I'm due to move to Japan in a month or so and there is a strong rumor going around that the Navy may issue a dependent stop movement order soon.  This would basically keep military PCS'ing to Japan but dependents would no longer be allowed. 

The air force may have already instituted this but I don't have access to AF message traffic.


Can anyone confirm this or have any insights?  My family is excited to go to Japan, and we understand the nuclear pant is several hundred miles away.  I would hate for them to miss out because of fear.

We are supposed to arrive on the 7th of April. All we have heard is that things may get delayed, but havent heard any specifics yet. :-/

I haven't heard anything about this. We are due to transfer to Japan in May/June 2011. I will definitely be checking back to see if anyone has any information. If I hear anything I will let you know.

We have written orders for this summer and haven't heard anything different.

i hope that this IS just a rumor. My husband is already over there on unaccompanied order because we got married after he recieved his orders. we didnt know that we could start the dependant process while he was still here. so right now we are in the middle of trying to get his orders changed so my daughter and I can move over there. i havent seen him in months, and was on the flight going to Haneda when the tsunami hit and they turned the plane back around, and now all flights are completely sold out until May so i wont be able to see him until atleast after that, plus he has already put in for change of orders, ect. so hopefully he wont be there longer ... i really wish i could hear some GOOD news about all of this

Yokota and Misawa have issued a "Stop Movement" order according to Stars and Stripes (I posted an article today about it in JB.com news --just look under Yokota or Misawa). But, they're AF AND they're under a lot of strain right now because their airfields and base are being used as home base for the search and rescue, and disaster relief efforts. They don't have the extra man power for PCS-ing and everything else that falls under a "stop movement" order. Not to mention Misawa is still recovering from their 6.8 quake hit.

The Navy bases here... are holding their breath over concerns for the Nuclear Reactors. Honestly, they will come out with the order soon if they're already planning on it... otherwise, I would plan on a delay in orders AT THE LEAST because our forces will be helping the north recover for months to come, whether it gets worse or not.

STOP MOVEMENT FOR PCS AND TADS
by Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka on Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 5:38pm
Due to damage as a result of the earthquake and tsunami That occurred in
Japan, it has been determined by the secretary of the Navy (in consultation
with Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet) that the movement of Personnel to commands
and activities in the country of Japan, be stopped
Effective immediately. This notice shall remain in effect until further
Notice or until superseded by modification to individual permanent change of
Station (PCS) orders by commander, Navy personnel command/chief of Naval
Personnel.

This stop movement order affects all personnel scheduled to report to
Commands and activities in the country of Japan as either an ultimate duty
station or an intermediate duty station in conjunction with a PSC move and
will remain in effect until further notice. This notice is not directed at
personnel scheduled for temporary additional duty (TAD) in the above
mentioned area; however, personnel scheduled to report there in a TAD status
over the next 30 days are advised to contact their chain of command to
determine whether they should execute their TAD orders as scheduled.

Procedures: personnel with orders to commands in the affected area who
have not yet detached from their current command are directed to remain in
place at their current command (if this is not possible for POCONUS Sailors,
they should contact their detailer for further guidance). Ship and embarked
Units/staffs who will be getting underway and therefore cannot retain the
Sailor on board should detach the Sailor and direct the sailor to report to
the beach detachment, or transient personnel unit (TPU) for temporary duty
awaiting further transfer (acc 330). Members who have already detached, but
have not departed the area of their home port, are also directed to report
To the nearest Beach Det, or TPU for temporary duty awaiting further
Transfer (acc 330). Members who have detached from their command (sea or
shore) and have commenced travel should report to the nearest Naval
Installation and contact their detailer for further direction. Detaching
commands should make every effort to contact these members in order to
advise them of the contents of this message and direct them to contact their
detailer. Personnel who have additional questions or circumstances that are
not adequately addressed above should contact their detailer for further
assistance and or guidance.

Information regarding entitlements: the following provides general
information regarding entitlements. However, members are advised that the
impact of this stop movement order on their specific entitlements is highly
dependent on the member's individual circumstances. For questions regarding
entitlements, members should contact their nearest disbursing office or
personnel support detachment.

