CountDC said:??? Pay Clerk?? What's that?
Anyone's Grunt said:Reviving a necro thread.....
Second question. Can a single parent who's child does not reside with them claim separation pay? Say a mother has a child who lives with their grandmother, is she entitled to separation pay for being separated from a child that does not reside with them in the first place? Is this member entitled to any sort of special allowances, such as TD or relief from paying rations and quarters?
RocqueOn said:Reviving a dead thread here again folks, but here is the situation.
I am a NCdt that is about to graduate from RMC in May, and will likely be posted to Esquimalt (I have to complete MARS Ph III and Ph IV there). I live in town and therefore am being moved on a restricted posting with my F&E.
My fiance is a Slt in Halifax. We are planning on getting married in late April. We have never been posted together, apart from when we met in Esquimalt a few years ago, which does not help our situation at all.
The college orderly room is telling me that being married will not change anything for me, including my posting (restricted/prohibited etc), recieving separation pay, and any other allowances for service couples.
On the coast, my fiance is being told that we will recieve all the allowances including full separation pay.
Needless to say we are a little confused on this one, and could use any help (or refs to read!) to sort this out.
Cheers
Lone Wolf AT said:What about if you were getting TD but now get nothing and are attach posted to Edm? ;D
My dependants have relocated (at my expense) to a location outside the geographical location of my former place of duty, for reasons of employment. When does my entitlement to separation expense cease?
The entitlement to separation expense ceases effective the earlier of:
- a dependant no longer resides full-time in the principal residence at the former place of duty;
- the HG&E no longer remains in the principal residence at the former place of duty; or
- you no longer have costs associated with maintaining a principal residence at the former place of duty.
Refs: CBI 208.997(5) and QR & O 26.02
Eye In The Sky said:So, if your spouse, HG & E move before you get posted, at your cost, you don't qual for SE anymore? Anyone care to explain the logic in this?? If you still maintain a residence, and are still seperated...whats the diff??
Tcm621 said:The reasoning for it is so that you can't move your family to your place of duty and still claim SE. But like many things in the Military, once the rule is written the spirit of it is tossed and only the letter remains.
Eye In The Sky said:While I can see the reasoning there, why use such a wide brush? It seems to me to be overkill. Rather than deny everyone on a "they might do ABC" theory, wouldn't it be more fair to the member to deal with this on a 'case by case' basis?
- if mbr is doing it for valid reasons, and its not to POD or 'right next door' (that would be obvious, no?) then mbr continues to recieve benefits, *however* the mbr is responsible for any additional cost incurred, if any, upon posting that resulted because of the move of D GH and E while on probibited posting. Example of a current practice in place that is similar is the Cost Comparion for mbr's proceeding on AP or TD who wish to use POMV.
Wouldn't that make more sense, be fair to both the CF and the mbr? This could be a legitimate QOL issue and therefore, IMO, merits consideration.