Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1340.18
September 11, 2012
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Advance Pay Incident to a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) for Members of the
Uniformed Services
References: (a) DoD Directive 5124.02, “Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness (USD(P&R)),” June 23, 2008
(b) DoD Instruction 1340.18, “Advance Pay Incident to a Permanent Change of
Station (PCS) for Members of the Uniformed Services,” December 13, 1988
(hereby cancelled)
(c) Section 1006 of chapter 19, title 37, United States Code
(d) DoD Instruction 5025.01, “DoD Directives Program,” October 28, 2007
(e) Joint Federal Travel Regulations, Volume 1, “Uniformed Service Members,”
current edition
(f) DoD 7000.14-R, “Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation
(FMRs),” current edition
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in Reference (a), this Instruction reissues
Reference (b) to establish policy, assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures governing the
administration of an advance of basic pay incident to a PCS as authorized by Reference (c).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments (including the
Coast Guard at all times, including when it is a service in the Department of Homeland Security
by agreement with that Department), the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and
the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department
of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities
in the DoD (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
3. DEFINITIONS. See Glossary.
4. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
