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ARRIVAL AT THE HONOLULU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Marines normally meet their designated sponsors at the Baggage Claim area of the airport.
Honolulu Airport Terminal Map
Many Marines coming from
formal schools, may not have sponsors assigned them. Upon arrival
they should go to the USO lounge located adjacent to Baggage Claim
Area "F".
The USO lounge is open 7
days a week from 0800 - 2400. Telephone: (808) 836-3351.
WHERE MUST I CHECK
IN?
Upon your arrival in
Hawaii, all Marines must report to their respective unit prior to
reporting to the Installation Personnel Administration Center
(IPAC), Customer Support Branch (808) 257-8566 located at Bldg.
1043, 1st Deck.
Upon arrival in Hawaii, all Navy personnel must report to the Navy
PSD, (808) 257-0509 ext 8106, located at Bldg. 6468. Further
instructions will be provided by PSD. Below are some unit
points of contact that may assist you during the check-in process:
3d Marine Regiment:
Bldg. 1088
1st Battalion 3d Marines
2d Battalion 3d Marines
3d Battalion 3d Marines
Telephone:
1st Battalion, 12th
Marines: Bldg. 1027
Telephone:
Marine Air Group 24:
Bldg. 301
Marine Air Logistical Squadron 24
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463
Telephone:
Combat Logistics
Battalion 3: Bldg 1086
Telephone:
3d Radio Battalion:
Bldg. 4034
Telephone:
Headquarters and
Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific, Camp Smith
Bldg. 1
Telephone:
Headquarters
Battalion, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Bldg. 4009
Telephone:
Marine Corps Air
Facility, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Hanger 5 2d Deck
Telephone:
WHAT DO I NEED TO
CHECK IN?
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1. Reporting
Endorsement
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2. Original Orders,
to include Web Orders
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If this is your
first duty station, ensure you have orders from boot camp,
recruiters assistance, MCT/TBS, and MOS school.
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If you executed
PCS/Temporary Instruction (TEMINS) orders, ensure you have
orders from your previous duty station and the TEMINS
station.
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3. Airline invoices
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4. Vehicle Processing
Center (VPC) invoices
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5. Receipts
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6 Marriage/Birth
Certificate
WHAT ARE THE
ENTITLEMENTS UPON ARRIVAL IN HAWAII?
Temporary Lodging
Allowance (TLA)
Telephone: (808) 257-0977
Fax: (808) 257-1259
TLA is for military personnel arriving on
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders pending availability of
housing or completion of arrangement for other permanent living
accommodations when housing is not available. TLA is not paid in
advance. Instead, it is paid after filing a completed claim with
receipts and endorsements. TLA reimbursement claims are forwarded to
the Finance Office at the conclusion of each 10-day increment;
reimbursements are then electronically deposited within 72-96 hours.
Arrival TLA can be authorized for a maximum of 60 days.
To be eligible for TLA,
several conditions must be met. First, service members must have
their orders endorsed with the reporting time and date as soon as
possible after arriving on island. No reimbursement will be made for
any days of temporary lodging prior to the report date endorsed on
your orders. The first day of reporting in will be a Non-TLA day for
the member. The cost of lodging incurred for the first day will be
at the member's expense until their travel claim is settled and they
are in a "Per Diem Status." A supplemental claim will then be
submitted to the Finance Office for reimbursement of the first day's
expenses.
Next, to be eligible for
TLA, a sponsor or member must first check with the Temporary Lodging
Facility (808) 254-2806 and the Housing Office (808) 257-1257, (808)
257-2676 to see if housing is available. If housing is available, it
must be used. If housing is not available, service members must
obtain a non-availability statement. Bona fide and Geographical
Bachelors must check into the BEQ/BOQ to obtain room assignment. If
there is no permanent room available, they may be issued a
non-availability statement.
Unless the Housing Office
(for married personnel) or the BEQ/BOQ (for Bona fide and
Geographical Bachelor) establishes an occupancy date for quarters
immediately upon applying for Base housing, the service member must
initiate an "aggressive housing search." To fulfill this
requirement, a service member must visit a minimum of five to ten
places in their price range and that meet their needs, per 10-day
increment. TLA will be terminated for failure to aggressively seek a
suitable place to live.
Also, to be eligible for
TLA, a service member must be on a 36-month tour or have a CMC
waiver. Personnel arriving in Hawaii under PCS orders accompanied by
dependents or who anticipate the arrival of dependents with in 60
days, must register with the Housing Office and apply for housing
within five (5) days of reporting in to be eligible for TLA. Members
whose dependents will not arrive in Hawaii for more than 60 days
after the reporting date must apply for housing not later than 60
days prior to the anticipated arrival date of the dependents. JFTR
Vol. 1, Chapter 9
http://perdiem.hqda.pentagon.mil/perdiem/jftr(ch1-ch10).pdf.
For more information on
TLA, you can access the Temporary Lodging Allowance (TLA) FAQ
http://perdiem.hqda.pentagon.mil/perdiem/faqtla.html.
Temporary Lodging
Facility (TLF)
Telephone: (808) 254-2806
Fax (808) 356-4506
For accompanied
personnel, reservations can be made at the TLF at Bldg 3038. When
making reservations or when checking in and lodging is unavailable;
a non-availability statement can be issued. All commercial lodging
aboard Oahu is "TLA Approved". See the Temporary Lodging Allowance
Section at Bldg 455 for details in securing commercial lodging.
Sponsors can assist married Marines in making these reservations.