Per diem: per diem allowances may be payable to the member IAW the
specific requirements of the joint federal travel regulations (JFTR).
However, if the member has detached the old permanent duty station (PDS) and
remains in the area of the old PDS/home port, in a temporary duty status,
Per diem is generally not payable to the member IAW JFTR. Personnel who
have departed an overseas location and who are placed in a temporary duty
awaiting further transfer (acc 330) status upon arrival at the CONUS port of
entry are entitled to per diem IAW JFTR.

Temporary lodging allowance (TLA): personnel who have detached from
an OC command (or who have not yet detached but have vacated their
Permanent residence) and whose departure from the area of their overseas
command is delayed by this message may be authorized payment of TLA per
JFTR.

BAH: entitlement to bah for members affected by this message
remains unchanged from that of any other member under PCS orders. Members
continue to receive BAH at the old PDS rate (except for members who have
departed an overseas location, they will receive BAH-T) while on leave, in
transit, or for periods of temporary duty en route to the ultimate duty
station, so long as they do not occupy government quarters in excess of 30
days. This 30-day rule does not apply to new accessions, for which BAH
stops upon occupation of government quarters for any duration.

Temporary lodging expense (TLE): authorization to receive TLE for
members affected by this message remains unchanged from that of any other
member under PCS orders. TLE is generally authorized for up to ten days if
the member has vacated permanent quarters or household goods have been
packed.

Receipts/records pertaining to added expenses:
Reimbursement for certain added expenses members and their dependents might
incur because of this stop movement order are governed by existing law and
regulation. While it may not be possible to fully reimburse every expense,
members are advised to retain all pertinent receipts and records of expenses
in the event some or all of the expenses are found to be reimbursable.

Contact information: if not already known, members can obtain the phone
numbers of their individual detailers by going to the NPC/Bupers website at
www.npc.navy.mil, or www.bupers.navy.mil, or by calling the Navy Emergency
Coordination center at 1-877-414-5358.

For questions regarding allowances and entitlements, members should first
contact their nearest disbursing officer or personnel support detachment.
The POC for travel and transportation on the OPNAV staff is:
- Lt Grant Schweikert at (703) 614-5635/dsn: 224 or via e-mail at
Grant.schweikert(at)navy.mil
- Mr. David Maly at (703) 695-3322/dsn: 225 or via e-mail at
David.maly(at)navy.mil for bah entitlements contact:
- Lt Brandi Mcgehee at (703) 695-3304/dsn: 225 or via e-mail at
Brandi.mcgehee(at)navy.mil CNIC will open an accessibility event in the Navy
family accountability and assessment system (NFAAS) system for Navy members
affected by this stop movement NAVADMIN to Japan. All Navy Sailors or
family members who are in need of assistance should utilize the NFAAS
support site at https:/ /www.navyfamily.navy.mil to ensure the Navy can
track and assess support requirements for all parties affected.

Further guidance will be disseminated as it becomes available.

What about the Army? My husband has orders for Japan (Camp Zama) and his report date in May 11. . .do you think we will get delayed?

S&S posted a little info about them today:

"Camp Zama, a U.S. Army facility near Tokyo, said it was allowing families and non-essential workers to voluntarily leave."

Now that's not a voluntary evacuation, but pretty close. I would watch what happens over the next few days. If the bases go on mando evac --yeah you got problems. But this also may get better since we're not on mando yet.

Navy released this morning and i quote "NAVADMIN 084/11 STOP MOVEMENT FOR PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION AND TEMPORARY" I'm ismc my question is will the marine corps follow the navy or keep send us????

We got word from my husband's detailer today and due to the NAVADMIN 084/11 message, what we got was confirmation that things will go just as the message says.

We were due to report before May 12th in Yokosuka but for now, since my husband is now detached from his current command, he will be assigned to TPU until further notice. So for now, we stay put.

Personally I think this is good. We, or anyone is not being allowed to enter Japan until things calm down and start looking better, BUT they are NOT telling us we will NOT go eventually. It's basically a "wait. Hold up." I think this is comforting knowing that we (or our service members) are not being forced to report as scheduled in conjunction with knowing that the evacuation of all of you over there right now is only VOLUNTARY. This tell me that things are not as bad as most fear but to keep things from getting more chaotic and fearful, they're keeping everyone where they are for now.

