Here is 37 CBG official policy on this (using 37 CER St. John's as the example):
Ref: Telecon 37 CBG HQ
1. Having rec'd further clarification to the email from Maj , this is how things sit now:
a. Our pers are on Class B when filling summer taskings.
b. Anyone filling a Class B CFTPO tasking has to be on paid leave (can be annual, weekend and stat leave) when travelling POMV. This will be the leave earned from the tasking. This leave has to be approved by the gaining unit prior to the start of the tasking. Once the leave is approved, the POMV waiver must be sent for approval (ie - for RETS this is CTC). Leave passes for the travel days up and back have to approved for the waiver to be approved.
c. Pers can only travel 500km per day. If travelling from 16 Jun to 14 Sep the Argentia ferry can be used and it will only take 3 days to travel each way. If travelling using the Port Aux Basques ferry it will take 4 days to travel each way.
d. A paid travel day is auth on each end of every tasking. Most tasks begin on a Monday. The first leave pass will start on Sunday (wkend), Mon, Tues and Wed would be annual. If travelling Argentia, only 2 annual required.
e. With most taskings ending on a Friday, Saturday would be their paid travel day. The second leave pass would have Wed, Thurs, and Fri as annual, Saturday would be wkend on the leave pass. Once again, if using Argentia ferry, only 2 annual required.
f. Depending how tasking dates correspond with the Argentia ferry schedule, it will take a member 4 to 6 days annual leave to travel POMV. In order to earn 4 annual leave, your contract must be at least 60 days in duration (incl 2 travel days). To earn 6 days annual leave, the contract must be at least 90 days in duration (incl 2 travel days).
g. Once leave passes are approved, the member is essentially reporting late for duty. Pers starting their summer with a course will not be able to travel POMV because they cannot report 2 or 3 days late for a course.
2. All refs required for this are listed in Maj original email.
There has been a lot of confusion on this issue, hopefully this clarifies things for now.
Any questions/concerns can be sent to me and I will engage G1 again if required.
Adjt
Sir,
I have spoken to our Orderly Room on this matter. This email is refering to individuals on casual Class B service. The key sentence for us is in Para 1 which states:
It should be noted, however, that paragraph 7.41(9) of reference A, which provides the conditions under which a member on Class A service may use PMV for duty travel, and was alluded to in the COS’s e-mail, is no longer permitted by DCBA in cases where the distance is over 500 km (i.e., the trip is greater than one day).
Therefore, our members should not be affected by this email and the current policy still applies. Members on Class A service going to Gagetown for a CL B tasking will be covered for one day travel only.
Regards,
Adjt
Subject: FW: POMV waiver
Reference: A. Canadian Forces Temporary Duty Instructions
B. QR and O 9.07(2)
C. CF Leave Policy Manual
Further to the COS’s e-mail, the purpose of this e-mail is to provide the LFAA HQ direction on the use of PMV for travel by Reserve personnel who have been tasked (via CFTPO) for a period of Class B service remote from their home unit, but who are on part-time service prior to the task. This typically applies to members selected for summer tasks. This e-mail does not apply to members that are on long-term Class B service, who are subject to the same rules as Regular Force members. The guidance in this e-mail is drawn largely from Chapter 7 of reference A, which applies to travel in Canada and the continental USA and includes an overnight stay, which will apply in most cases. This e-mail does not cover all of the applicable rules and regulations found in the references; rather, it only covers the highlights. You are urged to familiarize yourself with all of the provisions of the references, in particular, reference A. It should be noted, however, that paragraph 7.41(9) of reference A, which provides the conditions under which a member on Class A service may use PMV for duty travel, and was alluded to in the COS’s e-mail, is no longer permitted by DCBA in cases where the distance is over 500 km (i.e., the trip is greater than one day).
2. In accordance with reference B, Class B service includes travel to and from the place of that service. As such, employment dates reflected in CFTPO should include a travel day at the beginning of the task and a travel day at the end of the task, both part of the period of Class B service. This being the case, for members proceeding on a task where the distance may be travelled in one day (i.e., less than 500 km), a PMV waiver should not be problematic. It is incumbent on units, however, to verify with the employing unit that the CFTPO task dates in fact include the travel days. Where the dates do not include the travel days, 37 CBG HQ/G3 should be contacted to attempt to resolve the matter.
3. Note that where the term “paid leave” appears in this e-mail, it assumes annual leave, but could include weekend leave and statutory holidays where travel days naturally fall on weekends/holidays. “Paid leave”, for the purposes of this e-mail, does not include:
a. short leave, the use of which for travel does not meet the criteria at paragraph 9.1.01 of reference C; and
b. special leave, as the applicable types of special are taken prior to departure and after return, in which case the members in question would be on not be on Class B service and in accordance with paragraph 5.1.02 of reference C are not entitled.
