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Military TDY: Temporary Duty Assignment Explained

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The U.S. Armed Forces issue different types of military travel orders to personnel.

Your military travel orders pertain to changes in your duty location and the duration, and may also impact your military pay.

Military TDY (Temporary Duty) is one common type of military travel order .

Get all your questions answered about Temporary Duty (TDY) status and what you can expect to experience with this type of order.

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What is TDY?

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The U.S. Military has three primary types of military travel orders:

  • Permanent Change of Station (PCS)
  • Temporary Duty (TDY)
  • Deployments Orders

It is important to keep in mind that the three types of military assignment orders are not the same and each has its own characteristics.

Your military orders may affect how long you serve at the post, the specific location, and special duty pay.

Temporary Duty (TDY) is defined by the Department of Defense as:

Duty at one or more locations, away from the permanent duty station (PDS), under an order, providing for further assignment or pending further assignment, to return to the old PDS or to proceed to a new PDS.

Military branches under the U.S. Armed Forces have different references for Military TDY, like TAD (temporary additional duty) or TCS (temporary change of station).

However, they all mean basically the same thing that your military orders are temporary.

The primary difference between Military TDY and other orders is that it grants authorization for a service member to perform work away from the permanent duty station.

The Department of Defense requires the label Military TDY (or one of its variants) to approve travel pay, per diem, and coverage of other expenses to assist the soldier.

Since the assignment is temporary, the service member can expect a shorter stay than a permanent station assignment, however, the length of the orders may vary.

The individual details of TDY orders are fleshed out with each commitment.

The specifics of your Military TDY outline expected duration, amount of travel pay, coverage of expenses, housing and food support, transportation, and other forms of assistance.

How long is a TDY?

Military TDY is temporary for military orders, so the length is generally not longer than 180 days.

Temporary duty orders may range anywhere from a few days to a half year.

Long-term TDY is any orders which specify longer than 30 days.

TDY per diem rates depend on the location you have orders for. It will also include reimbursement for lodging, meals, and incidentals. 

Use this calculator to determine how much you can expect to receive. 

Military TDY is a stark contrast from Permanent Duty Assignments and Deployments, which have commitments of several months or years.

The Department of Defense authorizes TDY through Joint Travel Regulations.

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Is TDY considered a deployment?

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Technically there is a difference between a temporary duty assignment (TDY) and Deployment, even though they are both military orders.

Deployments are similar to military TDY, except that the service member is assigned to a specific operation.

Therefore, deployments usually reference combat operations that take place overseas.

When most civilians think of military orders, they commonly associate everything with being deployed, though that’s not always the case based on the actual military definition.

Deployment refers to assigning military personnel from a home station to somewhere outside the continental United States.

Mobilizations are also classified as deployments under the Department of Defense guidelines.

How does a TDY differ from a deployment?

The biggest difference between deployments and temporary duty assignments is the length of the orders.

Military TDY is short-term, with even longer stints requiring less than a half year of commitment.

On the other hand, deployments are typically longer and involve assignments outside the United States.

Additionally, deployments involve assignments to specific operations and usually in combat situations.

However, both types of military orders have similarities.

For example, military personnel must leave their home station for a different location under each type of order.

Military TDY is not always as serious as deployments.

For instance, a temporary duty assignment could mean nothing more than attending school, conferences, or a military-sponsored event.

Or it could pertain to a regular part of military duty where frequent travel is mandatory and the service member hopes to receive some form of compensation for their travel exs.

There are cases where military personnel earn TDY status even when working in the same geographic area as the home base to justify lodging and meal expenses associated with the duty.

Soldiers also rely on military TDY for house hunting and other searches when considering a new permanent change of station or out-processing from military service.

Can I go with my husband/wife on a TDY?

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One of the many perks of temporary duty assignments is that you can occasionally bring along the family.

The same is not true of deployments where it would put your spouse or other family members in danger.

If given the chance to bring along a spouse for your temporary duty assignment, you should welcome the opportunity, but keep in mind that pier diem rates are only calculated for the service member.

Military personnel often spend months away from family and friends, so having a unique opportunity like this to spend with a loved one is rare and special.

MilitaryShoppers.com put together a great resource on the topic.

It explains the pros and cons of tagging along with a significant other while he or she is on TDY.

The most important thing to keep in mind is that while you can live with your spouse while on temporary duty assignment, his or her time is still limited and it might drain your budget quickly.

Other than that, it’s an enticing opportunity to catch up after potentially months of separation.

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Will I get paid extra during a TDY?

