{"id":45522,"date":"2018-03-23T19:22:17","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T19:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/23\/prepping-for-a-pcs-know-your-travel-card-rules\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:40:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:40:41","slug":"prepping-for-a-pcs-know-your-travel-card-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/home-hq\/2018\/03\/23\/prepping-for-a-pcs-know-your-travel-card-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepping for a PCS? Know your travel-card rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For authorized travel expenses during your permanent change-of-station move<\/a>, the Defense Department requires that most service members use the Government Travel Charge Card. When you get your orders, go to your organization\u2019s point of contact for the travel card to secure one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And don\u2019t delay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne common trend we\u2019re seeing is that soldiers aren\u2019t requesting their travel card in time for the PCS,\u201d said retired Army Col. Eldon Mullis, deputy director and chief operating officer of Army Emergency Relief<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019re reimbursed up to the limit of your travel<\/a> allowances, so if these purchases exceed that amount, you\u2019ll have to pay the rest of the bill \u2014 and do so within the required time frame after you complete your PCS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Relocation expenses<\/a> include transportation costs, lodging and meals during your allowable travel time, along with related costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They also include any relocation items normally purchased with a dislocation allowance \u2014 items you\u2019d buy at a retail store to set up your household at your new location, such as cleaning materials, a lamp or even a new television.<\/p>\n\n\n\t