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I don't know if things were different back then but nowadays either enlisted or officer can get reimbursed for personal use of a vehicle IF the personal use is advantages to the GOV or if preferred by the member for certain situations where the reimbursement does not exceed what it would have cost the GOV to fund the travel. In cases like moving to a new duty station, the member is given a mileage flat rate but they don't need to keep logs because the distance tables have already been calculated.
I don't think Chaplains travel that much for regular duty, besides around the base and in the local area. If a GOV vehicle was available for regular duties, he would NOT be reimbursed for travel expenses.
The guy was probably just particular and liked keeping track of his Benz's maintenance needs.
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73 280 SEL 4.5
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