Accommodation - courses query

[Dan_Brown]

Resettlement query:

I am attending a resettlement course at Cottesmore and have received a F008 back saying no accommodation, take this to your Travel Cell and they will book you a hotel. Sounds great, subsistence etc! But is this correct? Isn't Wittering or another unit nearby?

Also, i am attending a civvy course in Reading for 5 days and was told they would look for a Unit nearby - i was actually hoping for a hotel as what units are nearby? (Benson? Aldershot? I don't fancy an hours commute )) Also i was hoping to jump in the hotels wifi as evening study which requires internet access is involved.

Any thoughts?!

 

[chiprafp]

All you need is a non availability chit for any unit within 50 miles at our place if you have that then they will authorise hotels.

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[ScoobTech]

And there is an army unit just over the M4 if they really want to push the boat out.

 

[Dan_Brown]

All you need is a non availability chit for any unit within 50 miles at our place if you have that then they will authorise hotels.

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So i have to find all units within 50 miles and give them a call to see if they have accommodation? Bugger!!

 

[chiprafp]

A non availability chit for ANY unit within 50 miles ☺

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[metimmee]

A non availability chit for ANY unit within 50 miles ☺

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Are you sure this is correct? I know within London there's a spoc for accommodation to determine if there's any messes with availability...and they'll give you a F95 if there isnt. If I'm on a course for a week I wouldnt appreciate what could potentially be a journey of over an hour each way. I'm intrigued because my experience has been that if the unit I am visiting has no room and they give me a F95, then off to a hotel I go.

 

[Downsizer]

I'm intrigued because my experience has been that if the unit I am visiting has no room and they give me a F95, then off to a hotel I go.

Snap.........

 

[Dan_Brown]

OK, so..........i have my non-availability chit - do i go through my Travel cell or direct to HRG?

Normally i do the accommodation through HRG and it's a simple process, but it seems i jumping through hoops when i want to do something for personal development!

 

[chiprafp]

It may well be different here because we are an MOD establishment so maybe they are using civilian rules but that's the process here. We provide the chit and our admin then make the booking through hrg. Business cases have been put in before regarding commute times to courses.

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[LilStill]

OK, so..........i have my non-availability chit - do i go through my Travel cell or direct to HRG?Normally i do the accommodation through HRG and it's a simple process, but it seems i jumping through hoops when i want to do something for personal development!

Cancel my last, still asleep. There are seperate arrangements for Resettlement, your Resettlement Advisor should be aware of these. You may be absolutely fine on this occasion.