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I just finished a 6month TDY to the schoolhouse in October. I did the refusal of quarters thing, which meant that I would get reimbursed up to $39/day for lodging. That included my rent, utilities including internet, and furniture rental. All they did was add up the total reimbursement I requested, divided it by the number of days I was TDY, and since the number came out to < $39/day I was fully reimbursed. There is also per diem on top of this amount for food. If you get a non-a letter you get higher per diem for food, and the total you can get reimbursed for lodging is much higher ($80+ per day instead of $39). Sometimes the people working at lodging will give you the non-a letter for the entire time you're supposed to be TDY, and sometimes they will only give it to you for the period of time they actually have no vacancy.