This is an FYI for those that have not heard of this new policy. Assistant Secretary of the Army - Manpower and Reserves has put out a new policy that all reserve soldiers on orders over 180 days must PCS to their temprorary duty location (except to a combat zone) or they must submit a request for a waiver, however the waiver which must be signed by a Major General and sent to the Sec-Def for approval will only receive 55% of their Per-diem. I am still amazed at how few reservists know about this policy. It was put into effect in August, however it was delayed until 31 January as they did not notify the soldier in a timely manner. I can understand the bottom-line reasons behind this new policy, but this is truly a new way of hurting the soldier and their families.