Temporary Lodging
Expense (TLE)
TLE partially offsets
living expenses while in CONUS (Mainland) obtained by Marines and
their dependents incident to a PCS move. For further assistance
please contact the IPAC Customer Support Branch at (808) 257-8566 or
access the
JFTR Vol. 1, Chapter 5, Part H website.
Dislocation
Allowance (DLA)
The purpose of DLA is to
partially reimburse a member, with or without dependents, for the
expenses incurred in relocating the member's household on a PCS,
housing moves ordered for the Government’s convenience, or incident
to an evacuation. This allowance is in addition to all other
allowances authorized and may be paid in advance. For further
assistance please contact the IPAC Customer Support Branch at (808)
257-8566 or access the
Dislocation Allowance (DLA) Chart website.
Eligibility
A member with dependents
is authorized a DLA when dependents:
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Relocate in
connection with a PCS,
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Move in connection
with the closure or realignment of a military installation,
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Move to a designated
place incident to an evacuation, or
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As otherwise
authorized in this Part.
A member without
dependents is authorized DLA when:
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Relocated in
connection with a PCS to a PDS where government quarters are not
assigned, or
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Ordered to, and
actually does, move in connection with the closure or
realignment of a U.S. Installation.
Basic Allowance for
Housing (BAH)
The purpose of BAH is to provide uniformed service members accurate
and equitable housing compensation based on housing costs in local
civilian housing markets, and is payable when government quarters
are not provided. BAH is also authorized while in a TLA status. For
further assistance please contact the IPAC Customer Support Branch
at (808) 257-8566 or access the
Basic Allowance Housing (BAH) Query website.
These are some conditions that may apply
upon joining your command:
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Authorization to BAH
at the with dependents rate is granted for married Marines not
residing in family type government quarters.
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Authorization to BAH
at the with dependents rate is granted for single Marines with
legal/physical custody of dependent(s) or providing child
support and authorized not to stay in single type government
quarters.
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Authorization to BAH
at the without dependents rate is granted for all Marines and
Sailors grade E7 and above.
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Authorization to BAH
at the without dependents rate is granted for all Marines and
Sailors grade E6 and below once authorized to stay out of town
within 30 days.
Basic Allowance for
Subsistence (BAS)
These are some conditions that may apply
upon joining your command:
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Authorization to mess
separately is granted for all Marines and Sailors grade E7 and
above and those enlisted members residing with their dependents.
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Authorization to mess
separately is designated by unit directives.
Cost of Living Allowance
(COLA) The purpose
of COLA is designed to equalize purchasing power between members
overseas and their CONUS-based counterparts. For more information
refer to the
JFTR Vol 1, Chapter 9. For further assistance please contact the
IPAC Customer Support Branch at (808) 257-8566.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE NEW ADMIN CHANGES
I NEED TO KNOW?
Person Authorized Direct Disposition (PADD)
PADD is a person, usually next of kin,
who is authorized to direct disposition of remains. It is a
reportable entry in the record of emergency data (RED). The
designated PADD will have control over the remains of the Marine.
MARADMIN 421/05.
Service member’s Group Life Insurance (SGLI)
When a service member elects to change
his SGLI beneficiary other than his/her spouse, a notification
letter is required to be mailed to the spouse no more than 30 days
of the change.
MARADMIN 411/05.
UNACCOMPANIED SNCO OR OFFICER, WHERE
DO I CHECK IN FOR BILLETING?
Billeting is available
for unaccompanied personnel upon arrival. Reservations can be made
by calling (808) 257-2409 DSN 457.
WHAT IF I’M A
RESERVIST ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 30 DAYS OR MORE?
Reservists that are
activated must check into the unit who activated them and take their
reporting endorsement from there along with their original orders to
IPAC Customer Support Branch.
ADSW (Active Duty Special
Work) Entitlements:
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Activated for 31-180
days entitled to:
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BAH at the zip
code member came on orders from (Basic Allowance for
Housing)
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FSA (Family
Separation Allowance) (if applicable)
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Activated for 181
days or more:
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BAH at the Hawaii
rate
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FSA (if
applicable)
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COLA (Cost of
Living Allowance) at the Hawaii rate
Mobilized Reservist
Entitlements:
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BAH at the zip code
member came on orders from. Single Marines rate BAH OWN RIGHT.
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FSA (if applicable)
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CONUS COLA if Marine
is activated from a high cost of living in CONUS. Hawaii COLA
applies if activated from Hawaii.
WHAT ARE MY
RESPONSIBILITIES AS A NEW JOIN?
Extension/Reenlist:
The standard tour of duty
for assignment in Hawaii is currently prescribed by Assistant
Secretary of Defense Memorandum dated October 86 (NOTAL) as 36-month
minimum for all Marines. Tour the month you report. Marines must
have the obligated service to comply with the prescribed tour length
and if applicable extend or reenlist prior to transfer. This
obligated service requirement does not apply to first term Marines
without family members..
OTHER HELPFUL LINKS
Bringing pets to Hawaii -
see the Hawaii Marine article on page C-3 here
www.mcbh.usmc.mil/news/Jul15C11.pdf
Adopting a pet in Hawaii - see the Hawaii Marine article on page C-3
here
www.mcbh.usmc.mil/news/Jul22C11.pdf
Animal Quarantine in Hawaii (State Dept of Agriculture)
http://hawaii.gov/hdoa/ai/aqs/info
Your Military in Hawaii
Hawaii Animal Quarantine Information
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