MCO 7220.65 - No Standalone Order, See DoD FMR Volume 7A and Specific Pay and Allowance MCOs

Citation clarification

There is no standalone Marine Corps Order officially numbered MCO 7220.65 covering general pay and allowances. Authors and inspection items have referenced this number in error. The Marine Corps relies on DoD-level pay policy and topic-specific MCOs in the 7220 series.

Where the actual policy lives

• DoD 7000.14-R Volume 7A. Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation, Military Pay Policy for Active Duty and Reserve Pay. Single authoritative pay manual.
• DoD 7000.14-R Volume 7B. Military Pay Policy, Retired Pay.
• DoD 7000.14-R Volume 9. Travel Policy.
• MCO 7220.81. Marine Corps housing allowance procedures.
• MCO 7220.24P. Selective Retention Bonus (SRB) and Broken Service SRB Program.
• MCO 7220.56A. Joint Federal Travel Regulations and Joint Travel Regulations application.
• MCO 7220.21F. Marine Corps Special Pays.
• MCO P1000.6G. Assignment, Classification, and Travel Systems (ACTS) Manual.

How to fix authoring references

Replace any inline citation to MCO 7220.65 with the specific underlying policy that governs the topic. For basic pay or allowances, cite DoD 7000.14-R Vol 7A and the chapter that applies. For BAH, cite MCO 7220.81 or Vol 7A Chapter 26. For SRB, cite MCO 7220.24P. For special pays, cite MCO 7220.21F. For PCS or travel, cite MCO 7220.56A.

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