This one should be simple, but it is not. I just wanted to know what to put on an Air Force form 938 for “MODE OF TRAVEL”. This wasn’t easy.
In the JFTR, https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/Docs/Training/DTA_App_C.pdf
Appendix K,
Table K-3 associates each travel mode with its description, expense category,
and single threshold.
TRAVEL MODES AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION TYPES
| OTHER TRANSPORTATION TYPE | MODE | DESCRIPTION | EXPENSE CATE | SINGLE THRESH |
| Comm Bus | CB | Bus Fare | COM. CARR.-I | 500 |
| CTO Fee (Central Bill) | CF-C | CTO FEE (GOVCC-C) | COM. CARR.-C | 150 |
| CTO Fee (Indiv Bill) | CF | CTO FEE (GOVCC-I) | COM. CARR.-I | 150 |
| Comm Air (Indiv Bill) | CP | Air Fare (GOVCC-I) | COM. CARR.-I | 1500 |
| Comm Air (Central Bill) | CP-C | Air Fare (GOVCC-C) | COM. CARR.-C | 1500 |
| Comm Rail (Indiv Bill) | CR | Train Fare (GOVCC-I) | COM. CARR.-I | 300 |
| Comm Rail (Central Bill) | CR-C | Train Fare (GOVCC-C) | COM. CARR.-C | 300 |
| CV | Ship Fare | COM. CARR.-C | 300 | |
| DGV | POC Use-Gov Vehicle Available | MILEAGE | 0 | |
| GA | Government Auto | TRANSPORT | 0 | |
| GB | Government Bus | TRANSPORT | 0 | |
| GP | Government Plane | COM. CARR.-G | 0 | |
| GV | Government Vessel | TRANSPORT | 0 | |
| GVA | POC Use-Dedi-cated Gov Vehicle | MILEAGE | 0 | |
| PA | Pvt Auto-TDY/TAD | MILEAGE | 500 | |
| PAL | Pvt Auto-Local | MILEAGE | 200 | |
| PAS | Passenger (No Claim) | TRANSPORT | 0 | |
| PAT | Pvt Auto-Terminal | MILEAGE | 50 | |
| PM | Private Motorcycle | MILEAGE | 500 | |
| PP | Private Plane | MILEAGE | 500 | |
| PV | Private Vessel | TRANSPORT | 500 | |
| TB | Prepaid Bus | COM. CARR.-T | 0 | |
| TP | Prepaid Plane | COM. CARR.-T | 0 | |
| TR | Prepaid Rail | COM. CARR.-T | 0 | |
| TV | Prepaid Vessel | COM. CARR.-T | 0 | |
| CA | Commercial Auto | RENTAL CAR | 500 |
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