The only inconvenience are for those that are already in route and have to report to their nearest base.

For those of you over there now, please continue to stay safe, pray, and be positive. We'll see ya soon!

Im actually greatful that me and my family aren't over there yet. we were due to leave April 11th and for now we are on hold. i hope this is temporary cause i am stil loking forward to going to japan.

Praying for the best with everyone in Japan. We got official word as well. Everything is on HOLD. We were due to report to Yokosuka in May/June. Being in "limbo" is frustrating; however, I am considering myself blessed. Thoughts are with everyone affected by this terrible disaster.

I haven't heard anything about PCS' being CANCELED though. Has anyone else heard this?? I as well hope things are temporary because my family is exciting about transferring to Japan.

My husband's friend, who is also has orders to PCS to Camp Zama for May 10, just got a phone call saying that his family has to stay behind until fruther notice. Not that they were on hold. It sounded like the Army is still sending him for May 10. Ugh.

Now we are justin waiting for my husband to get a call.

I just received a copy of the STOP MOVEMENT message from my CMC. I have orders to report to NAF Atsugi no later than June 15th. I was tickled to death I was able to obtain orders for shore duty in Japan, I really still want to keep orders. How long could this stop movement order remain in place? Should I contact my detailer? Should I try and get new orders or just wait it out? I am still currently deployed and have a transfer date as May 1st, how far could this get pushed out? Anyone else in this situation?

i understand if you have orders but have not left yet, ect you stay behind. but my husband is already over there and were trying to get myself and my daughter on his orders.. but im guessing that will be pushed aside until further notice as well? Im guessing they wont approve it with everyone going on.. and it sucks because we were almsot finished with everything, just waitin for approval

Tabitha03- Don't loose hope... You could still end up going to Japan, it's just going to take some time. You will have to wait until everything clears up over there and they open dependent travel again.. The only thing I can say, is remember that right now, that region isn't where you want to be anyway... people are spending thousands of dollars to get OUT of there right now.. I know you miss your husband and are looking forward to getting there to be with him, but remember it's currently much safer to be here... you shouldn't have to go through all of your paperwork and screenings again.. they'll just be on hold until further notice.

We have orders to Sasebo in June.. we were called by the detailer today and told to continue on with preperations for our move.. Sasebo is on a different island than most of the bases and very far away from everything going on. I guess we'll see how it all pans out..

Hey everyone... Okay, so I have been looking on here since my husband forwarded the "Stop Movement for PCS and TAD orders for Navy", but, am still trying to find out if the Marine Corps is following suit. My husband, two children and myself are due to arrive in Iwakuni by May 31st. Our things have already been shipped, and we have already moved out of the house we were renting. I know Iwakuni is quite a distance from the site of these disasters, but, if anyone has heard anything on how things are looking for orders to Iwakuni, any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!

s.lanham

My wife is a Naval Dentist who was ordered to go to Iwakuni in August, but she has been told that her orders are on hold. I know it's a different branch, but we were going to the same place. We are just waiting to find out if we're going at all or if she will be sent somewhere else.

Hi I'm really glad I found this forum. My husband and I have orders to Yokosuka in mid June. I contacted our sponsor and he confirmed the so called "hold" on all PCS transits. He basically said the obvious, which is we will just have to wait and see what happens. If this situation can be contained, 3 months is awhile from there and he said our orders would most likely not change. However, he did say that if the base has to evacuate, the command may end up moving to Hawaii. But again this is worst case scenario so hopefully it gets contained. What is temporary duty??

Temporary duty is when a military member is assigned to work somewhere for a short period of time, but the family members do not go with them to that temporary duty station. So for instance, my husband is currently stationed that the US Naval Academy and it was a Permanent Change of Station (PCS). We got to come with him and the Navy paid. for TAD or Temporary Assignment of Duty, my husband would go somewhere alone and our children and I would stay behind in Maryland. Usually TAD's are for 90 days or less, which is why they won't move the entire family. Some times and probably in this case with the issues in Japan, your husband would have a temporary duty at the location you are in if he's already detached from his command. pretty much just something to do and get paid for while he's waiting.. )

My husband is a Marine and has orders to Iwakuni. We got word that he will be going as scheduled and we will have to stay behind until further notice. I don't know if it is the same for everyone but I hope it helps.

