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Defense Finance and Accounting Service

Military Separation and Retiree

Reimbursement for your Final Move

Members separating or retiring from active duty are entitled to reimbursement of travel expenses
from the final duty station to the home of record (HOR), place entered active duty (PLEAD), or the
home of selection (HOS).

Travel Types

Travel to the Home of Selection
Soldiers who are retiring, placed on the Temporary Disability Retired List (TDRL), discharged with
severance pay, or involuntarily released with separation pay may claim one-way travel to the HOS,
defined as:
Any place in the U.S., including Alaska and Hawaii; a place outside the U.S., if that place was the
HOR or PLEAD; or any other place, including OCONUS locations.*

Soldiers may not claim travel to the HOS when issued orders for any of the following:
• Retirement without pay.
• Retirement with less than 8 years of continuous active-duty service immediately
preceding retirement and retires for any reason other than a physical disability.
• Separation with severance or separation pay with less than 8 years of continuous active-
duty service immediately preceding discharge with severance or separation pay.
• Involuntary release to inactive duty with readjustment or separation pay.

Travel to the Home of Record / PLEAD
Soldiers who are separating or released from active duty are authorized travel to the HOR or
PLEAD. Alternate destinations are authorized, but reimbursement will be cost-constructed.

Transition Point and Out-Processing
Some members may also claim travel to a transition point or out-processing location. This travel
may be en route or round trip.

Personally Procured Moves (PPM)
PPMs are authorized; claims should be submitted through your transportation office.

Advance Payments
Advances should be followed with a final settlement voucher to avoid carrying a debt.

How to Submit a Claim

SmartVoucher makes it easy to complete travel vouchers by guiding you step-by-step through a
series of questions then it creates a completed DD Form 1351-2. SmartVoucher makes sure all the
required fields are filled in to create a complete and accurate voucher.
You'll get a list of supporting documents based on the answers you provided. Be sure to attach
those to your submission. You can also sign forms electronically.

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*Be sure that your myPay Login ID and password are active to access SmartVoucher.

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• Log into SmartVoucher with CAC or myPay ID and password.
• Answer a series of easy questions similar to tax software.
• Attach required forms and submit the completed voucher.
• Monitor your email for status updates or corrections needed.