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MILPERSMAN 1320-220

PERMISSIVE TEMPORARY DUTY (PTDY)

UTHORIZATION FOR JOB/HOUSE HUNTING

Responsible

Office

OPNAV (N130E) Phone: DSN

COM

FAX

225-3322

(703) 695-3322

(703) 695-3311

References

(a) DoD Instruction 1327.06 of 16 Jun 09

(b) NAVPERS 190000A, Transition Assistance Services

and Benefits Manual of 4 Feb 08

(JFTR), Volume 1, Uniformed Service Members

1. Purpose. The intent of permissive temporary duty (PTDY)

is to authorize servicemembers time away from their assigned

duties to assist with transition activities such as job and

house hunting. This article replaces NAVADMIN 109/92,

NAVADMIN 123/93, and NAVADMIN 078/95. This article defines

eligibility to use PTDY, the length of PTDY, and travel and

limitations for members and their dependents performing PTDY.

2. General Policy. Reference (a) provides commanding officers

(COs) authority to grant PTDY for transition assistance

job/house hunting for members involuntarily separated from

service under honorable conditions and those retiring (including

transfer to the fleet reserve and disability retirements). The

Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) has indefinitely extended the

authority for the military services to authorize PTDY for

members being involuntarily separated or retiring.

a. Servicemembers separating at the end of a normal term of

service (end of active obligated service (EAOS)) are not

involuntarily separating and are ineligible for PTDY.

b. Servicemembers separating prior to EAOS, due to high

year tenure (HYT) are considered to be separating involuntarily

and are eligible for PTDY.

c. COs should be consistent in approval and disapproval of

PTDY requests based on each member’s satisfaction of the

eligibility criteria and the command’s operational requirements.

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d. PTDY is to be used for bona fide job search/house

hunting travel and is not to be used as a form of non-chargeable

leave. As with annual leave, members who meet the criteria for

PTDY are eligible, but are not entitled, to PTDY if the CO

determines that operational requirements preclude approval of

PTDY.

e. Approval of PTDY and monitoring of the PTDY program is

the responsibility of the authorizing command.

3. Eligibility

a. Involuntary Discharge or Release. Members who are

discharged or released involuntarily from active duty under

honorable conditions.

b. Retirees. All retirees (including members transferring

to Fleet Reserve and disability retirements).

c. Discharge for Medical Reasons. Members discharged for

medical reasons may be eligible upon receipt of separation

orders or authorization to be involuntarily separated; however,

board findings that recommend discharge are not sufficient

reason to authorize PTDY. Such members must

(1) have the CO’s authorization for PTDY.

(2) have separation orders issued to the member.

(3) be authorized PTDY that will be completed prior to

separation date.

(4) not be provided adjustments in separation dates to

increase opportunity to utilize PTDY.

d. Temporary and Permanent Disability Retired List

(TDRL/PDRL). PTDY for TDRL and PDRL is authorized per

reference (b), chapters 4 and 7.

e. Reservists

(1) Reservists being involuntarily separated under

honorable conditions must be on full-time active duty for the

purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing,

or training the Reserve Components (Full Time Support (FTS)).

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(2) FTS retirees:

(a) Must be serving on active duty; and

(b) must have accumulated 20 years actual active

duty time, or

f. Mobilized or Extended Reservists. Mobilized reservists

or reservists on extended Active Duty for Special Work (ADSW)

are not authorized PTDY unless member is transferred to the

Fleet Reserve or TDRL/PDRL with 20 years of active service from

mobilization, Medical Hold, or ADSW.

4. Time Limits

a. Members stationed in the continental United States

(CONUS) may receive up to a total of 10 or 20 days transition

PTDY depending on whether they are being

(1) involuntarily separated (10 days) per reference (a),

paras. 6c(10) and 6c(11). Up to an additional 30 days accrued

leave may be authorized per reference (a), para. 6c(11). The

member may be authorized 30 days excess leave without 10 days

PTDY.

(2) retired (20 days). The excess leave option is not

available for retirees.

b. Members stationed outside of the continental

United States (OCONUS) may receive an additional 10 days

PTDY depending on whether a round trip will be made or not

(up to 20 days involuntary separation and up to 30 days for

retirement).

