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SUBJ/HARDSHIP DUTY PAY-TEMPO BETA TEST MILPAY PROCEDURES//
MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 37/14//
REF/A/DOC/NAVADMIN 221/14 DTG R 261609Z SEP 14//
REF/B/MEMO/ASN/17SEP14/NOTAL//
REF/C/MEMO/USD/01NOV13/NOTAL
NARR/REF A ANNOUNCED THE AUTHORITY TO PAY HARDSHIP DUTY PAY-TEMPO
EFFECTIVE 17SEP14. REF B IS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY 
(MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS) MEMO, AUTHORIZATION FOR PAYMENT OF 
HARDSHIP DUTY PAY-TEMPO. REF C IS THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 
(PERSONNEL AND READINESS) MEMO, DEPLOYMENT-TO-DWELL POLICY REVISION.//
POC/NPC HDP-T MILPAY FUNCTIONAL LEAD NPC PERS-2 MR. RON ATES (901) 
874-4363, NPC HDP-T PERSTEMPO FUNCTIONAL LEAD NPC PERS-3 MR. WILLIAM 
MCCLAIN (901) 874-2315//
RMKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO ANNOUNCE THE AUTHORIZATION 
TO COMMENCE BETA TESTING OF HARDSHIP DUTY PAY-TEMPO. THE HDP-T BETA 
TEST PERIOD IS SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 TO OCTOBER 17, 2014.  CONTINGENT UPON 
A SUCCESSFUL BETA TEST THE GOAL IS TO COMMENCE LIVE DATA SUBMISSIONS TO 
DFAS CLEVELAND FOR PAYMENT PROCESSING AFTER THE OCTOBER 2014 EOM ON 
OCTOBER 23RD. AUTHORIZATION TO COMMENCE LIVE DATA SUBMISSIONS WILL BE 
ISSUED UNDER SEPCOR.
2.  ENTITLEMENT. TO COMPENSATE SAILORS FOR EXTENDED DEPLOYMENTS, PER 
REF A EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 17, 2014, THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY HAS 
AUTHORIZED HARDSHIP DUTY PAY-TEMPO (HDP-T) FOR SAILORS, ACTIVE AND 
RESERVES WHO ARE DEPLOYED BEYOND 220 CONSECUTIVE DAYS, PER REF B.  
HDP-T WILL BE PAID AT A RATE OF $495 PER MONTH, PRORATED DAILY AND 
SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE TAXES.  SAILORS BECOME 
ELIGIBLE FOR HDP-T WHEN DEPLOYED FOR 221 DAYS OR MORE CONSECUTIVE 
DAYS IN AN OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENT.  OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENTS, AS 
DEFINED IN REFERENCE (C), INCLUDE SCHEDULED DEPLOYMENTS FOR AFLOAT, 
AVIATION, AND SUBMERGED UNITS, OPERATING IN A BATTLE GROUP, STRIKE 
FORCE OR BATTALIONS, USMC UNITS, INDEPENDENT DEPLOYERS, AND UNITS AND 
INDIVIDUALS DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF OCONUS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.
3.  MILPAY WORKFLOW/DWOWS. UPON RECEIPT OF THE DIGITALLY SIGNED 
PERSTEMPO PAY CERTIFICATION REPORT FROM THE COMMAND, MILPAY PERSONNEL 
ON BOARD NON-PSD AFLOAT UNITS, OR PSD AFLOAT FOR REPORTS RECEIVED VIA 
TOPS FROM UNITS SERVICED BY A PSD--WILL PRINT/RETAIN THE CERTIFICATION 
REPORT AND FORWARD THE PERSTEMPO SPREADSHEET AS AN ATTACHMENT TO DFAS 
(JFLQ) VIA DWOWS FOR CENTRAL SITE PROCESSING IN DJMS.  
