European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes Friday september 26.1986 letters gis airmen treated alike spokesman says i m in the army and my problem ii with tunning Here on Rhein main a. The director was Given he authority by the base commander to approve or disapprove extensions of temporary lodging allowance la for soldiers. The polity As Sla cd to me. Is thai once you turn Down an apartment on the Economy that you be looked into you Are supposed to be automatically removed from la. I was never notified of this until after i had Lur cd Down apartment because 1 fell 1 could t afford it. I think thu is something that should be told to All soldiers before allowing them to look at an apart Mentor even ask to live off Post and draw la. Arrived in Germany in june 1986, concurrent travel with my dependent husband and my son of 19 months. I requested an est Cotlon to policy for an is pension of la until aug. 30, i9b6. After finding suitable flare thai i could afford. When submitting this request i enclosed a copy of my contract that proved thai i did find something and had a scheduled Dale of moving in. My first sergeant and 1 talked with the housing director. 1asked him could they or would they just throw you out with no place to go with a baby and he told me that when a baby is Envoi cd they give it a stronger consideration. Two Days passed and my request was denied. My Basic allowance for quarters bad was not enough to Lake care of my family and me for the 28 Days that t would have been without a Home. My paper work was supposed 10 be forwarded to v corps for final approval or disapproval. Housing knew i was scheduled to leave Lac hotel on the same Day my to landed. My first sergeant had 10 Call housing to find out an answer which did t give me any time to receive an answer from v corps. If he had t called the Holczl and talked to the manager 10 see if i could be extended without la and pay out of my own pocket. I would be out on ids san acis with my dependents. My question is Why arc army soldiers being treated his Way is ii because we Are on an air Force base and they won t do All they can do to help you feel As if the civilians think they Are paying out of hair pock ets Tor our expenses. We arc supposed to be a full Force joined together helping one another whenever needed. Nol hurling each other. Name withheld Rhein main a Germany editor s note David k. Anderson chief family housing management 4j5lh tactical Airlift Wing Mac replies your apprehension about being a Soldier assigned loan air Force base a unfounded. Rest assured you and the other soldiers assigned Lorhen main Are consid ered an integral part of the joint military team. I feel confident that alter you gel settled and became Mare familiar with the various offices serving our Community hit you will agree that there i no reason far concern. Civilians Are part at the learn and you will find that they Are determined to provide fair High Quality customer services id All military members and their fam Ilies we agree thai arriving soldiers and airmen should be old that temporary lodging allowance la stops if they refuse to occupy available government quarters or suitable private rental housing. Our housing Counselor work hard to be sure that All military personnel under stand la rules because payment of la simply in not be authorized in every Case where at first one might think in should be authorized there is no difference in la rules for Aimy and air Force members in Europe. Soldiers Are entitled to the same number of Days of la As airmen because both services use the same regulation As docs the  Rhein Maln housing office customers receive individual personalized la counselling. One May nol re member All the rules so they Are reviewed with families at each of their la appointments every i Days. The joint travel regulation eth requires army and air Force management to minimize la costs. One Way thai is done Here is to allow arriving and departing pcs families permanent party personnel to use the Rhein main base hotel while icy Are receiving la. You May not have realized that our hotel is primarily an Aerial port facility far use by aircraft passengers of All services transiting kheln.\1ain. We do nol have temporary lodging facility. Since commercial hold rates Are More expensive than those at the base hotel it is Cost effective for families to stay on base As Long As they Are receiving la. But when a determination to made that permanent quarters Are available thai meet a family s Enlil Lemont their la is terminated in such a Case it is reasonable to require the family to move so Here will be room for either aircraft passengers or families who have no Choice but to occupy temporary lodging. We wish families could remain in the hotel for As Long As they want but there just Ore not enough  Are pleased that exceptions Are made and that one was made for you to remain in the hotel after your entitlement to la ended. Usually All rooms Are required for transient personnel but exceptions Are considered on a Case by Case basis. The department of defense regulation specifically slates when la is and not authorized for this reason the number of Days of la is determined individually. The maximum Dur Alinn of la authorized by the str is 60 Days for arriving families and 10 Days for departing families. At Rhein main most arriving families