The DD Form 714 identifies assigned or attached military personnel authorized to subsist without paying for a meal in the dining facility. BAS Soldiers may be issued a DD Form 714 under conditions specified in paragraph 3–7.

Once the Soldier reports to the unit for full time duty, the commander will either issue a meal card OR if not, submit a DA Form 4187 to the military pay office to stop the deductions effective that date.

Meal Cards are issued by the unit's administrative section to Servicemembers who do not receive a sustenenance allowance and are assigned to that unit. The meal card allows the Servicemember to eat at a military dining facility at no cost to the Servicemember.

BAS is meant to offset costs for a member's meals. This allowance is based in the historic origins of the military in which the military provided room and board (or rations) as part of a member's pay. This allowance is not intended to offset the costs of meals for family members.

WHEN COMPLETED, THIS FORM CONTAINS INFORMATION SUBJECT TO THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974. PRESCRIBING DOCUMENT: DoD Financial Management Regulation, Volume 7A,Chapter 25 "Subsistence Allowances"

They receive BAS as for other members on temporary duty. If they are entitled to partial BAS at their permanent duty station and receive per diem or reimbursement for meals under the JFTR for their shore patrol duty, they become entitled to BAS at the SEPRATS rate.