reapergm
Member
So Im pissed. I presume most of you are checked in and settled, but to anyone reading this who hasnt checked in, who might need to stay in a hotel.. be prepared.
On my orders (everyones orders) it states that "A temporary lodging expense is authorized for a total of 10 days (up to $180 a day) in connection with a PCS between two duty statyons in CONUS:... etc etc." So when I checked in with no place to live, I decided to use a hotel for few days until I could get a place. So I found a room at Hampton Inn for a 110$, it was in limit, so I thought whatever. So then after 9 days, I got a nice bill for almost a grand. I brought it to admin and they submitted claim. A few days later I checked my account and there was a 500$ reimbursement. I went in to ask today. They told me about the wonderful thing called Per Diem. Apparenty... (not to anyone except admins knowledge), if you are single you only get 65% of total spending, and thats at the rate they have for that particular area you stay. So for me.. that was $40 a night. I fought it, but they said theyres nothing that they can do. They agreed that even though the orders stated that, it only applied to people with 2 dependants. Thats why it said, "UP TO.. 180." They could have wrote that the $180 is for people with dependents on the orders, but thats too hard for admin to figure out I guess. Everyone, even staff said it was messed up, and I got shafted.. but oh well. So now I learned a nice $400+ lesson.
So if you are checking into a hotel for temp stay, it better be a ghetto motel, or you wont get any money back!:icon_rage :icon_rage
On my orders (everyones orders) it states that "A temporary lodging expense is authorized for a total of 10 days (up to $180 a day) in connection with a PCS between two duty statyons in CONUS:... etc etc." So when I checked in with no place to live, I decided to use a hotel for few days until I could get a place. So I found a room at Hampton Inn for a 110$, it was in limit, so I thought whatever. So then after 9 days, I got a nice bill for almost a grand. I brought it to admin and they submitted claim. A few days later I checked my account and there was a 500$ reimbursement. I went in to ask today. They told me about the wonderful thing called Per Diem. Apparenty... (not to anyone except admins knowledge), if you are single you only get 65% of total spending, and thats at the rate they have for that particular area you stay. So for me.. that was $40 a night. I fought it, but they said theyres nothing that they can do. They agreed that even though the orders stated that, it only applied to people with 2 dependants. Thats why it said, "UP TO.. 180." They could have wrote that the $180 is for people with dependents on the orders, but thats too hard for admin to figure out I guess. Everyone, even staff said it was messed up, and I got shafted.. but oh well. So now I learned a nice $400+ lesson.
So if you are checking into a hotel for temp stay, it better be a ghetto motel, or you wont get any money back!:icon_rage :icon_rage
