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Freshmen 101Freshmen 101

So you’re going to So you’re going to

be a Freshmanbe a Freshman

Real World ProgramReal World ProgramMs. Juanita Harvin

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Going to College

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Travel Requirements:Travel Requirements:

The family member must be enrolled in an The family member must be enrolled in an accredited college in CONUS on a full time basis.accredited college in CONUS on a full time basis. The military sponsor or the government The military sponsor or the government employee must be accompanied on the tour by employee must be accompanied on the tour by command-sponsored family members who command-sponsored family members who become college students. become college students. The student must be an unmarried dependent The student must be an unmarried dependent child under 23 years old. (Travel must be child under 23 years old. (Travel must be performed prior to the 23rd birthday). performed prior to the 23rd birthday). Child cannot travel to sponsor’s duty station Child cannot travel to sponsor’s duty station under Student Travel if the sponsor is transferring under Student Travel if the sponsor is transferring to U.S. or starting home leave within 30 days of to U.S. or starting home leave within 30 days of child’s travel.child’s travel.

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Unaccompanied BaggageUnaccompanied Baggage

A maximum of 350 pounds of unaccompanied baggage may be transported in connection with dependent student travel. Up to 1 yr.

Storage at the school institution at Government expense not to exceed 350 pounds of unaccompanied baggage.

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Soldier applying for student travel, follow these steps (Soldiers):

Log onto the 1st PERSCOM website (http://www.1perscom.army.mil)

Select Personnel Services MenuClick on Sponsorship (S-Gate) MenuSelect Travel request formComplete and submit the application form that

appears

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Student travel for CONUS hired family members.

Obtain request for travel form from http://cpolrhp.belvoir.army.mil/eur/index.htm /, sections: living/working overseas-in processing information.

Complete the request for travel orders form and submit to your supervisor for signature.

Submit signed request to your resource management office for the fund cite.

Provide to your servicing CPAC for preparation of travel orders.

Coordinate travel arrangements with the local military transportation office.