JTR - Joint Travel Regulations

Scope

The Joint Travel Regulations consolidate the travel and transportation entitlements for Uniformed Service members, DoD civilian employees, and their dependents. The JTR implements DODFMR Volume 9 travel policy at the traveler level. Every TDY, PCS, and evacuation entitlement a Marine sees on a DTS authorization traces to a specific JTR paragraph.

Audience

Every Marine who travels on orders. Disbursing clerks and travel pay clerks processing claims. Authorizing Officials and Approving Officials in DTS. Marine S-4 personnel and travel offices preparing orders. Commanders making travel authorization decisions.

Authority

The Defense Travel Management Office (DTMO), under the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, owns the JTR. The Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee (PDTATAC) maintains the document. Each chapter updates monthly when changes apply. The JTR effective date prints in the header of every chapter.

Volume history and consolidation

• The JTR consolidated the legacy Joint Federal Travel Regulations (JFTR, uniformed members) and the legacy Joint Travel Regulations Volume 2 (DoD civilians) effective 1 October 2014.
• After consolidation, a single set of chapters covers both uniformed and civilian travelers, with distinct paragraphs for entitlements that differ.

Chapter map (high-level)

• Chapter 1. General principles. Definitions. Authority. Eligibility.
• Chapter 2. Standard travel and transportation allowances. Per diem, mileage allowances, common-use rules.
• Chapter 3. Temporary duty (TDY) travel.
• Chapter 4. Local travel. In-and-around mileage, parking, transportation expenses.
• Chapter 5. Permanent duty travel (PCS) for uniformed Service members.
• Chapter 6. Permanent duty travel for civilian employees.
• Chapter 7. Evacuation allowances.
• Chapter 8. Civilian relocation allowances.
• Chapter 9. Use of government quarters, dining facilities, and government transportation.
• Chapter 10. Death of the traveler, dependent travel, and special-circumstance entitlements.

Connection to Marine Corps policy

• MCO 4650.39A. Defense Travel System (DTS). The Marine Corps order operationalizing DTS as the system of record for JTR-governed travel.
• MCO 1050.3J. Leave, Liberty, and Administrative Absence. Cross-references JTR for travel-time and TAD-orders rules.
• MCO 4600.40C. GTCC Program. The card used to pay JTR-authorized travel expenses.
• DODFMR Vol 9. The DOD policy that the JTR implements at the traveler level.

Status

Active. Continuously updated. The DTMO publishes the current JTR plus historical versions at the DTMO travel-policy site. Confirm the current effective date in the chapter header before relying on a specific paragraph for a high-stakes claim.