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DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM SPECIALIST

U.S. Marine Corps

Department of the Navy

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$64,438 - $83,774

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March 12, 2026More DOD jobs →

GS-7 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $41,966 - $54,557

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-6. Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or 1 year graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves managing the Defense Travel System for the U.S.

Marine Corps in Hawaii, including setting up travel policies, training users, handling support issues, and ensuring compliance with military travel rules.

It's a great fit for someone with experience in administrative support, problem-solving in team settings, and a basic understanding of government travel processes who enjoys organizing systems and communicating clearly.

The role requires working with various military offices to keep travel operations running smoothly for units in the Pacific.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-07 level in federal or equivalent service, focusing on travel system administration
  • Practical knowledge of Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), Defense Travel System (DTS), and Government Travel Credit Card (GTCC) programs
  • Strong interpersonal skills for coordinating with help desks, offices, and teams
  • Ability to research policy issues, resolve complex problems, and implement business rules compliant with DoD and Marine Corps directives
  • Basic written and oral communication skills for training travelers and promulgating policies
  • Experience in planning and carrying out assignments, including administrative reviews and maintaining organizational structures
  • Familiarity with instructions, directives, and policies governing DTS operations

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Defense Travel System Specialist in the Headquarters and service Battalion (HQSVCBN), U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC) of MARINE FORCES PACIFIC.

This is a RE-ADVERTISEMENT of Announcement Number: ST-12898121-26-RJM. Applicants that have previously applied NEED to re-apply to this announcement.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Specialize experience must demonstrate the following: Instituting traveler training; Establishing Defense Travel System organizational hierarchy; Coordinating with Tier II help desk; Accepting travelers into organization; practical knowledge of Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), Defense Travel System (DTS), and Government Travel Credit Card (GTCC) programs; High level of inter personal skills; Knowledge and skill in researching policy issues; Possessing basic written and oral communication skills; Resourceful solving unique problems associated with DTS techniques; Resolving complex issues; Planning and carrying out assignments.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

  • You will serve as the DTS Compliance and Support Manager for HQSVCBN, MARFORPAC and its supported units.
  • You will implement and administer business rules compliant with DoD and Marine Corps directives.
  • You will promulgate command specific travel policy and mange administrative guidelines for processing travel requests, settling retravel vouchers, an archiving travel documents within DTS per DoD guidance
  • You will conduct administrative review of DTS operating methodologies and reporting practices as it pertains to DTS implementation /operations.
  • You will familiarize with all instructions, directives, orders, and policy letters that govern DTS.
  • You will maintain functional organization structure within HQSVCB, MARFRPAC in DTS.
  • You will implement and administer business rules and SOPs that are compliant with DoD, Marine Corps, and MARFORPAC directives and orders.
  • You will serve as the command liaison with the Commercial Ticketing Office (CTO) and the Defense Transportation Management Office (DTMO) for DTS, as well as GTCC supporting bank for HQSVCBN, MARFORPAC, and its supported units.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/6/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/6/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12903168-26-RJM