| Short Tour Pay Processing (TODC System) |
29 days or less |
37 USC §204(a) (pay entitlement); 10 USC §101(d)(2) (tour-length definition) |
DoD FMR Vol 7A; AFMAN 65-116; DAFMAN 36-2136; HQ RIO Order-Based Pay Policy |
| Long Tour Pay Processing (Pre-Certification) |
30 days or more |
37 USC §204(a); 10 USC §101(d)(2) |
DoD FMR Vol 7A; AFMAN 65-116; DAFMAN 36-2136; HQ RIO Order-Based Pay Policy |
| Leave Accrual |
30 days or more (consecutive); rate 2.5 days/month |
10 USC §701(a) (incl. "more than 29 days" Title 32 clause); §701(i) (RC carryover) |
DoDI 1327.06; DAFI 36-3003 |
| TRICARE Prime (Active Duty & Family) |
31 days or more (order for more than 30 consecutive days) |
10 USC §1074(a) (member); §1076/§1079 (family); §101(d)(2) (definition) |
32 CFR Part 199 |
| Line-of-Duty Medical Care (Short Tours) |
30 days or less — conditions incurred/aggravated in LOD |
10 USC §1074a |
DoDI 1241.01 |
| BAH Type I & OHA (Locality-Based) |
31 days or more (30 or less = flat BAH RC/Transit, unless contingency) |
37 USC §403; §403(g) (RC rate) |
JTR, Chapter 10; DoD FMR Vol 7A, Chapter 26 |
| Family Separation Allowance (FSA) |
Continuous duty away from dependents more than 30 days |
37 USC §427(a)(1)(C) |
DoD FMR Vol 7A, Chapter 27 |
| TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) |
Suspended while on AD orders of more than 30 days (member covered as AD instead) |
10 USC §1076d (TRS program itself — suspension rule is regulatory, not statutory) |
32 CFR §199.24; TRICARE policy |
| Dental Care |
More than 30 days → Active Duty Dental Program; 30 or less → LOD care only |
10 USC §1074/§1074a (see also §1145(a)(3)) |
TRICARE Dental Program policy |
| TAMP (180-Day Transitional TRICARE) |
Separation from AD of more than 30 days ordered under §12304b or a §101(a)(13)(B) mobilization authority |
10 USC §1145(a)(2)(B) |
32 CFR §199.3 |
| Death Gratuity / SGLI |
No tour-length threshold |
10 USC §1475; 38 USC §1965 et seq. |
DoD FMR Vol 7A, Ch 36; VA SGLI policy |