Despite having to leave your home station, there is nothing more rewarding than a little extra pay in freedom.

It is exactly what temporary duty assignments provide to service members.

In fact, the reason that military personnel may request or seek TDY is the opportunity to put more in their wallet.

Military TDY usually grants per diem pay, which helps cover lodging, meals, and incidental expenses.

You get a set per diem pay regardless of what you actually spend each day on daily expenses.

As a result, if you budget accordingly, you can earn extra cash by pocketing whatever per diem you don’t spend on daily living expenses.

What kind of accommodations can I expect during a TDY?

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The accommodations of temporary duty assignments are nothing to brag about yet offer incentives that most military personnel don’t get to enjoy.

For example, the potential opportunity to take your significant other along with you when TDY is a major advantage for some.

Military personnel may get the opportunity to stay at furnished apartments or long-term stay hotels.

Long-term stays help save you money on your per diem since you can cook your own meals as opposed to dining out all of the time.

Furnished apartments may also include laundry and other housing services to save even more money.

Service members on TDY may also request a cash advance of 60-80% of the total value.

It helps cover move-in costs as opposed to spending out of their own pocket.

Some military organizations deem anything over 30 consecutive calendar days. 

For this reason, it allows partial reimbursement of living expenses prior to concluding the assignment.

Military TDY, or temporary duty assignments, refer to relatively short-term military travel orders away from a home station.

Temporary duty assignments range from a couple of days to under six months.

Military TDY is a good thing for soldiers despite the travel arrangements, as it helps cover lodging, food, and transportation regarding the orders.

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Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 114–328, § 510A(c) , added subpar. (A) and struck out former subpar. (A) which read as follows: “shall be limited to assignments in which the officer gains significant experience in joint matters; and”.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 114–328, § 510A(d) , struck out subsec. (d). Text read as follows:

“(1) In this chapter, the term ‘critical occupational specialty’ means a military occupational specialty involving combat operations within the combat arms, in the case of the Army, or the equivalent arms, in the case of the Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, that the Secretary of Defense designates as critical.

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2015—Subsec. (a)(1)(F). Pub. L. 114–92 added subpar. (F).

2013—Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 112–239 substituted “student assignments for joint training and education” for “assignments for joint training and education, except an assignment as an instructor responsible for preparing and presenting courses in areas of the curricula designated in section 2155(c) of this title as part of a program designated by the Secretary of Defense as joint professional military education Phase II”.

2011—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 111–383, § 521(1)(A) , substituted “integrated” for “multiple” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (a)(1)(D). Pub. L. 111–383, § 521(1)(B) , substituted “or” for “and”.

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 111–383, § 521(2) , added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2), which read as follows: “In the context of joint matters, the term ‘multiple military forces’ refers to forces that involve participants from the armed forces and one or more of the following:

“(A) Other departments and agencies of the United States.

“(B) The military forces or agencies of other countries.

“(C) Non-governmental persons or entities.”

2006—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–364, § 519(a) , amended heading and text of subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “In this chapter, the term ‘joint matters’ means matters relating to the integrated employment of land, sea, and air forces, including matters relating to—

“(1) national military strategy;

“(2) strategic planning and contingency planning; and

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Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 100–180, § 1303(b) , added subsec. (f).

Amendment by Pub. L. 109–364 effective Oct. 1, 2007 , see section 519(e) of Pub. L. 109–364 , set out as a note under section 664 of this title .

Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 534(c) , Oct. 28, 2004 , 118 Stat. 1901 , provided that:

Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title XIII, § 1302(c)(2) , Dec. 4, 1987 , 101 Stat. 1170 , directed the Secretary of Defense to publish a revised list under subsec. (b)(2) of this section not later than six months after Dec. 4, 1987 , which would take into account the amendments to this section and section 661 of this title made by Pub. L. 100–180, § 1302 .

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DUTY ASSIGNMENT

Pronunciation (us):    (gb): , ipa (us): .

  Dictionary entry overview: What does duty assignment mean?  

• DUTY ASSIGNMENT (noun)   The noun DUTY ASSIGNMENT has 1 sense:

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  Familiarity information: DUTY ASSIGNMENT used as a noun is very rare.

