Does the military pay for flights back home?

To make things a little easier on your pocketbook for stateside visits, the Defense Department does pay for flights home — but they are through Space-A. Yes, that’s unpredictable, but it is a paid-for flight.

What does the military pay for when moving?

The Department of Defense provides travel and relocation allowances to help you with moving expenses. Per Diem reimburses you for meals, incidentals and lodging while you are traveling to your new duty station.

Does the military pay to fly you Home?

The military is not going to pay squat for this reason, although there are programs set up to let military members fly home for no cost. Keep in mind however, this is not for everybody, and this is an extremely selective process.

Why don’t soldiers get to fly home when they deploy?

Soldiers deploy all over the world — Egypt, Germany, Korea and the Middle East — but many of these soldiers do not get to come home. They do not get to come home because they cannot afford to fly home. Soldiers deployed overseas are responsible to pay for their own flights home.

How does the military pay for travel expenses?

The military has access to SATO, the government’s travel agent. They can book flights for the service member. Whether it is for official travel or personal travel, the service member traveling pays for the flight. If official, the government pays them back. If personal, the service member pays for it.

Do you get paid when you travel to your enlistment home?

In the case of travel to the members home when enlistment is over it is a bit different. This expense is usually paid as a mileage calculation and whatever the current amount of money per mile is. When a member reenlists he is always paid the calculated mileage cost to his home of record (the home declared when he enlisted).