paid while a member is in a travel or leave status between PDSs, provided the member is not assigned Government quarters. BAH-T continues during proceed time and authorized delays en route, including TDY en route. NOTE: If the member performs TDY en route at:
1. The new PDS or
2. A location near, but outside the limits of, the new PDS and per diem stops IAW par. U5120-D
BAH for the new PDS begins the day of arrival in a “TDY” status at the new PDS in par. U10416-A1 or the day per diem stops in the case of par. U10416-A2. (This does not appear to apply to those of us without follow-on orders, see below)
B. Old PDS in the U.S. A member’s old PDS is the PDS for BAH purposes from the day the member departs the old PDS through the day before the member reports to the new PDS in compliance with a PCS order (if the member had been residing in Government quarters at the old PDS, the member is authorized BAH as of the Government quarters termination date). See Tables U10E-12, U10E-16 and U10E-17 for further guidance.
C. Old PDS outside the U.S. When a member’s old PDS is outside the U.S., the member is authorized OHA (if not assigned Government quarters) through the day before departing the OCONUS PDS. The day the member departs OHA is no longer authorized and the member is authorized BAH-T (for rates see
http://perdiem.hqda.pentagon.mil/perdiem/bah.html) if the member is not receiving a with-dependent housing allowance for dependents residing separately. If the member is being paid a with-dependent rate BAH for dependents residing separately, that BAH rate continues until the member arrives at the new PDS. If the member is being paid a with-dependent rate OHA for dependents residing separately, that OHA rate continues provided the dependents remain at the OCONUS location. If the dependents also perform PCS travel, BAH-T applies.
D. New Accessions. BAH-T applies to a member without dependents in the accession pipeline, to include a Reserve Component member undergoing initial training, when in a travel status, leave en route or proceed time while transferring from the initial entry training location, between training locations and to the first PDS. BAH-T applies until the member reports to the new PDS. A member in the accession pipeline includes a:
*NOTE: Service academy and ROTC graduates without dependents, who remain at the graduation/ commissioning location following graduation and commissioning before proceeding to another duty station and are not assigned Government quarters, are authorized a housing allowance at the without-dependents rate for the graduation/ commissioning location through the day prior to departure en route to the training location. If the officer acquires dependents, the officer’s housing allowance with-dependent rate becomes based on the dependents’ location effective the date dependents are acquired.
1. Member who is undergoing initial entry training, to include a Reserve Component member;
2. Student (includes ROTC and OCS) without prior Military Service; See NOTE above.
3. Service Military Academy graduate upon graduation, until arrival at the first PDS. See NOTE above.
For the purpose of BAH only, the initial entry-training site is defined as a PDS. A member without dependents is not authorized BAH since Government quarters are assigned. The BAH rate for a new accession with dependents is based on the dependents’ location if they are located inside the U.S. If dependents are located outside the U.S., BAH is based on the training site location.
F. Decision Logic Table
Rule 7: If the member is a new accession in the pipeline in a travel status, leave en route or proceed time while transferring from the initial training location, between training locations and to the first PDS
...and the member has no dependents
THEN Start the transit rate when the member is in a travel status between duty/training stations and the new PDS-based BAH rate the day the member reports to the new PDS.
...and the member is with dependents
THEN For dependents located in the US, continue dependents location-based BAH through the day before the day the member reports to the new PDS. The first PDS BAH rate begins the day the member reports to the first PDS.
(continues about outside the US)
Rule 9:
If the member is a new accession Academy or ROTC graduate remaining at the graduation/commission location awaiting follow-on tranining and not assigned government quarters
...and the member has no dependents
THEN Pay graduation/commission location-based BAH through the day prior to departure en route to the training location. The Transit rate applies thereafter. See rule 7 above.