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• DUTY ASSIGNMENT (noun)

Sense 1

A duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

assignment ; duty assignment

Context example:

hazardous duty

Hypernyms ("duty assignment" is a kind of...):

duty (work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "duty assignment"):

guard ; guard duty ; sentry duty ; sentry go (the duty of serving as a sentry)

fatigue ; fatigue duty (labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on))

charge ; commission ; mission (a special assignment that is given to a person or group)

reassignment (assignment to a different duty)

sea-duty ; service abroad ; shipboard duty (naval service aboard a ship at sea)

shore duty (naval service at land bases)

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Temporary duty (TDY) is duty at one or more locations, away from the permanent duty station (PDS), under orders providing for further assignment, or pending further assignment, to return to the old PDS or to proceed to a new PDS

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Special Duty Assignment Pay

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If you are an enlisted member who is performing duties which have been designated as extremely difficult or involving an unusual degree of responsibility in a military skill, you may be entitled to Special Duty Assignment Pay (SDAP).

The following table reflects the most recent SDAP monthly rates:

What Military Specialties Qualify For Special Duty Assignment Pay?

Some of the qualifying military specialties include:

  • Nuclear Trained Sailors
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Production Recruiter
  • White House Communications Agency
  • Defense Threat Reduction Agency
  • Defense Courier Operations
  • Senior Enlisted Advisor to the JCS

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Definition of duty

 (Entry 1 of 2)

Definition of duty  (Entry 2 of 2)

function , office , duty , province mean the acts or operations expected of a person or thing.

function implies a definite end or purpose or a particular kind of work.

office is typically applied to the function or service associated with a trade or profession or a special relationship to others.

duty applies to a task or responsibility imposed by one's occupation, rank, status, or calling.

province applies to a function, office, or duty that naturally or logically falls to one.

task , duty , job , chore , stint , assignment mean a piece of work to be done.

task implies work imposed by a person in authority or an employer or by circumstance.

duty implies an obligation to perform or responsibility for performance.

job applies to a piece of work voluntarily performed; it may sometimes suggest difficulty or importance.

chore implies a minor routine activity necessary for maintaining a household or farm.

stint implies a carefully allotted or measured quantity of assigned work or service.

assignment implies a definite limited task assigned by one in authority.

Examples of duty in a Sentence

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'duty.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

Noun and Adjective

Middle English duete , from Anglo-French deueté, dueté , from deu due

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing duty

  • line of duty
  • in the line of duty
  • heavy - duty
  • duty - free
  • report for duty
  • duty to retreat
  • beyond the call of duty
  • active duty
  • succession duty
  • went beyond the call of duty
  • temporary duty
  • double duty

Dictionary Entries Near duty

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“Duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duty. Accessed 16 Feb. 2024.

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Kids definition of duty, legal definition, legal definition of duty.

Anglo-French deuté indebtedness, obligation, from deu owing, due, from Old French see due

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  1. Duty assignment

    /ˌdudi əˌsaɪnmənt/ IPA guide Other forms: duty assignments Definitions of duty assignment noun a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces) synonyms: assignment see more Cite this entry Style: MLA "Duty assignment." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/duty assignment.

  2. PDF DOD INSTRUCTION 1300

    by Section 668 of Title 10, U.S.C., as joint duty assignments (JDAs). d. Limit critical standard joint duty assignments (S-JDAs) on the joint duty assignment list (JDAL), pursuant to Section 661 of Title 10, U.S.C., to positions that: (1) Require incumbents who are previously trained, educated, and experienced in joint matters; or

  3. Duty assignment

    1. duty assignment - a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty" assignment duty - work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job" guard duty, sentry duty, sentry go, guard - the duty of serving as a sentry; "he was on guard that night"

  4. Military TDY: Temporary Duty Assignment Explained

    Temporary Duty Assignments (TDY) are relatively short term military orders where you leave your home station. Image: Army.com The U.S. Military has three primary types of military travel orders: Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Temporary Duty (TDY) Deployments Orders

  5. Temporary duty assignment

    Temporary duty travel ( TDY ), also known as temporary additional duty ( TAD ), is a designation reflecting a United States Armed Forces service member's—or civilian Department of Defense employee's—travel or other assignment at a location other than the traveler's permanent duty station as authorized by the Joint Travel Regulations.

  6. PDF Department of Defense INSTRUCTION

    relevant to the definition of joint matters in chapter 38 of Reference (c). Such progressive levels of joint qualification will be known as: Level II, Level III (referred to as joint qualified officer ... That critical standard joint duty assignments (S-JDAs) on the joint duty assignment list (JDAL), pursuant to section 661 of Reference (c ...

  7. 10 U.S. Code § 668

    That definition—. (A) shall be limited to assignments in which—. (i) the preponderance of the duties of the officer involve joint matters and. (ii) the officer gains significant experience in joint matters; and. (B) shall exclude student assignments for joint training and education. (2) The Secretary shall publish a joint duty assignment ...