require about 45 Days of la before moving into quarters departing families usually require about eight Days. But when a family asks for More Days of la they get housing s support unless there is a requirement la say no. The welfare of the member or family is not sacrificed to minimize la expense la entitlement decisions Are based on whether housing is available which is suitable for a specific family. For instance in your Case the regulation states that a Junior no with one child is entitled to quart ers having two bedrooms. The regional la authority he v corps thoroughly evaluated your request and extenuating circumstances but ruled that �0 Days of la is the maximum to which you were entitled. Two bedroom housing in the area was available renting at rates less than your housing allowances. If suitable quarters Art refused the housing referral of fice staff counsels he families that the family must pay temporary lodging expenses with their personal resources. La is in longer available. It is helpful to remember the purpose of la an All Nanct which partially reimburses for Weals and lodging upon arrival until one has a Chance to obtain permanent housing. We Hope this explanation help make la Mare understandable. Soldiers sailors and airmen Are Trcalek identically and fairly at Lii in Nln band will can line to be inthe future. Entitlement for payment of la explained upon leaving my last duty ii Avion 1 received to months Basic allowance for quarters bail As Dislo cation allowance Dali for moving my family from fort Campbell by. To Casper Wyo. Upon arrival in Germany 1 was told that the Money had no been appropriated for the payment of two months bad for dislocation allowance so half of the Money i received for la was taken Back. I was told that As soon As the Money was appropriated i would gel it Back. I heard my neighbor received his Money so i went to Sec finance. I was told the Only people authorized to receive the second month la were those whose or Ders had an effective Dale of oct. I to dec. 18, 19bs. I was told mine was january 1986, so i was nol due anything. What i Don t understand is i Gol the Money once and now i m not authorized to get it. Ii seems to me the Money was for the movement of my family to Wyoming not the movement of myself to Germany. I moved my family on dec. 10, 19s5, and completed he move dec. 14, 9si, which would fal within the effective Dales i was told. I was authorized movement of my family so How can i move them in december if my orders As i be been told Aren t effective until january. Spec 4 Michael j. Nipps by Esirtgen Germany editor s note a spokesmen for the office of the Deputy chief of staff resource management he us a eur replies we appreciate the Opportunity to set the record straight on this mutter. First understand that entitlement to All transportation allowances Are determined by effective Dale of Spon Sor s orders. Simply mated effective Dale of orders Edo is Day following but Day of leave charged on i is. Accordingly your finance office is Correct in Stal ing thai Jour Edo is n january 1986. No to the dislocation allowance problem. The department of defense per diem Antrel and transportation allowance committee pm tatar authorized two months bad for la nov. 22, 1985, retroactive to oct. 1, 1985. Finance offices worldwide began advancing and settling la vouchers at the new rate and Recomputing previously paid vouchers to pay an additional month s bad. On Jan. 28, 1986, pm tatar announced that do general counsel had overruled pm tatar and service secretaries regarding the payment of two months bad for la. The new ruling stated thai All vouchers paid As opposed to effective Dale of orders through dec. 18, 1985 Date the authorization act was signed Are due two months bad for la. Settlement vouchers paid on or after dec. 19,1985, were to be paid at one month s Bavand those advanced two months bag will have one month s bad collected. But we Are not finished cd. At Usa Reuh s request Dod general counsel was asked to define paid in amay 27, 1986, message Dod general counsel an Nim ced thai soldiers who received two months bad As an Advance prior to dec. 19 Are entitled to it. If on month s bad was collected it can be repaid. If the Advance or settlement vouchers a with no Advance was paid after dec. J8, 1985 Only one month s bad is authorized. V enlisted soldiers who have been overpaid based on above payment dates May submit a request for remission or cancellation of indebtedness All finance officers Are preparing necessary paper work to process one com Mand action from each Community. In cases where Orp my it has already been collected enlisted sol Aires May submit request for waiver of erroneous Oak men. Request should ask for repayment. Each request ,0�renlTu1. Oug Rue for determining eligibility of two months bad Are the different officers Are a w-224 prohibited pm re " and received two Pei pals Ledo l Mon lev bin to so Emem and must repay one month s bad. Those paid on or after dec. 28, 1985, May process waiver of erroneous payment. Street Foltyn try a Chain of and for instructions thai local finance officers have issued  n Etc a we in Pecota i. 0/awrrtgh evading a re i a a ii Biu Tiller nun 13 Jenn. Miniel my in Vilna re Mellon  England t am t Yang Man Alta a lip can 01 parting a raft Ott aft Ifim go 0rtff Jna or. 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