FAQ
Alcoholic beverages (including wine) are not to be stored in ______. Customers will be notified by JPPSO/PPSO to coordinate disposition of alcoholic beverages that are shipped and converted to NTS. The Service member will then have 30 days to provide disposition instructions.
Non-Temp. Storage (NTS)
A Service member or employee’s items needed for the performance of official duties at the next or a later PDS.
PROFESSIONAL BOOKS, PAPERS, AND EQUIPMENT (PBP&E) also known as professional (“pro”) gear.
For these type of items, members should be counseled to:
(1)hand-carry these to their next duty station
(2)obtain commercial insurance if claim amount provides inadequate
Items of extraordinary value.
What is the maximum weight allowance for professional books, papers, and equipment (PBP&E/ PRO-Gear) for a military member?
2000
Who routes the traveler when processing an emergency leave via commercial transportation?
Travel management company. (TMC)
It is not advisable to waive ________ at any time during the delivery. However, if waived, the TSP is not required to return later to unpack or remove debris.
Unpacking
________________ is a Service member or civilian employee’s necessary items shipped by an expedited mode to a TDY or PCS location. The component’s transportation office determines the method of transportation and payment. It may be transported separately from the majority of household goods.
Unaccompanied baggage
When members exhaust their _________, shipment of additional weight at government expense or by government arrangement is prohibited.
JTR weight allowance
However, if the maximum government obligation has been exceeded but the member has not exceeded their weight allowance, shipment of remaining allowances is subject to excess cost.
The carrier has the responsibility for providing what to all Department of Defense personal property shipments upon request of the member or at any point during the shipment process?
In-transit visibility (ITV).
What is the maximum size of the vehicle that the government can ship without excess cost?
20 measurement tons.
Customers must remove personal property from an attic, crawl space, or similar storage area within the residence. The TSP is not required to go into areas that:
***4 answer choices, must provide 2 correct for points.
(1) Are not accessible by a permanent stairway (ladders are not considered a permanent stairway)
(2) Are not adequately lighted
(3) Do not have a finished floor
(4) Do not allow a person to stand erect.
______ goods are part of household goods and must be for the traveler’s or the dependent’s personal use. It refers to expendable personal property, including food, personal hygiene, and household maintenance items.
Consumable
After issuance of a new PCS order, allowances under a prior PCS order cease to the current PDS, except as provided in JTR, paragraph (051301-D). This procedure is often referred to as a “____ of orders” shipment.
"COMBINATION OF ORDERS"
Such shipments may only be made from a former duty station or authorized point to which previously shipped at government expense. The household goods should have been acquired before the effective date of all orders used in the combination of orders. The authorized weight allowance is the unused balance in effect on the effective date of the previous orders.
The required pickup time for a short fuse shipment is within
5 government business days.
Who initiates collection action by preparing a Department of Defense (DD) Form 139, Pay Adjustment Authorization?
Excess cost adjudication function (ECAF).
Customers must be home between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. when the TSP arrives to pack and remove your belongings. If the pack, pickup, or delivery hours exceed 5:00 p.m., the TSP must ask prior approval and be completed by _____.
9:00 p.m
___________________ is the authorized movement of a dependent from a location OCONUS, requested by the Service member or directed by the Service member’s command, prior to the issuance of a PCS order.
EARLY RETURN OF DEPENDENT
Members contemplating shipment of HHG other than between authorized locations should always be advised of possible excess cost. Excess costs may occur even if the distance is less than the distance between authorized locations. Where must this be annotated?
Annotate in the counseling module of DPS “Paying Officer Review.”
Which shipment code does not require a Department of Defense (DD) Form 1384, Transportation Control and Movement Document (TCMD)?
4, 5, J, T
Code 4
Which orders authorize members to travel or be absent from the duty station with no expense to the government?
Permissive TDY orders.
If you are assigned to a permanent duty station in a remote location listed in the JTR, Paragraph 052002, F, you are authorized to ship up to _____ pounds of suitable consumable goods per tour year of assignment.
1250 lbs.
______ Tour is a Service member’s tour at any overseas PDS that does not permit a command sponsored dependent. This tour may also be referred to as an unaccompanied hardship overseas tour, or remote tour, or a tour at a PDS where a command sponsored
DEPENDENT-RESTRICTED TOUR (may also be referred to as an unaccompanied hardship overseas tour, or remote tour, or a tour at a PDS where a command sponsored dependent may be authorized, but where the Service member is not eligible to serve the accompanied tour.)
___________ is the delegated the authority to authorize/approve, and extend associated time limits for, transportation of dependents and movement of HHG of members stationed in CONUS incident to a member's court-martial sentence or administrative discharge under other than honorable conditions.
Installation Commander
How many months in advance may a transportation service provider (TSP) enter their blackout dates?
6 Months
When a shipment is less than 200 miles, how long is the carrier required to wait before charging for wait time?
1 Hour