EKH, when is your husband going to Iwakuni? The word we got here is all inbounc PCS orders are on hold.

Not until October but we have a friend who left for Iwakuni last week... We are just hoping everything will work out!

Evening everyone.
I guess I'm glad I found this forum. (Though now I'll need to tell my wife about it.)
I had orders to the Essex out of Sasebo, but the Stop Movement cropped up and this is turning into a frustrating pile of suck.

I just recently returned from an IA to GTMO.
Because of that, I relocated my wife to Missouri. I was originally going to come back here to Virginia, check out and then go back and help both of us move.
As it stands, now I'm stuck here in Virginia, not having seen my wife in almost a year save for the three-week period following my return, and it turns out we're pregnant.
After spending almost seven years in Oceana, I'm ready to move on in my career and we were both really looking forward to this Japan billet.

Now I just hope that this "Stop Movement" becomes something that only takes a couple of weeks or months to resolve.

Anything would be better than just kinda sitting here dusting my heels while she's back in MO.

(I'll also apologize as I know this is kind of a morose first post for a forum board.)

Posted By Phantomgrift on 03-25-2011 2:25 AM
Evening everyone.
I guess I'm glad I found this forum. (Though now I'll need to tell my wife about it.)
I had orders to the Essex out of Sasebo, but the Stop Movement cropped up and this is turning into a frustrating pile of suck.

I just recently returned from an IA to GTMO.
Because of that, I relocated my wife to Missouri. I was originally going to come back here to Virginia, check out and then go back and help both of us move.
As it stands, now I'm stuck here in Virginia, not having seen my wife in almost a year save for the three-week period following my return, and it turns out we're pregnant.
After spending almost seven years in Oceana, I'm ready to move on in my career and we were both really looking forward to this Japan billet.

Now I just hope that this "Stop Movement" becomes something that only takes a couple of weeks or months to resolve.

Anything would be better than just kinda sitting here dusting my heels while she's back in MO.

(I'll also apologize as I know this is kind of a morose first post for a forum board.)

Well you are in luck since the stop movement order was lifted today for Sasebo and Okinawa, so if you have orders to Sasebo you should be able to execute them.

this is probably what you are looking for. Its the directive from the Sec Def about the stop movement:

http://www.yokota.af.mil/shared/med...17-052.pdf

what about the orders for yokosuka? how long are they normally in place for , or how long does everyone seeing this taking to get resolved.... i want to be with my husband

Teamkamere,

Your situation sounds exactly like ours. However, our dates are a month off from yours.

I am with you on the last part. While it seems so frustrating for us, considering the people of Japan we are extremely blessed.

My husband got orders in January that him and i were both suppose to be in Iwakuni at the end of March but because of some issues we had to get a extension.. which got accepted. Then a couple of days later we find out about the hold. My husband still has to go and has to be there before the end of April. I dont know how long the hold is going to be for and cant find any one who has the slightest clue on how long it will be for.. I was going to just move back home after he left... i have no kids, its just me.. and i no longer have my job, then we had read some where that they highly recommended me to stay right where i am, if i choose to relocate i lose my tmo/dmo privileges and we will have to pay for our stuff to be shipped to Japan ourselves. I currently live in base housing already... so this means while my husband is over there we cannot be put on the waiting list since were still occupying this house. If any one has any information on anything i would highly appreciate reading it. thanks

Hi... My husband is a Marine as well and he orders for Iwakuni in Jan. for 3 years accompanied..leaving by then end of april... Well he is still having to go.. and myself i have to stay at the base that he's stationed at now. So seeing that our issue is very similar to one another, i was wondering if you had any word on anything because i havent. I have no clue on whats going except for what i just told you. 

