Paul Gunder
Paul Gunder is the founder of Rocky Mountain Apps, where he builds calculators and reference tools. He writes and tests every tool on Military Pay Math and keeps its data current.
Written by Paul Gunder
Living overseas (OHA)
- What OHA Covers: Rent, Utilities, Move-In and the Exchange RateOverseas Housing Allowance pays in four pieces: rent, a utility allowance, a move-in payment and an exchange rate. It isn't BAH, per diem or a deposit.
- OHA for Sharers and Dual-Military CouplesWhy the OHA calculator has no field for a roommate splitting your lease or a spouse also drawing pay, and how DTMO actually prices both cases.
- How DTMO Sets and Updates OHA RatesThe surveys behind each OHA figure, how often rent, utility and move-in rates change, and a checklist for the month your locality's sheet moves.
Moving (PCS and PPM)
- The PPM Claim Packet: Paperwork and Weight TicketsDFAS's seven-document checklist for a PPM claim, in its own order, plus the FMR's fallback for a shipment with no scale within 10 miles.
- Which PCS Allowance Covers WhatA routing table from a PCS moving cost to the allowance that pays it and the authority behind it — DLA, the PPM incentive, MALT, per diem and TLE.
- What Dislocation Allowance IsWho can draw DLA and when, from the DoD Financial Management Regulation. No dollar figures — this site holds no DLA rate table.