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Division of Commissioned Corps Officer Support, Travel and Transportation Reminder:
Professional Books, Papers, and Equipment (PBP&E or PRO-Gear) |
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A member is authorized PBP&E transportation when the member certifies the PBP&E
as necessary for official duty. PBP&E is transported in the same manner as household
goods (HHG), including incident to separation, relief from active duty, or retirement,
but it is not charged against the member’s authorized weight allowance.
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Officers must certify PBP&E on the “Application for Shipment of HHG” (form PHS-4013,
line 17) and notify their HHG transportation counselor of PBP&E prior to shipment.
This will alert the HHG surveyor to PBP&E when calculating surveyed weight.
Officers should also inform the packing crew what HHG is PBP&E to ensure professional
gear is separately identified and labeled as such on the inventory. After the fact
declaration of PBP&E is prohibited.
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When the PBP&E items no longer qualify as PBP&E, they may be transported
or placed in non-temporary storage (NTS) incident to the next permanent change of
station (PCS) as PBP&E. Articles which lose their identities as PBP&E are
HHG, if otherwise qualified as HHG.
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Examples of PBP&E articles include:
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- Reference material;
- Instruments, tools, and equipment peculiar to technicians, mechanics, and members
of the professions;
- Specialized clothing such as diving suits, astronauts' suits, flying suits and helmets,
band uniforms, chaplains' vestments, and other specialized apparel not normal or
usual uniform or clothing;
- Communication equipment used by members in association with the Military Affiliate
Radio System (MARS), see DODD 4650.2;
- Individually owned or specially issued field clothing and equipment;
- An official award given to a member by a Service (or a component thereof) for service
performed by the member in the member's capacity or by a professional society/organization/United
States or foreign Government for significant contributions ICW (in coordination
with) official duties; and
- Personal computers and accompanying equipment used for official Government business
(i.e., CPU, monitor, keyboard, mouse, 1 printer, 1 set of small computer speakers).
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Please note: Excluded from PBP&E is sports equipment, and office, household,
or shop fixtures or furniture (such as bookcases, study/computer desks, file cabinets,
and racks) of any kind even though used in conjunction with the PBP&E.
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