CBI 205.39 - FIELD OPERATIONS ALLOWANCE
(1) (Definition) In this instruction, "field operation" means an operation ordered by the Chief of the Defence Staff or a field exercise or training exercise carried out under the authority of National Defence Headquarters or an officer commanding a command, formation, base or unit, in which an officer or non-commissioned member is required to live under field conditions for a period of not less than 24 consecutive hours, but does not include a survey operation.
(2) (Eligibility) Subject to paragraph (3), an officer or non-commissioned member is entitled, when on duty on a field operation away from the permanent facilities normally occupied at the member's base or other unit or element, to
(a) $16.41 for each complete 24-hour period of that duty; and
(b) $16.41 for any remaining period of that duty that is of six or more hours duration.
(3) (Limitations) An officer or non-commissioned member
(a) is not entitled to Field Operations Allowance when the member is entitled to Joint Task Force 2 Allowance under CBI 205.385 or on adventure training;
(b) is not entitled to Field Operations Allowance when the member is in receipt of Post Differential Allowance under the Military Foreign Service Regulations; or
(c) who is on temporary duty and entitled to Field Operation Allowance, is not entitled to incidentals under paragraph (5) of CBI 209.30 (Travelling Expenses - Conditions and Entitlements) while in receipt of Field Operation Allowance.
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CBI 209.30 - TRAVELLING EXPENSES - CONDITIONS AND ENTITLEMENTS
(7) (Net period of 24 hours or more) When an officer or non-commissioned member who is on duty away from their base or other unit or element for a net period of 24 hours or more is provided with quarters and is supplied with rations at the place of temporary duty, the member is entitled to the incidental expense allowance, except if the member
(a) is undergoing training, drill or a course of instruction at a camp temporarily established for that purpose;
(b) is receiving Field Operations Allowance under CBI 205.39; or
(c) is hospitalized.