Importance of Filing Your PCS Voucher on Time

Published Nov. 21, 2014
By Airman 1st Class Juliana White
14th Comptroller Squadron

COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Upon arriving at a new duty location, members must file a travel voucher with the local Financial Services Office within five work days after completion of Permanent Change of Station travel, whether or not cost to government is involved.

Filing a voucher within the allotted time will assist in paying off a Government Travel Card on time to prevent delinquencies and personal credit issues. It will also increase your available balance to offset expenses incurred while in temporary lodging.

Additionally, filing a travel voucher on time enables Finance to ensure you are receiving the applicable entitlements for your new base as well as mitigating any indebtedness that may be owed due to being paid previous base entitlements. A review of pay records for entitlements such as Basic Allowance for Housing, Basic Allowance for Subsistence, and leave balance are a few of the items that are updated upon completion of a voucher at the new Permanent Duty Station.

Note: Members can ask the Financial Services Office to verify what is actually authorized to accomplish their official travel. Finance can be reached via email at 14CPTS.FCS@us.af.mil . For more information call 742-2705, or stop by in person. Finance is located on the main floor of the Mission Support Group Building.

Regulation Reference:
AIR FORCE MANUAL (AFMAN) 65-116 Volume 1 Chapter 41