Joint Federal Travel Regulations - Defense Travel Management Office

Ch 5: Permanent Duty Travel
Part D: HHG Transportation Storage/Section 10: SIT
U5375
2. Inter-city Moves. The prohibition against SIT does not apply to short distance inter-city moves incident to
PCS as described in par. U5355-B. Inter-city moves are moves between residences in the metropolitan area;
both residences (as opposed to PDSs) may not be within the same PDS. SIT for these short distance moves is
limited to special circumstances and must be authorized/approved by the same Secretarial Process as described
in par. U5355-B2.
NOTE: SIT is not authorized for non-PCS short distance moves (e.g., moves to and from GOV’T QTRS).
3. Examples
a. A member is ordered PCS from Bolling AFB, D.C., to San Diego, CA, and chooses to leave family in
local area. The member’s HHG are moved from Bolling AFB to another residence in D.C. This is an intracity
move (both Bolling AFB and new residence in D.C. - same PDS limits) and SIT is not authorized.
b. A member is ordered PCS from Bolling AFB, D.C., to San Diego, CA, and chooses to leave family in
local area. The member’s HHG are moved from Bolling AFB, D.C., to Alexandria, VA. This is an intercity
move (Alexandria, VA, is outside the D.C. limits) and the Secretarial Process may authorize SIT.
c. A member is reassigned between activities in the Pentagon. The member currently resides in Reston,
VA, but the member’s new position requires the member to live on Ft. Myer, in Arlington, VA. Even
though the member is moving from one area to another (Reston in Fairfax County, VA, to Ft Myer,
Arlington, VA) the member is not authorized SIT because there is no PCS involved (regardless of what the
order may call the transfer).
Change 281 U5D10-3
05/01/10