as requested, from the looks of things it is retro active, from the looks of FL2 the ships all got this but none niether of the NRS sections, may be something someone still in the trade might want to pass around to ensure they get it given the deadline for claims.
RAAUZYUW RCCPJAW4005 0451344-UUUU--RCWEWLA RCWMBNS RCWMCTS RCWMFYS
RCWMHBS RCWMHVS RCWMKES RCWMMFS RCWMMGA RCWMNMS RCWMPCA RCWMPJA
RCWMRGS RCWMTRS RCWMWGS RCWMWIS.
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R 111952Z FEB 08
FM NDHQ CMS OTTAWA//DMTE//
TO AIG 1705
RCEOCEA/CFNOS HALIFAX
RCWEWLA/CFFS ESQUIMALT
BT
UNCLAS RDIMS 13449201
SIC WAB
SUBJ: TEMPORARY DUTY TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT FOR NAVCOMM
COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION SYSTEMS NETWORK (CISN) TRAINING
REF: A. CANADIAN FORCES TEMPORARY DUTY TRAVEL INSTRUCTIONS
(CFTDI)
1. DMTE HAS BEEN IN CONTRACT TO DELIVER NAVCOMM CISN TRAINING
VIA OUT SERVICE TRAINING (OST) SINCE 04. THE CONTRACT WAS
RENEWED IN JAN 06. UNTIL VERY RECENTLY, THERE HAS BEEN NO
CONSIDERATION FOR THE TRAVEL ENTITLEMENTS FOR THE STUDENTS
ATTENDING THIS TRAINING. THE ISSUE WAS ONLY QUERIED LATE LAST
YEAR USING THE REF AS AUTHORITY. CFTDI STATES QUOTE IF A MEMBER
IS ASSIGNED TO A TEMPORARY WORKPLACE, THE MEMBER IS ENTITLED
TO BE REIMBURSED ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTATION COST OVER AND
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ABOVE THE NORMAL COMMUTING DISTANCE WHEN TRANSPORTATION IS
NOT PROVIDED UNQUOTE. IN OTHER WORDS, PERSONNEL ARE ENTITLED
TO CLAIM THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DISTANCE FROM THEIR
RESIDENCE AND NORMAL PLACE OF WORK AND THE DISTANCE FROM
THEIR RESIDENCE TO THE CGS TRAINING SITE, NOT TO EXCEED 5.5 KMS IN
HALIFAX OR 10 KMS IN ESQUIMALT. EG, A MEMBER TRAVELING FROM
COLE HARBOUR OR SOOKE CAN ONLY CLAIM THE DISTANCE BETWEEN
STADACONA OR NADEN TO CGS, RESPECTIVELY. HOWEVER, MEMBERS
TRAVELING FROM BEDFORD OR OAK BAY, RESPECTIVELY, WOULD NOT BE
ENTITLED TO CLAIM THE TRAVEL AS THE CGS TRAINING SITE IS ALONG
THE WAY
2. FUNDING HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BUT A MECHANISM FOR PAYING OUT
CLAIMS MUST BE EMPLOYED TO ENSURE SWIFT RESOLUTION OF THIS
MATTER. TO THAT END, THOSE PERSONNEL AFFECTED ARE TO SUBMIT
THEIR CLAIMS NO LATER THAN 31 MAR 08 TO ENSURE THE MAXIMUM
NUMBER OF CLAIMS ARE SETTLED PRIOR TO END THIS FY. THE FIN CODE
FOR THIS DIRECTIVE IS GL 2106 CC 3371PE FC 3371AB FUND L101
3. POC CPO2 DAN MCKENZIE, DMTE 2-2-3, 613-992-3842
C.A. BURSEY, LCDR, DMTE 2-2,
613-992-2969
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D. MARTIN, CDR, DMTE2, 992-4040
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