Two days of travel are authorized. The traveler performs duty on the day of arrival at the TDY point.
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What is considered official travel? Any travel segment that is directly between the PDS/TDY, TDY/TDY, TDY/PDS, or PDS/PDS (for PCS travel) locations is considered official travel.
Most people are referring to the number of business days traveling or in another city. 30% would be 3 days out of every 2 weeks. You might fly out to visit a client on Sunday, work there Monday through Wednesday, fly home Wednesday night, then work locally the rest of that week and the following week.
The Government Travel Charge Card (GTCC) is mandated to be used by DoD personnel to pay for authorized expenses (including meals), when on official travel unless an exemption is granted. This includes temporary duty (TDY) and per component guidance, Permanent Change of Station (PCS) travel.
The DoD Per Diem AllowancePer diem is specific to a given travel location and can range from a standard CONUS rate from $157 per day to over $800 per day for OCONUS rates.
It is DoD policy that cardholders use their DoD travel card for all their meals that are in support of their official travel. It is actually a policy violation to use other personal forms of payment for meals while on TDY.