Moved to Charleston a few months ago, only the wife and I so we decided to make a few extra dollars and DITY. A few days after moving in I take all the receipts and required paperwork to TMO. No HHG to deal with, shouldn't be complicated. Everything's good to go and I ask them about how long until I'll see the money, they tell me "5-7" business days. I knew that was b/s but was hopeful anyways.
Two weeks roll by and I give them a call. "I'm sorry sir we are overwhelmed and we haven't had a chance to submit it yet" Alright, it's only been 10 business days so I'll wait a little longer. Three weeks and still nothing. This time I decide to drop in.
"I'm sorry sir we are undermanned and it's still sitting on our desk." This she tells me after I see her peers watching TV in the back room.
Exactly a month later I get a phone call to my cell. "Sir this is TMO, we need you to come in because the form you submitted is now out of date." YGTBFSM. I head into TMO with old copy in hand. It is the SAME EXACT FORM, it looks exactly the same as the one in my hand. Except the dates for submission have mysteriously been changed to exactly 30 days later and the signature block is blank.
Not sure if there is a reg for how long TMO can leave paperwork sitting or if they were trying to keep the supervisor misinformed but I did not have time to "discuss" it with the airman since I was planning for a flight immediately afterwards. Counted the days between when I actually submitted the paperwork until when I saw the money in my account and it was over 7 weeks. Thanks TMO, I don't have any bills or moving expenses to pay off on my mandated GTC.
Hadn't even thought about it until this thread rekindled the flame. As far as trans goes, hats off to the drivers at OKAS, always on time and mostly friendly. One guy even helped us move our bags onto the jet today!
