All about LTA (merged)
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meni0n said:
Do you mean how does an actual reverse LTA work, or how does the claim/advance work for it?
If you have already gone on an LTA this fiscal year, you will not be entitled to another one (including reverse) until next year.
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Quick question...
What are the guidelines for High Rate or Low Rate Millage?
Im currently on IR in Quebec, and looking to go home in BC on LTA for christmas..... its 3805km, so under low rate its $885.30 , and a ticket is around $1000.00
What are the guidelines for High Rate or Low Rate Millage?
Im currently on IR in Quebec, and looking to go home in BC on LTA for christmas..... its 3805km, so under low rate its $885.30 , and a ticket is around $1000.00
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LTA = Leave Travel Assistance not TPFTWT = They Pay For The Whole Trip.
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kincanucks said:
haha true
From what I understand, High Rate mileage is for short trips, and Low Rate is for long......... ie I will get low rate.
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True they don't pay for the whole trip, but if I am away on course/IR or whatever reason they send me away for, I would think they could pay for 1 trip home. Sure something is better than nothing, but for some reason I was not able to get on a service flight home (dates didn't work out with school leave) and I have to pay close to $300 out of my pocket to head home for Christmas (shit happens).
Sure I could stay here and stare at the wall, yeah I signed up for this, I am aware it could be worse, and for the record I am not complaining, its just my opinion that they should pay for the entire trip back to see my family for the holidays.
Sure I could stay here and stare at the wall, yeah I signed up for this, I am aware it could be worse, and for the record I am not complaining, its just my opinion that they should pay for the entire trip back to see my family for the holidays.
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There you go! I just used the SEARCH function and then merged several topics on this subject for you.
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Tech said:
60 days!!??!! It's once per year, if you're single or seperated/divorced, posted away from your NOK IR etc, -- to your next of kin.
Demand??!!?? If you're entitled to it, you're entitled to it -- but, nothing says that your CoC has to approve the dates you've "demanded."
So, don't book your tickets -- until that leave pass has been authorized and "approved".
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READ the whole topic and follow the links to the appropriate regs.
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Vern I think he meant that if away on a course of long enough duration if he could be entitled to LTA. Although the answer is yes, I cannot recall the exact time frame required to qualify.ArmyVern said:
As far as the granting of your LTA, I guess you could say that (if entitled) it would be "discretionary" on your course/school schedule which would determine its permissibility.
As far as "demand", hope you rethink your choice of wording :
So imagine my mood when after returning from a refreshing break back home in BC i come back to Kingston to find that somebody in Gagetown 'reinterpreted' how LTA applies to reservists. Naturally I'm not the only person in this predicament. In fact even young privates who went home during a break between their two mods of QL3 are now being told they owe money, or are not going to be reimbursed. Some of them reaching sums of over a thousand dollars.
Anyways enough of the sob story, i came here to find out if anyone knew of any actual change to the entitlement? I've been reading through the aide-memoire on domestic benefits and absolutely nothing has changed in that or any other document I've read.
The new interpretation for reservists is now that you must be on class B contract at your home unit, be sent on TD somewhere for over 60 days, and then your entitled. It's been explained that for me to now be eligible i would need to be sent away from Kingston, to a third place of employment, and then would be entitled to come back to Kingston, even though my home unit is in Nanaimo BC . Only people that can now use it would be force tasked reservists who are already full time and get sent away.
I knew cutbacks were coming, but this one is just dirty.
Anyways enough of the sob story, i came here to find out if anyone knew of any actual change to the entitlement? I've been reading through the aide-memoire on domestic benefits and absolutely nothing has changed in that or any other document I've read.
The new interpretation for reservists is now that you must be on class B contract at your home unit, be sent on TD somewhere for over 60 days, and then your entitled. It's been explained that for me to now be eligible i would need to be sent away from Kingston, to a third place of employment, and then would be entitled to come back to Kingston, even though my home unit is in Nanaimo BC . Only people that can now use it would be force tasked reservists who are already full time and get sent away.
I knew cutbacks were coming, but this one is just dirty.
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Hello,
I plan on going to the BOR to finalize my LTA claim sometime this week, but before going I was curious to know whether I am going to be able to claim the expense of bringing my cat with me back to my NOK? It was either pay $56 each way via plane or have him stay at the kennel while I am on leave. The kennel would have been a more expensive choice.
I am aware it's not the military's responsibility to pay to have my cat come home with me or stay at a kennel.
Thank you.
I plan on going to the BOR to finalize my LTA claim sometime this week, but before going I was curious to know whether I am going to be able to claim the expense of bringing my cat with me back to my NOK? It was either pay $56 each way via plane or have him stay at the kennel while I am on leave. The kennel would have been a more expensive choice.
I am aware it's not the military's responsibility to pay to have my cat come home with me or stay at a kennel.
Thank you.
I am pretty sure that answer is no, as the LTA is for you being the CF member. Also, what expenses could you have incurred that you would have not had to pay if you were home? Cat Food, Kitty Litter? Either way you would have paid for those items.
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You haven't then met the terrors or Portuguese Cove NS, Starsky and Hutch have you then!!!rezz said:
I'll go out on a limb here and say no. That said (I am IR in Ottawa doing my claim Friday as well), it's based on the lesser of mileage(-500km each way)/actual cost. In my case, $650 flight vs $362 claim - I will get $362.
I am not sure about this and you never know - Let us all know how this pans out.
