ACCOMPANIED TOUR

A military member's dependent acquired through marriage, adoption, or other action during the course of a member's current tour of assigned duty. The term doesn't include persons dependent on the member or children born of a marriage that existed before the beginning of a current overseas tour.

Full-time duty in the active service (37 U.S.C. 101(18)) of a Uniformed Service, and includes full-time training duty, annual training duty, full-time National Guard duty, and attendance, while in the active service, at a school designated as a Service school by law or by the Secretary concerned. A member is considered to be on active duty while in [..]

The ratification or confirmation of an act already done.

The Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see 37 U.S.C. 101(4)).

The giving of permission before an act.

Travel authorized in official orders or by the secretarial process to allow Dependents to travel.

A destination authorized by official orders for the member and/or dependents.

BAGGAGE, UNACCOMPANIED

The code word used to designate a personal property shipment of a deceased member/employee.