MCBUL 7220. Standard/Flat Rate Per Diem Allowance for WESTPAC/Deployed Units.
This MARADMIN maintains current standard/flat rate per diem allowances for Marines deployed to WESTPAC (Western Pacific) through September 30, 2003. Due to extended deployments and insufficient data for recalculation, existing per diem rates established in June 2002 will remain in effect, with rates varying by officer/enlisted status and unit type (ground, fixed-wing aviation, or rotary-wing aviation).
Issued: March 31, 2003
RMKS/1. REF A REQUIRES THAT STANDARD/FLAT RATE PER DIEM ALLOWANCES <br>FOR WESTPAC DEPLOYED UNITS BE VALIDATED/RECOMPUTED SEMIANNUALLY. <br>ADDITIONALLY, STANDARD/FLAT RATE PER DIEM RATES WILL BE RECOMPUTED <br>WHENEVER A VARIATION OF PLUS OR MINUS 10% OF THE ESTABLISHED RATE <br>OCCURS. IN LIGHT OF EXTENDED DEPLOYMENTS THERE IS INSUFFICIENT DATA <br>TO RECOMPUTE THE DEPLOYED PER DIEM RATES PAYABLE, THEREFORE CURRENT <br>RATES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT. <br>2. THE STANDARD/FLAT RATE PER DIEM IS A STREAMLINED WAY TO PAY <br>MARINES ON DEPLOYMENT. IT APPROXIMATES THE AMOUNT OF PER DIEM <br>MARINES WOULD OTHERWISE RATE BUT WITHOUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEMS <br>OF FILING/SETTLING TRAVEL CLAIMS AND STARTING/STOPPING THE PER DIEM <br>EACH TIME A MARINE GOES FROM FIELD TO GARRISON DUTY. THE KEY FACTOR <br>IN DETERMINING THE PER DIEM RATE IS THE NUMBER OF DAYS A TYPICAL <br>DEPLOYMENT SPENDS IN GARRISON COMPARED TO THE NUMBER OF DAYS SPENT <br>IN THE FIELD. <br>3. ALMAR 56/01 AND MARADMIN 554/01 ANNOUNCED A POLICY CHANGE TO <br>MAKE FLAT RATE PER DIEM MORE EQUITABLE AND ESTABLISHED NEW RATES <br>EFFECTIVE 01 JUNE 2002. ALL ENLISTED MARINES BEGAN RECEIVING THE NEW <br>RATE 1 JUNE 2002. OFFICERS WHO DEPLOYED ON OR AFTER 1 JUNE 2002 <br>BEGAN RECEIVING THE NEW PER DIEM RATE. OFFICERS DEPLOYED ON 31 MAY <br>2002 ARE RATE PROTECTED (GRANDFATHERED) FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR <br>CURRENT DEPLOYMENT AT UDP OFFICER RATES PAYABLE ON 31 MAY 2002. <br>PAAN 26-02/RPAAN 20-02 PROVIDES MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE <br>SYSTEM LOGIC AND MANUAL ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES FOR OFFICERS WHO WERE <br>GRANDFATHERED. THE BELOW PER DIEM RATES REMAIN IN EFFECT: <br>OFFICER ENLISTED <br>GROUND $9.45 $9.50 <br>AVN FIXED (IWA) $9.75 $9.85 <br>AVN ROTARY (OKI) $10.00 $9.80 <br>4. RESERVE MARINES ACTIVATED, DEPLOYED TO WESTPAC AND ATTACHED TO A <br>UDP UNIT DESIGNATED BY MCBUL 3120 ARE COVERED UNDER THE PROVISIONS <br>OF THIS BULLETIN. <br>5. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 30 SEPTEMBER 2003.