R 140036Z OCT 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 475/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA//
SUBJ/CHANGE ONE TO STOP MOVEMENT OF PCS MOVES AFFECTED BY HURRICANE
/KATRINA, EXCEPTION FOR STUDENT PERSONNEL WITH ORDERS TO MCC KBB//
REF/A/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA/YMD:20050902//
REF/B/DOC/SECNAV/YMD:19870731//
REF/C/MSG/SECNAV/YMD:20050929//
POC/K. A. CERNY/GS-14/CMC MRA MPO/-/TEL:(703) 784-9388
/TEL:DSN 278-9388//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 410-05, INITIAL MESSAGE ADDRESSING STOP
MOVEMENT FOR PCS MOVES AFFECTED BY HURRICANE KATRINA. REF B IS
SECNAVINST 7220.82 AUTHORIZING HOUSING ALLOWANCE PAYMENT BASED ON
DEPENDENT LOCATION RATHER THAN MEMBER'S ACTUAL PERMANENT DUTY
STATION (PDS) IN CONUS WHEN WHEN CAUSED BY CONDITIONS AT THE NEW
DUTY STATION. REF C IS NAVADMIN 238-05 DECLARING MILITARY HOUSING
AREA (MHA) MS-168 A CRITICAL HOUSING AREA (CHA).//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS MARADMIN MODIFIES MARINE CORPS
POLICY STATED IN REF A.
2. BACKGROUND. PER REF B, MEMBERS SEPARATED FROM THEIR FAMILY
MEMBERS AND ASSIGNED TO A PDS WITHIN A MILITARY HOUSING AREA (MHA)
DESIGNATED AS A CHA MAY REQUEST TO DRAW BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING
(BAH) BASED ON THE CURRENT PERMANENT RESIDENCE LOCATION OF FAMILY
MEMBERS VICE THE LOCATION OF THE MEMBERS' PDS. REF C DECLARED
MHA MS-168 A CHA. MHA MS-168 INCLUDES THE PDS OF KESSLER AFB, MS.
DUE TO THE RECENT HURRICANES, FAMILY TYPE HOUSING ON AND OFF
KEESLER AFB, MS IS EXTREMELY LIMITED. STUDENT PERSONNEL WILL BE
ASSIGNED TO THE BARRACKS OR BACHELOR QUARTERS ABOARD KEESLER AFB.
3. ACTION. REF A REMAINS IN EFFECT WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION:
A. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, ALL STUDENT PERSONNEL WITH ORDERS TO
MCC KBB (MARDET KEESLER AFB, MS) ARE AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THOSE
ORDERS UNDER THE PROVISIONS AFFORDED BY REFS B AND C.
B. STUDENTS WITH FAMILY MEMBERS RECEIVING PCS ORDERS TO MCC
KBB ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO RETAIN THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AT THE
FAMILY MEMBERS' CURRENT PERMANENT RESIDENCE LOCATION. SUCH MEMBERS
MAY BE AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE BAH AT THEIR DEPENDENT(S)' LOCATION (IF
NO PCS ENTITLEMENTS ARE USED). STUDENTS ELECTING TO LEAVE THEIR
DEPENDENTS AT THE DEPENDENT(S)' CURRENT PERMANENT RESIDENCE
LOCATION SHOULD SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR BAH (AND CONUS COST OF LIVING
ALLOWANCE (COLA), IF APPLICABLE) AT THE DEPENDENT(S)' LOCATION, DUE
TO THE CHA, TO CMC (MMIA). STUDENTS WHOSE REQUESTS HAVE BEEN
APPROVED BY CMC (MMIA) WILL REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR BAH AND CONUS COLA
AT THEIR DEPENDENT(S)' LOCATION FOR THE DURATION OF THE MEMBER'S
TOUR AT KEESLER, UNTIL THEIR DEPENDENT(S) RELOCATES OUT OF THE MHA
FOR WHICH BAH IS AUTHORIZED OR WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF THE PDS BEING
REMOVED FROM THE CRITICAL HOUSING AREA LIST, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.
INCIDENT TO THE MARINE'S PCSO'S TO KEESLER, SUCH MEMBERS MAY ELECT
TO RELOCATE THEIR DEPENDENTS TO A DIFFERENT PERMANENT LOCATION AT
GOVERNMENT EXPENSE, BUT ARE LIMITED TO THE COST OF TRANSPORTING THEM
TO THE MEMBER'S PDS AT KESSLER (I.E., MEMBER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
EXCESS COSTS). FURTHER, MARINES ARE ENTITLED TO ONLY ONE PCS MOVE
AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE INCIDENT TO THESE ORDERS. ADDITIONALLY, IF
TRANSPORTED TO ANOTHER LOCATION, THE MARINE IS ONLY AUTHORIZED THE
NEW PDS BAH AND NOT THE DEPENDENT(S)' LOCATION BAH.
4. POINTS OF CONTACT. CMC (MMEA): J. PULIDO, MGYSGT, 68XX
MONITOR, COMM TEL: (703) 784-9337, DSN 278-9337. CMC (ASL): K.
BOUTIN, MGYSGT, HQMC AVN ASL-37A, COMM TEL: (703) 730-8351.//