That and im not allowed to move anywhere when he leaves. I was thinking of just moving back to home state after he left if the hold was going to be awhile but apparently im not allowed.    If you know anything i would appreciate you sharing with me... if not i understand completely

                                                           Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Unfortunately, no one knows how long this Stop Movement order for the bases on Honshu is going to be. The nuclear situation is not critical where we're in danger, but it's not getting better any faster. I think the earliest answer anyone will get is when the new month hits --as they'll be doing a reevaluation on everything. People are waiting for orders to be available, as well as everything else.

I have no definite answer, but I honestly think no one will know anything until the beginning of next month.

According to NAVADMIN 100/11 it looks like Sasebo and Okinawa may not be affected by the stop movement anymore.

Posted By Zeniel on 03-29-2011 3:27 AM
According to NAVADMIN 100/11 it looks like Sasebo and Okinawa may not be affected by the stop movement anymore.

They're not, restrictions were lifted earlier last week. But the Stop Movement order is still in place for the bases that are located closer to the disaster zone on Honshu --aka, the ones that are involved in Operation Pacific Passage/Voluntary evacs.

So Iwakuni, I guess we'll see.

I believe they are still affected by the stop movement order, they are just not entitled to evacuation pay. It's a confusing order, but I am fairly certain that they are still stopped from a PCS. Read this paragraph from NAVADMIN 100/11:

2. THIS STOP MOVEMENT ORDER APPLIES TO ALL MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR
DEPENDENTS UNDER ORDERS TO REPORT TO COMMANDS OR ACTIVITIES IN THE COUNTRY OF
JAPAN FOR PERMANENT OR INTERMEDIATE DUTY. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT APPLY TO
PERSONNEL WITH TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL DUTY (TAD) ORDERS IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION
TOMODACHI. PERSONNEL SCHEDULED TO REPORT TO JAPAN IN A TAD STATUS DURING THE
NEXT 30 DAYS ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND TO DETERMINE
WHETHER THEY SHOULD EXECUTE TAD ORDERS AS SCHEDULED.

It goes on in paragraph 5 to differentiate between people on Honshu and people who aren't. And then in paragraph 6 and 7 to talk about the different allowances available.

This is followed by paragraph 8 that says:

8. THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE ADVISES U.S. CITIZENS TO AVOID TRAVEL TO THE
COUNTRY OF JAPAN AT THIS TIME. COMMANDING OFFICERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO
DISAPPROVE/CANCEL NON-ESSENTIAL LEAVE/TDY TRAVEL TO JAPAN. MEMBERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO VISIT HTTPS://WWW.FCG.PENTAGON.MIL FOR CURRENT DEPARTMENT OF
STATE TRAVEL ADVISORIES.

I think stop movement is still in effect for the whole country. I hope it is able to be lifted soon, but I don't think they've lifted it anywhere yet.

I just read through these threads. My husband and I had orders to report to Yokosuka by the first week of april and sold our home and cars. The day before the move hold our items were packed and taken and I am unable to get any answers as to where or if I can get my express shipment back. We are still in limbo and on leave hoping to get something more concrete soon. I have a school age child I pulled from school right before this happened and took our leave. Now we are up north waiting without knowing what or when we will hear differently. My concern is where to place my child in school now? Back at our old duty station or near family if my husband tours separately since he is assigned to the GW? Nobody can give us any straight answers. We took 5 days at the lodge during the shipment transition and have only 5 left technically paid for but we had already gotten rid of our home. I have all of our warm weather clothes and my newborn babys items in the express shipping. I have contacted the Obudsmen and everything is still up in the air. If anybody has any insight please let me know and as always I pray everyday for those in Japan and count my blessings.

Posted By Megz919 on 03-29-2011 3:07 AM

I'm not allowed to move anywhere when he leaves. I was thinking of just moving back to home state after he left if the hold was going to be awhile but apparently im not allowed.

Megz, where's this coming from? Who says you can't move anywhere when your husband moves?  It's sounds screwy & maybe it's true, but on the other hand maybe it's some clerk who's too lazy to figure out what your entitlements really are. I recommend you pull this thread a bit more, make them show you in writing, talk to a supervisor, etc. You might be able to arrange travel back to your home state.

I just posted this in the stop orders Sasebo thread. Found this on the the NPC website (www.npc.navy.mil), it has further explaination of the NAVADMIN 100/11 orders.

