Corrections and accuracy policy
This site is about money and moves, so wrong numbers are not an option. Here is how we keep it accurate and how to flag anything that looks off.
How the figures are kept current. All PCS rates (DLA, MALT, per diem, TLE and TLA caps, PPM) live in one place and are reviewed on a schedule against the official sources listed on the methodology page. The rate tables were last reviewed October 2026. When rates change, usually once a year, the calculators, guides, and playbook are updated together so they never disagree.
Everything is an estimate. The figures here are a starting point, not an official entitlement determination. Your servicing finance office and the Joint Travel Regulations are the final authority for your specific move.
Found something wrong? Email roger@pcscopilot.com with the page, the figure you saw, and what you believe it should be (a link to the JTR or DTMO helps). We check every report against the source. If it is wrong, we fix it and, for anything material, note what changed.
If a figure cost you. If a mistake on this site cost you money, email the same address. I would rather make it right than argue about it.
Correction log
6 October 2026
Household goods weight allowances for O-1, O-2 and warrant officers were wrong. O-1 and O-2 had been combined into one row (10,000 / 12,500 lbs), and W-1 to W-5 had placeholder figures. Corrected to JTR Table 5-37: O-1 and W-1 10,000 / 12,000, O-2 and W-2 12,500 / 13,500, W-3 to W-5 matching O-3 to O-5.
6 October 2026
The PCS checklist said you have 75 days to file a household goods damage claim. The real deadlines are notice within 180 days of delivery, then the full claim within 9 months (12 months for shipments picked up on or after 15 May 2026).
6 October 2026
The playbook said OCONUS car shipment required E-7 or above or command sponsorship. There is no rank requirement; one POV ships on most OCONUS moves.
11 August 2026
MALT rose from $0.205 to $0.235 per mile on 1 July 2026 in a midyear adjustment, and our figures kept the old rate for six weeks. Corrected everywhere, and members with affected playbooks were emailed.
10 July 2026
Travel days were rounded up for every partial 350 miles, which overstated per diem by a day on some moves, and dependent per diem used a flat multiplier instead of the JTR age tiers (75% for 12 and over, 50% under 12). Both corrected.