How are travel orders prepared for military and DoD member witnesses?

• A. They are created in DTS by the case paralegal.
• B. They are created in DTS by the military/DoD member themselves; the case paralegal will provide the funding cross-org.
• C. They are prepared via paper forms with funding by CA.
• D. They are generated by finance and then approved by the judge advocate.

Answer: (B)

The key idea is that travel authorizations for military and DoD witnesses flow through the Defense Travel System and are initiated by the traveler themselves, with the case paralegal handling funding arrangements across organizations. In practice, the witness (military or DoD civilian) enters the trip details into DTS—dates, destination, purpose, and travel method. The case paralegal then arrangements funding cross-org, ensuring the correct funding source is charged and coordinating any interagency or cross-service funding as needed. This keeps the travel data authored by the person traveling, while the legal team ensures the financial side is properly set up. Other methods—paper forms, funding solely by CA, or finance-generated orders approved by a JAG—do not reflect the standard DTS-based process used for these travel orders.