P 281845Z SEP 12
FM DFAS CLEVELAND OH
TO AIG 4730
AIG 4676
AIG 4678

SUBJ/REVISED THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN ELECTION (TSP) TSP-U-1 FORM//
MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 50/12//
REF/A/DOC/TSP-U-1/FORM/OCT, 2012//
REF/B/WEBSITE/WWW.TSP.GOV//
NARR/REF A IS THE REVISED TSP ELECTION FORM FOR THE UNIFORM
SERVICES. REF B IS THE OFFICIAL TSP WEBSITE.//
POC/BARBARA BLOCK/CODE JFLQ/TEL:216-204-4308//
RMKS/1. THIS MILITARY PAY ADVISORY IS BEING ISSUED TO PROVIDE
INSTRUCTIONS IN CORRECTLY FILLING OUT REF A.
2. REF A HAS BEEN REVISED TO ACCOMMODATE THE ROTH TSP WORK-AROUND
FOR NAVY MEMBERS.
3. SECTION I HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED.
4. SECTION II HAS BEEN MODIFIED. THE SECTION FOR TRADITIONAL
(PRE-TAX) CONTRIBUTIONS WILL STILL BE BASED ON A PERCENTAGE.
THE SECTION FOR ROTH (AFTER-TAX) CONTRIBUTIONS WILL BE BASED
ON A WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT. THE MEMBER SHOULD TOTAL THE AMOUNT
TO BE CONTRIBUTED FROM BASIC PAY, MONTHLY INCENTIVE PAY, AND
MONTHLY SPECIAL PAY AND WRITE THE AMOUNT IN SECTION II, ROTH
CONTRIBUTION BASIC PAY LINE.  IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE ENTRY
IN THE BASIC PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND SPECIAL PAY LINES THE
FINANCE OFFICE SHOULD TOTAL THE ENTRIES AND USE THAT AMOUNT
FOR THE MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION.
FOR MORE THAN ONE CATEGORY OF PAY A WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT MUST
BE ENTERED FOR EACH CATEGORY. THESE AMOUNTS WILL BE ADDED
FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE ROTH CONTRIBUTION.
5. IF THE MEMBER IS CURRENTLY CONTRIBUTING TO TRADITIONAL
TSP AND WANTS TO KEEP THEM THE SAME THEY CAN WRITE "KEEP
CURRENT TRADITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS" UNDER SECTION II TRADITIONAL
CONTRIBUTIONS.  IF ANY CHANGE IS MADE TO TRADITIONAL
CONTRIBUTIONS THE ENTIRE SECTION FOR TRADITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
SHOULD BE FILLED IN. IF THE FORM IS NOT ANNOTATED WITH
"KEEP CURRENT TRADITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS" AND ANY OF THE BASIC
PAY, INCENTIVE PAY SPECIAL PAY OR BONUS LINES ARE BLANK,
THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED TO BE ZERO PERCENT. THIS COULD RESULT
IN CHANGES TO THE MEMBER ELECTIONS THAT WERE NOT INTENDED.
6. SECTION III, SECTION IV AND SECTION V HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED.
7. REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION POSSIBLE.//