NPC Clarifies Japan PCS Stop Movement

Release Date: 03/23/2011

From Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs Office

MILLINGTON, Tenn. – In the wake of an immediate stop movement order, Navy Personnel Command (NPC) has provided clarification for Sailors with orders to Japan in NAVADMIN 100/11 released March 23.

As directed in NAVADMIN 084/11, the Navy has issued a temporary stop movement order for all personnel scheduled to report to Japan as either an ultimate duty station or an intermediate duty station in conjunction with a permanent change of station (PCS) move.

Under the new guidance, commanding officers and officers in charge in the affected areas are now able to request waivers to fill critical billets. Further, the new message adds clarity regarding Sailors who have orders to Japan including adding Immediate Superior-in-Commands (ISIC) and Navy Operations Support Commands (NOSC) as places where Sailors can report, the message also includes information about intermediate duty stations, guidance regarding placing Sailors on temporary additional duty (TAD) and changes the accounting code receiving commands should use to classify those Sailors on orders to Japan.

“We want Sailors to know that we’re in constant contact with forces in Japan and that our decisions are based on the best information and assessments available. As the situation changes we’ll keep you updated,” said Capt. Robert Weitzman, director of distribution management, NPC.

Commanding officers and officers in charge who want a waiver to the stop movement for critical billets should request one through their chain of command. The Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet is authorized to approve or disapprove waiver requests. Approvals will be sent through record message traffic and will specify whether the member is authorized to bring family members. Upon approval, Personnel Support Detachments (PSD) will process Sailors to transfer.

Personnel with orders to commands in Japan who have not yet detached from their current command are directed to remain in place unless their orders direct them to report to intermediate duty stations en route. Those Sailors should execute their orders and will stop at their final intermediate station.

Ships and embarked units getting underway and cannot retain detaching Sailors should put those service members on TAD orders to the Beach Detachment or the ISIC until further notice. Commands who gain these Sailors should notify NPC immediately.

Members who have detached from their command, but have not left their homeport area should check into their previous duty station, local Transient Processing Unit (TPU) or ISIC.

Members who have already detached from their command and have commenced travel to Japan should report to the nearest naval installation or NOSC.

Members assigned overseas, other than Japan, and who have orders to Japan should contact NPC for specific guidance.

Installations, ISICs, NOSCs, TPUs and Beach Detachments who receive these Sailors are directed to place them on TAD orders under Accounting Classification Code (ACC) 350. This is a change from the previous NAVADMIN. This ACC better fits the status of those Sailors affected by this message.

According to the message, there are two categories of personnel affected by the message: those with orders to areas other than the island of Honshu (such as Okinawa and Sasebo); and those with orders to Honshu (Atsugi, Misawa and Yokosuka).

Service members who have orders to areas other than Honshu are not eligible for authorized allowances – they receive the normal permanent change of station allowance. Since all entitlements are dependent on personal circumstances, Sailors should read the message and NAVADMIN 084/11. For questions regarding allowances, members should contact their nearest disbursing office or PSD.

The stop movement does not impact Sailors with outbound orders from Japan and they should continue to execute their orders.

Commands are directed to make every effort to contact affected Sailors in order to advise them of the contents of this message and have them contact NPC.

Sailors who have already shipped household goods (HHG) and vehicles to Japan should contact the Naval Supply Systems Command HHG helpline at 1-800-444-7789 or e-mail at nvtrnshhghelpline@navy.mil.

For more information, members or commands should contact the NPC Emergency Coordination Center at 1-877-414-5358 or via e-mail at NPC.CAT.CAPTAIN@navy.mil. Sailors are also reminded to log into the Navy Family Accountability and Assessment System at https://navyfamily.navy.mil to help the Navy track and assess support requirements. Further questions can be directed to the NPC Customer Service Center at 1-866-U-ASK-NPC (866-827-5672).

Been Reading up on NPC, about this. Hope this helps out. Its the newiest Message from the DoN. So what it says to me is dependents going to Sasabo and Okinawa are good to go.