Note: The additional 10 days are to allow round trip travel

to/from overseas locations and still provide adequate time for

job/house hunting. Member may select a separation activity

nearest to the location where the member intends to reside

permanently. This separation activity is the member’s

transition station. The member’s transfer and transportation

entitlement shall not exceed those delineated in reference (c).

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c. CONUS members who have legal domiciles OCONUS and plan

to return to the OCONUS state or territory after involuntary

separation or retirement may be authorized up to a total of

30 days transition PTDY to the state, territory, possession, or

country of their domicile. Domicile is defined as a member’s

• home of record,

• place from which called or ordered to active duty,

• place of first enlistment, or

• place of permanent legal residence.

Note: CONUS members who do not intend to return to their OCONUS

domicile after involuntary separation or retirement may only

receive a maximum of 20 days transition PTDY authorization.

5. Use of PTDY

a. The period of PTDY (10, 20, or 30 days) that may be

authorized includes weekends and holidays.

b. PTDY may be taken in increments, as long as the total

number of days does not exceed

• 10 days (involuntary separation), or

• 20 days for retirement in CONUS, as applicable;

or if OCONUS,

• 20 days (involuntary separation), or

• 30 days (retirement) for those who must make round

trips to CONUS for PTDY activities.

c. PTDY may not be combined with liberty weekends, special

liberty, or holidays, to extend the period of actual job/house

hunting activities beyond the 10-, 20-, or 30-day authorization.

d. PTDY may be taken in conjunction with chargeable leave

at no cost to the government.

e. PTDY authorizations must indicate the member is not

entitled to reimbursement, by inserting the below clause:

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“This permissive travel authorization is issued with the

understanding that you will not be entitled to reimbursement for

any travel, transportation, per diem, or miscellaneous expenses

in connection with its execution. If you do not desire to bear

these expenses personally, you may choose not to execute this

permissive travel authorization and it will be considered

cancelled.”

f. PTDY may be taken in conjunction with government funded

temporary additional duty (TAD) travel, provided the travel is

conducted under the funded TAD orders:

(1) PTDY may be taken before or after arrival at the

funded TAD site.

(2) Funded TAD orders must specify exact dates of funded

TAD and PTDY periods authorized.

(3) Orders must contain the following clause:

“This permissive temporary duty (PTDY) authorization combined

with funded temporary additional duty (TAD) orders is issued

with the understanding that you will not be entitled to

reimbursement for any travels, transportation, per diem, or

miscellaneous expenses incurred in execution of the PTDY period

while away from the funded TAD site. You are entitled to travel

and transportation allowances per Joint Federal Travel

Regulations (JFTR), Volume I, paragraph U3200, between the

permanent duty station (PDS) and funded TAD site and return to

the PDS.”

g. PTDY may be taken in conjunction with terminal leave

immediately upon completion of all separation processing.

6. Travel Eligibility during PTDY

a. Members are authorized use of space available military

travel.

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(1) Time spent awaiting government transportation that

exceeds the authorized PTDY period is chargeable as leave.

(2) Members remain responsible to return to the command

at personal expense if government transportation is unavailable

for the return travel.

b. Members in receipt of involuntary separation or

retirement orders may combine PTDY and terminal leave with

separation/retirement funded travel.

(1) The separation/retirement portion of the journey is

funded to the separation activity.

(2) The PTDY portion is performed after the processing

at the applicable separation activity.

(3) Funded separation/retirement orders that provide for

PTDY must specify the exact dates of the PTDY and the funded

separation/retirement travel, and contain the following clause:

“This transition permissive temporary duty (PTDY) authorization

combined with funded separation/retirement orders is issued with

the understanding that you will not be entitled to reimbursement

for any travel, transportation, per diem, or miscellaneous

expenses incurred in the execution of the PTDY period. You are

entitled to travel and transportation allowances per Joint

Federal Travel Regulations (JFTR), Volume I, Chapter 5, between

the old PDS and home of record/home of selection. If you do not

desire to bear these expenses personally incurred during the

transition PTDY period authorized, you may choose not to execute

the PTDY portion of these orders.”

c. OCONUS command sponsored dependents may travel on space-

available government air for one round trip between the overseas

port of embarkation and the first CONUS port of entry. Command

sponsored dependents may elect to take the one-time round trip

either with the sponsor or in an unaccompanied status.

d. PTDY space-available travel is not authorized for

dependents in CONUS.