Guides
Use these when a calculator's answer raises a follow-up question the regulation itself can settle.
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.
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