when you travel to Germany on military orders, do you go on a commercial flight or...

[carito]

...military flight? From the US. I was just wondering how does that work. Do they pay for a commercial ticket, you buy your tickets and then get a "refund", do you fly on a military flight?
with spouse.

 

[questioner]

Usually military flights on a C-130 from different branches or sometimes (usually officers or people with family) they go commercial.

 

[regerugged]

Yes to all of the above. Usually, if only a few people are being transferred at one time, you get prepaid tickets for commercial airliners. The tickets are non-refundable. If a whole unit is deploying, the unit goes in military air craft. If you have to leave on very short notice, you buy the ticket then get reimbursed.

 

[Spocktrhpt]

most service people fly on military flights. they originate from NJ, I believe.