Post-PPM Submission Guidance – Retirement

Note: I hope this post will help all future military service members. As well as federal and government workers. In conducting a PPM move of their own. Also, previously known as a DITY Move. I went into a lot of detail for this move PPM.

I am retiring from the military, just completed my move and now working on my PPM submission for my financial payback. Same process for those of you who ETS from the military. The process is the same for those of you conducting a PPM for your PCS. Your submission would be a physical submission at your assigned transportation office.

Hello, Just seeking answers, guidance, and corrections for my PPM Submission. I would appreciate the assistance and experience from the community.

The Information provided before I left the installation wasn't the best and left with many questions still. I did everything I could with the information I had, I could find and get from others who havee conducted a PPM move.

Currently:

* conducted a PPM for my final move.

* All documents will be uploaded via the Smartvoucher link given by Transportion.

* I went and broke down everything and got it all spaced out. I tried to simplify it all.

A.1 Rented a truck & Trailer for PPM.

a. Got Empty weight ticket of Rental Truck, Auto-Trailer & POV on CAT Scale. (( upload with Expense sheet))

b. Full Weight Ticket loaded Rental Truck, Auto-Trailer & POV on CAT Scale. ((upload with Expense sheet))

A.2 Main Expenses:

a. I have a Rental Contract for a Rental Truck/Trailer with Total Cost ((upload with Expense sheet))

b. I have Both Weight Tickets showing empty and full weight. ((upload with Expense sheet)) (Done at official CAT weigh station)

c. Both tickets show 14$ of weight tickets. ((upload with Expense sheet))

c.1 – Question?: Do I need to show a receipt for both weight tickets? Even though the Weight ticket shows the cost of the ticket.

d. Upload POV registration with both Weight tickets. Identifies the POV on the trailer.

d.1 – Question?: Do I write both the Lic. Plate Number and VIN on both Weight tickets. Since I towing the POV on the trailer with/ Rental truck.

e. I have a receipt for the Hotel I slept in on day 1. ((Scan upload with Expense sheet))

Note: There was no hotel for day 2 because I was stubborn and slept in the truck rental at a highway rest stop. Tracking the hotel costs would be covered. It's annoying to find a hotel with a large parking lot to fit a 15-footer plus auto trailer with POV.

A.3 Sub-Expenses:

a. I have receipts for Items I bought for packing up my HHGs. ((Scan upload with Expense sheet))

b. I have Fuel receipts for every gas station I stopped at for Fuel.

b.1 – Question?: Do I need to upload receipts for the Fuel I got for the entire Trip? Or is that automatically calculated based on the distance & days for the trip? Took three 3 days for the trip.

c. Am I also uploading receipts of food & drink I purchased during my 3-day travel?

A.4 DD2278 – Questions

– Blocks 6-9

block 6: A. I entered (Rental-Truck-Trailer)

E. I don't understand the Unauthorized items. So ignored this.

Block 7: A. I put $0.00, I didn't request an advanced/operating allowance.

B. my initial start date for the PPM move was 6 Aug on DPS submission, But due to complications of out-processing. I didn't get my truck until 23 Aug. So, do I keep the dates the same or change it to 23 Aug?

Block 8: A. Cost estimates for the move were pre-filled already. when submission was completed on DPS. So, no changes were made there.

B. I left it all blank since I didn't do any advance Vouchers for the PPM. But, I don't understand block b.4: for the furnish of two weight tickets within 45 days? Is it saying: asking to take the cost of the weight ticket be taken from my paycheck? If I don't complete submission within the 45 days?

Block 9: put down the current date & my signature.

Block 10: left to be filled out by PPSO/PPO

A.5 DD form 1351-2

Note: the briefer for conducting a PPM/DITY was not very informative at all. Barely went into any detail about completing a 1351-2, didn't go over any of the blocks, and didn't give detailed answers. I completed the document based on what I found online and through Reddit threads.

Block 5: I selected "Other" for the type of payment. There was no option of retirement. Unless it falls under PCS for payment.

Block 15: I don't understand block 15.C. There is no letter identifier for rentals. I researched that Rental vehicles fall under Commercial transportation. Since I rented a truck & trailer, I put down (C-Commerical Transpo & A-Automobile) CA into Block 15. C

my Example for doing Block 15. A (if I messed up let me know. My trip was a total of 3 days and 1 hotel stay)

day1 – Date Dep: Ft. Apple, Tree | Date Arr: city/state of Hotel | CA | Cost hotel | calculate miles from Departure to arrival location.

day2 – date Dep: city/state of Hotel | date Arr: city/state of highway rest stop | CA | Cost $0 | caclute miles again from Departure to Arrival Location.

day3 – date Dep: city/state of rest stop | date Arr: city/state of final destination | CA | Cost $0 | calculate miles from departure to final arrival location.

Block 16 – checked "Owned/operate" box

Block 17 – checked "more than 24 hours" for 3 days of driving.

Block 18 – Reimrusable expenses? Do I need to fill out this block for the PPM move? Do I need to look up per diem per city/state, the locations I stopped at in each, total amount spent combined in each state.?

Block 19: left blank since there was nothing government meal related for my ppm.

All Documents I am ready to submit

DD 2278 & 1351-2 | Copy of Orders & amendment orders | DD214 copy #4

Weight Tickets: empty & full (hand write POV information onto weight tickets?) | POV Registration |

Receipt of Rental Contract truck/trailer | Moving Material Receipts | Hotel Receipt |

Receipts for Weight Tickets? The fee stated on the Weight ticket already

Do I need the Fuel Receipts and Food Receipts as well? I was tracking that would be pre-calculated already. But, I may be wrong about that now. I do have the receipts still.

I appreciate the help and Guidance from you all.