  8. Assignment (law)

    Assignment [1] is a legal term used in the context of the laws of contract and of property. In both instances, assignment is the process whereby a person, the assignor, transfers rights or benefits to another, the assignee. [2] An assignment may not transfer a duty, burden or detriment without the express agreement of the assignee.

  9. Special Duties & Other Assignments

    Recruiting duty is a vital assignment in the Marine Corps, as it puts Marines in the position of ensuring the standards of our Corps remain high. Those Marines selected for recruiting duty carry the essential duty of screening, selecting, and preparing the next generation of Marines for the physical and mental rigors of recruit training.

  10. joint duty assignment (US DoD Definition)

    joint duty assignment. An assignment to a designated position in a multi-Service, joint or multinational command or activity that is involved in the integrated employment or support of the land, sea, and air forces of at least two of the three Military Departments. Such involvement includes, but is not limited to, matters relating to national ...

  11. Need to Know: Other duties as assigned

    Specifically, it allows supervisors flexibility in assignment of duties and covers unexpected tasks or situations which arise periodically in any organization. However, the ambiguity of "other ...

  12. eCFR :: 5 CFR Part 334 -- Temporary Assignments Under the

    Temporary Assignments Under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) 334.101 - 334.108. § 334.101. Purpose. § 334.102. Definitions. § 334.103. Requirements for approval of instrumentalities or authorities of State and local governments and "other organizations.". § 334.104.

  13. Assignment

    The Assignment Management System (AMS) is a web application that houses multiple applications in support of officer assignments, enlisted assignments, commander responsibilities, and individual Air Force members. Users have access to a portion of their own personnel data and the ability to use manning tools, volunteer for available assignments, and review career field information using AMS.

  14. TEMPORARY DUTY ASSIGNMENT Definition

    TEMPORARY DUTY ASSIGNMENT or "TDY" will herein mean a voluntary assignment to a station or location other than the station in which the employee is normally assigned in order to support operations for a known period of time. TEMPORARY DUTY ASSIGNMENT. (TDY) means assigning a Flight Attendant to another base for a full month 's temporary duty.

  15. What does duty assignment mean? definition, meaning and audio

    Sense 1 Meaning: A duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces) Classified under: Nouns denoting acts or actions Synonyms: assignment; duty assignment Context example: hazardous duty Hypernyms ("duty assignment" is a kind of...): duty (work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons)

  16. What does duty assignment mean?

    A duty assignment refers to a task, responsibility, or job that is assigned to a particular individual or group within a specific period. It involves the process of delegating roles or tasks to employees, team members, or officers to accomplish certain organizational goals or objectives.

  17. Duty Assignment Definition

    Duty Assignment means any duties or responsibilities other than Flight Duties. The term "Base" means the common domicile of Flight Crewmembers from which operations are conducted. Sample 1 Based on 1 documents Examples of Duty Assignment in a sentence

  18. Commissioned Corps Management Information System

    Temporary Duty with the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service. Temporary duty (TDY) is duty at one or more locations, away from the permanent duty station (PDS), under orders providing for further assignment, or pending further assignment, to return to the old PDS or to proceed to a new PDS. TDY travel is to one or more places ...

  19. Special Duty Assignment Pay

    The following table reflects the most recent SDAP monthly rates: Monthly Special Duty Assignment Pay Rates. SD-1. $75. SD-2. $150. SD-3. $225.

  20. Duty Definition & Meaning

    duty: [noun] conduct due to parents and superiors : respect.

  21. PDF Tour Lengths and Tours of Duty OCONUS

    The standard tour length for a DoD Service member stationed OCONUS is 36 months in an accompanied tour and 24 months in an unaccompanied tour. Hawaii and Alaska are exceptions, with a tour length of 36 months for both accompanied and unaccompanied tours. Military Departments or Combatant Commands may provide conclusive evidence that a specific ...

  22. Assignment vs Duty

    (education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework. Mrs Smith gave out our assignments , and said we had to finish them by Monday. (legal) A transfer of something from one person to another, especially property, or a claim or right. The assignment of the lease has not been finalised yet.

  23. Light Duty Assignment Definition

    Light Duty Assignment. definition. Light Duty Assignment form, as set forth in Appendix E, will be used to provide notice to the sworn employee, the assigned Supervisor and Commander, the Schedule Officer, the Attendance Secretary, the Payroll Clerk, and the employee 's present Supervisor and Commander. Light Duty Assignment means the ...