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Government Meal Rate
Frequently Asked Questions
Updated: 05/23/13
- What is the current Government meal rate?
- How often is the Government meal rate changed?
- What rate do midshipmen and cadets use?
- Is the rate changing for 2013?
- Where can I find this information in the JFTR and JTR?
- Where can I find more information on Government meal rates?
1. What is the current Government meal rate?
See the table below.
Effective 1 January 2013 - 31 December 2013, the OSD Comptroller announced the GMR is $11.70. The breakdown is as follows:
| Meal |
Discount
Meal Rate |
Surcharge
Amount |
Full
Meal Rate |
| Breakfast |
$2.10 |
$.40 |
$2.50 |
| Lunch |
$3.95 |
$.65 |
$4.60 |
| Dinner |
$3.95 |
$.65 |
$4.60 |
| Total |
$10.00 |
$1.70 |
$11.70 |
2. How often is the Government Meal Rate (GMR) changed?
Typically, every year the rate is reviewed and revised, if necessary, by the OSD Comptroller. The rates above are effective 1 January 2013 - 31 December 2013.
3. What rate do midshipmen and cadets use?
Effective 1 October 2008 the meal rate for cadets/midshipmen is equivalent to the Enlisted Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) rate.
4. Is the rate changing for 2013?
Yes. The 2012 Standard GMR of $11.55 (total of breakfast, lunch and dinner) is raised to $11.70. See Table above for the breakdown of individual meal and surcharge amounts.
5. Where can I find this information in the JFTR and JTR?
See APP A, Part 1, definition of GOVERNMENT MEAL RATE.
6. Where can I find more information on Government meal rates?
For more information on GMR see the DoDFMR. For current yearly updates on the GMR see http://comptroller.defense.gov/rates/fy2013/2013_g.pdf.
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