RMKS/1. THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS) DIRECTS THE IMMEDIATE STOP MOVEMENT OF PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS) AND TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) NON- EMERGENCY ESSENTIAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL TO THE ISLAND OF HONSHU (SPECIFIC LOCATIONS: NAGOYA (AICHI PREFECTURE), TOKYO (TOKYO CAPITAL REGION), YOKOHAMA (KANAGAWA PREFECTURE), AND THE PREFECTURES OF AKITA, CHIBA, FUKUSHIMA, GUNMA, IBARAKI, IWATE, MIYAGI, NAGANO, NIIGATA, SAITAMA, SHIZOUKA, TOCHIGI, YAMAGATA AND YAMANASHI) PER REF A. THIS NAVADMIN APPLIES ONLY TO DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY NON-EMERGENCY ESSENTIAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL AND DOES NOT APPLY TO MILITARY PERSONNEL .

2. DUE TO THE DAMAGES AS A RESULT OF THE RECENT EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI THAT OCCURRED IN JAPAN, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE MOVEMENT OF PERSONNEL TO COMMANDS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED SPECIFIED LOCATIONS BE STOPPED EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. REF B AUTHORIZED DOD ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBERS (EFMS) LOCATED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED SPECIFIED LOCATIONS ON THE ISLAND OF HONSHU, JAPAN TO DEPART VOLUNTARILY. REF B FURTHER DIRECTED THE STOP MOVEMENT FOR TRAVEL TO SUCH LOCATIONS ON THE ISLAND OF HONSHU, JAPAN FOR ALL DOD EFMS. THE AUTHORIZED SAFE HAVEN IS THE 50 UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

3. APPLICABILITY: THIS STOP MOVEMENT AFFECTS ALL DON NON-EMERGENCY ESSENTIAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SCHEDULED TO REPORT TO COMMANDS AND ACTIVITIES AT THE ABOVE SPECIFIED LOCATIONS ON THE ISLAND OF HONSHU, JAPAN EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. NOTE: EMERGENCY ESSENTIAL POSITIONS ARE GENERALLY DESIGNATED AS SUCH IN THE CIVILIAN POSITION DESCRIPTION. EMERGENCY ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES ARE TYPICALLY NOTIFIED THAT THE POSITION IS EMERGENCY ESSENTIAL THROUGH DD FORM 2365 DTD FEB 2000, "DOD CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE OVERSEAS EMERGENCY-ESSENTIAL POSITION AGREEMENT." THIS STOP MOVEMENT WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT CONSISTENT WITH REF A. THIS NAVADMIN DOES NOT AFFECT DON EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY ON TDY IN THE ABOVE SPECIFIED LOCATIONS ON THE ISLAND OF HONSHU, JAPAN.

4. STOP MOVEMENT PROCEDURES: A. NON-EMERGENCY ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES WITH PCS OR TDY AUTHORIZATIONS TO THE ABOVE MENTIONED SPECIFIED LOCATIONS ON THE ISLAND OF HONSHU, JAPAN, WHO HAVE NOT YET COMMENCED TRAVEL, ARE DIRECTED TO STAY WITH THEIR LOSING ACTIVITY. B. NON-EMERGENCY ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES WITH PCS OR TDY AUTHORIZATIONS TO THE ABOVE MENTIONED SPECIFIED LOCATIONS ON THE ISLAND OF HONSHU, JAPAN WHO ARE IN TRANSIT SHOULD CONTACT THEIR GAINING ACTIVITY'S HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE FOR GUIDANCE.
 
