DTS training video available to aid in January transition

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  • By Senior Airman Elizabeth Van Patten
  • 94th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. --  Come January, Air Force Reserve Command will have completed phase I the Defense Travel System deployment across the command. DTS is used to prepare reservations and generate travel vouchers, as well as other functions.

Dobbins personnel will be held accountable for creating their own individual DTS accounts before the new year to ensure their smooth transition into use of the system. Over the past six months, many Airman on base have attended DTS training during drill weekends.

The DTS program will be vital to every member, yet for some it could also be complicated.

Dobbins Air Reserve Base now offers an instructional video to ensure that DTS issues are solved, and that the member takes away more than just knowledge for the future. The video offers step-by-step instructions for completing the travel voucher process.

"The intent of the video is to introduce you to DTS and familiarize you with the necessary steps to process a basic authorization or voucher," said Maj. Isidro Reneria-Silva, 94th Finance Office officer in charge. "As with any new system, the more we use it--the more proficient we become with it."

In March 2013 Dobbins is scheduled to implement phase II which will eliminate some existing limitations, according to Reneria-Silva. The only limitations that will remain in place after phase II are:
- Inactive duty training in conjunction with active duty training
- Inactive duty training outside normal commute or $300 rule
- Members without government travel card
- Temporary Duty to school (Air Education & Training Command)
- CED orders

Your DTS profile is not connected to myPay or any other DOD user accounts.

"As Department of Defense employees and military members, DTS has become a part of our lives as we travel to meet mission requirements," said Reneria-Silva. "I challenge each of you to embrace DTS and take advantage of the benefits it offers. Enjoy the video and safe travels."

Users can visit the 94th Airlift Wing Training Video website for more DTS information and training, or contact your unit's Organizational Defense Travel Administrators.