For trips longer than one day, members being placed on Class B service for a task will be subject to the same rules as Regular Force and long-term Class B members. LFAA HQ has determined that the following is in keeping with the applicable regulations:
Travel will take place within the Class B employment dates. Again, however, units are to verify with the employing unit that the CFTPO task dates in fact include the travel days. Where the dates do not include the travel days, 37 CBG HQ/G3 should be contacted to attempt to resolve the matter.
b. Where use of PMV is authorized, members are subject to paragraphs 7.40(2) and 7.41 of reference A. In particular, they will be reimbursed for mileage or the cost of the most economical and practical mode of transport, whichever is less, and will be required to be placed on paid leave for travel days beyond the first day. The number of leave days to be taken is one day for every 500 km to be travelled. In accordance with Annex A of reference A, on the last day of travel, if the distance is greater than 150 km but less than 500 km, an additional day of paid leave must be taken.
c. In order to be placed on paid leave for travel days beyond the first day, members must earn enough leave during their period of Class B employment to cover the leave requirement. Paragraph 3.1.02 of reference C states that paid leave may be taken before it is earned, meaning a member being placed on Class B service may use leave as soon as the period of service commences.
d. Where a member will not earn enough leave during the period of Class B service to cover the number of leave days required for travel, use of PMV will not be authorized and the most economical and practical mode transport, as selected by the approving authority, shall be used. If a member insists on using PMV for travel in this case and is therefore required to travel in advance of the Class B employment dates, in accordance with previous DCBA direction, the member will do so at his/her own expense.
5. In accordance with paragraph 3.3.02 of reference C, during Class B service the annual leave entitlement is one day earned for every 15 days of service, except for period of service under 30 days where no paid leave is earned (PILL is earned in this case). The following are the number of days of continuous Class B service required to earn enough annual leave days to cover the required number of leave days for travel to/from typical locations to which Brigade members deploy for tasks (as previously noted, paid leave could include weekend leave and statutory holidays, but for the sake of providing a simple summary of the number of days of service required to earn enough leave for various travel distances, the following is based on annual leave only):
from St. John’s NL to:
Camp Aldershot (Kentville) NS – 60 days,
(2) CFB Gagetown (Oromocto) NB – 90 days, and
(3) CFB Borden ON 180 days;
b. from Corner Brook NL to:
(1) Camp Aldershot (Kentville) NS – 30 days,
(2) CFB Gagetown (Oromocto) NB – 30 days, and
(3 CFB Borden ON 120 days;
c. from Edmunston NB to Camp Aldershot (Kentville) NS – 30 days;
d. from all other NB locations to Camp Aldershot (Kentville) NS – N/A (requires only one travel day); and
e. from all NB locations to:
CFB Gagetown (Oromocto) NB – N/A requires only one day travel, and
(2) CFB Borden ON – 60 days.
6. It must be stressed, again: where a member will not earn enough leave during the period of Class B service to cover the number of leave days required for travel, use of PMV will not be authorized and the most economical and practical mode transport, as selected by the approving authority, shall be used.
7. The approving authority for PMV waivers and use of PMV for duty travel is the employing unit (i.e., the unit funding the travel), not the parent unit. The approving authority for paid leave during Class B service is also the employing unit, not the home unit. PMV waiver requests and corresponding leave requests must, therefore, be sent to the employing unit for consideration. As task dates are planned on the assumption that one day is required for travel on either end of the task, there is a significant probability that employing units will not be able to accommodate the use of paid leave for travel purposes at the beginning and end of tasks and will deny requests. Where the employing unit denies a request, there is no recourse but for the member but to use the most economical and practical mode of transport as selected by the approving authority. Again, if a member insists on using PMV for travel where the waiver and leave requests have been denied, and is therefore required to travel in advance of the Class B employment dates, in accordance with previous DCBA direction, the member will do so at his her own expense. Finally, members must be aware that where use of PMV is authorized and the employment dates are subsequently modified lessening their leave entitlement, any leave used for travel that is in excess of their entitlement will be recovered.
8. I regret the delay in providing this information to you; however, there has been a great deal of confusion and direction/counter direction surrounding this matter and it has taken time to sort through the various regulations and policies to make sense of it. It is appreciated that the guidance provide by LFAA HQ and passed on in this e-mail may not work for some members. Unfortunately, in those cases, use of PMV will not be possible.
9. Questions may be directed to the undersigned.
Major
G1
The G1 will reissue LFAA policy on the subj but pls be aware there are significant concerns with this policy in that it does not reflect current DCBA or CFTDI direction. The G1 will ID these concerns and ask for clarification from Area. In the meantime the current CFTDI dir stands.
The synopsis is that a soldier may take their POMV on a task. They will be covered for 1 travel day to the task and 1 travel day back home from the task. They will be paid 1 day Cl A and be reimbursed the most economical means of travel (ie plane ticket in most cases) and TD/food for the travel day. They may also be reimbursed incremental insurance costs to change their policy to reflect the use of the veh for employment. If it takes the soldier more than 1 day to get to their place of duty as is the case with NL based soldiers, they are responsible for their own costs/liability for the reminder of the trip.
I highly encourage Units to review the CFTDI and refs that the G1 will provide.
The G1 will address the issues in the LFAA policy with a view to decreasing the cost/liability to our soldiers, however, as it stands now the CFTDI stands.