5. INFORMATION REGARDING ENTITLEMENTS: THE FOLLOWING PROVIDES GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING ENTITLEMENTS. SPECIFIC ENTITLEMENTS ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFS C, D AND E AND ARE DEPENDENT ON THE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE'S INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES. FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING ENTITLEMENTS, EMPLOYEES SHOULD CONTACT THEIR NEAREST HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE (HRO). A. TEMPORARY QUARTERS SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE (TQSA ): MAY BE AUTHORIZED FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE VACATED THEIR PERMANENT QUARTERS (OCONUS) NOT TO EXCEED 90 DAYS IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF D. THE HRO IS AUTHORIZED TO APPROVE THE FIRST 30 DAYS. ANY EXTENSIONS REQUIRE APPROVAL THROUGH THE OFFICE OF CIVILIAN HUMAN RESOURCES (OCHR). B. ALLOWANCES: ALLOWANCES FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES UNABLE TO PROCEED TO THE NEW PERMANENT DUTY STATION DUE TO STOP MOVEMENT ARE AUTHORIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF D, SECTION 245. C. RECEIPTS: REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES INCURRED IS GOVERNED BY REFS D AND E. EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN COPIES OF LODGING RECEIPTS AND ANY EXPENSES THAT EXCEED $75. D. HOUSEHOLD GOODS SHIPMENTS: HOUSEHOLD GOODS SHIPMENTS FOR ALL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES AFFECTED BY THIS STOP MOVEMENT WILL BE DIVERTED BY THE ORIGINATING PERSONAL PROPERTY SHIPPING OFFICE TO THE NEAREST DOD- APPROVED STORAGE IN TRANSIT FACILITY UNTIL ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE IS PROVIDED REGARDING FURTHER MOVEMENT OF THE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE.

6. COMMANDING OFFICERS AND ACTIVITY HEADS MAY REQUEST A WAIVER TO THIS STOP MOVEMENT VIA THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND TO OCHR.
 
7. PERSONNEL WHO HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ARE NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED SHOULD CONTACT THEIR SERVICING HRO OR THE DON HR FAQ BOX AT DONHRFAQ(AT)NAVY.MIL FOR FURTHER GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE.

8. POINT OF CONTACT: MS. MARY ROTCHFORD, DIRECTOR OF STAFFING, OFFICE OF CIVILIAN HUMAN RESOURCES, AT (202) 685-6528 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (202) 685-6528 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, OR VIA EMAIL AT MARY.ROTCHFORD(AT)NAVY.MIL.

9. THIS MESSAGE IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 10. FURTHER GUIDANCE WILL BE DISSEMINATED AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. 11. RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1//

Its the newiest Message from the DoN. So what it says to me is dependents going to Sasabo and Okinawa are good to go.

That message applies ONLY to non-essential Civilian personnel. As in GS types. It has nothing to do with military dependents.

Any one heard anything on Iwakuni??

My husband is in Sasebo right now, i was supposed to be there sometime this week but because of the stop movement i cant fly to be with him and i am beyond frustrated. We had already sold our home, sent all of our stuff and we were on leave the day before he left. So now i am living out of a suit case sleeping on a fold out couch in my father in laws office room.

The navy wont give my husband the pays he deserves for having a family there either because i am not there yet, so that is another problem all together.

The most frustrating part is Sasebo has not been affected by the earthquake at all, they are having no issues. I dont understand why the stop movement is affecting parts of japan that are not having any issues at all. I did hear that the command there is working getting a blanket waiver for their base so families and sailors can report so i have my fingers crossed!

Posted By lbelurgi on 04-02-2011 2:18 AM
The navy wont give my husband the pays he deserves for having a family there either because i am not there yet, so that is another problem all together.

The most frustrating part is Sasebo has not been affected by the earthquake at all, they are having no issues. I dont understand why the stop movement is affecting parts of japan that are not having any issues at all. I did hear that the command there is working getting a blanket waiver for their base so families and sailors can report so i have my fingers crossed!

While you won't get the COLA and such for living in Japan until you are physically here you should be getting money for expenses while still being in the States! Are you still getting paid BAH? Or just a straight basic pay? And then of course you should get the Family Separation Pay if it gets to be over a month. My point is, you should be getting appropriate compensation for where you're located.

Sasebo isn't close to the action but the base is being used for Operation Tomodachi and hosting the ships that left Yokosuka. So it kinda leaves it into a state where resources are centered on the Operation even though life carries on pretty much normal there. I'm sure it will be lifted but you also got to understand they're waiting to see what happens up North. If things go "south" the base will need to focus it's attention even more on Operation Tomodachi. So you gotta be patient, we're only 3 weeks out and the Fukushima plants haven't gotten any better.

I think you'll get some news soon as orders are released around the middle of the month and I know people are biting their nails to see whats up if they're waiting to apply for Japan orders.