The Navy Reserve Policy requires reservists to submit a travel claim within 5 business days after returning to their home regional travel office. Unfortunately, the Navy Reserve has more than $30 million in funds appropriated to support the training of the Navy Reserve Force, which is tied up in unliquidated transactions. The unliquidated records cause an inaccurate picture of the funds available for future training opportunities and signify the liabilities owed to reservists.

The project goal is to explain the outstanding travel obligations within the US Navy Reserve and to determine whether travel policy changes are needed.