STEP A. DWOWS CASE DATA ELEMENTS. WHEN OPENING A DWOWS CASE FOR 
HDP-T SUBMISSION PLEASE ENSURE THE FOLLOWING DATA ELEMENTS ARE 
APPLIED: 
A. SYSTEM: 	SELECT ACTIVE DUTY IF ACTION IS DJMS-AC OR RESERVES 
		IF ACTION IS DJMS-RC
B. SSN: 	000009999
C. NAME: 	HDP-TEMPO
D. DEPARTMENT: 	JFLQ
E. CLERK CODE: 	MST
F. TYPE OF CASE:HDP-TEMPO
G. REC'D VIA: 	ADSN SUBMITTING REQUEST
H. REMARKS: 	INCLUDE REQUESTORS NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION 
		(EMAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER)
STEP B. PERSTEMPO PAY CERTIFICATION SHEET TRANSMITTAL NUMBER (PPTN).
FOR AUDIT READINESS PURPOSES THE PERSTEMPO PAY CERTIFICATION SHEET 
WILL BE THE KEY SUPPORTING DOCUMENT (KSD) SUPPORTING PAYMENT OF HDP-T. 
MILPAY PERSONNEL MUST RENAME THE PERSTEMPO PAY CERTIFICATION REPORTS 
(FORWARDED ATTACHMENTS) BASED ON THE MONTH, DAY, AND TIME INCLUDING 
SECONDS IN WHICH IT THE REPORT WAS PREPARED.  RENAME THESE UNIQUE 
FILES BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FORMAT: HDPT12345YYYYMMDDHHSS.
ELEMENT 1: HDPT
ELEMENT 2: FIVE DIGIT UIC OF SUBMITTING COMMAND
ELEMENT 3: FOUR DIGIT YEAR OF REPORT, I.E. 2014
ELEMENT 4: TWO DIGIT MONTH OF REPORT, I.E. 10 FOR OCTOBER
ELEMENT 5: TWO DIGIT DAY OF THE MONTH REPORT WAS PREPARED
ELEMENT 6: TWO DIGIT HOUR THE REPORT WAS PREPARED
ELEMENT 7: TWO DIGIT SECOND SEQUENCE THE REPORT WAS PREPARED.
STEP C. PPTN ON DWOWS COVER SHEET. MANUALLY AFFIXED THE PPTN'S ON ALL 
ATTACHMENTS SUBMITTED TO DFAS FOR HDP-T PROCESSING IN THE UPPER RIGHT 
HAND CORNER OF THE DWOWS TRANSMITTAL SHEET. FILE THE ANNOTATED DWOWS 
COVER SHEET AND THE PRINTED ATTACHED PERSTEMPO PAY CERTIFICATION SHEETS 
IN THE MILPAY RETAIN FILES FOR RETENTION FOR 6 YEARS 3 MONTHS PER 
SECNAVINST 5210.8D.
4. DFAS PROCESSING. UNTIL A PERMANENT FID IS PROGRAMMED IN DJMS ALL 
HDP-T TRANSACTIONS WILL BE PROCESSED BY DFAS (JFLQ) VIA DWOWS SUBMISSION.  
HDP-T WILL BE PROCESSED UTILIZING THE SAVED PAY FID-09 AND WILL REFLECT 
ON THE MEMBER'S MMPA WITH AN 09 FID AND A HDP-T ENTITLEMENT WITH A 14 FID 
PAY INDICATOR. ONCE A PERMANENT FID HAS BEEN PROGRAMMED INTO DJMS A 
SEPARATE MPA WILL BE ISSUED ANNOUNCING LOCAL PROCESSING VIA NSIPS OR DMO.
5. FEEDBACK REPORTS. SINCE THIS NEW ENTITLEMENT IS PROCESSED OUTSIDE THE 
NORMAL TRANSMISSION DELIVERY METHODS (NSIPS/DMO) DFAS WILL PROVIDE 
FEEDBACK ON ALL HDP-T TRANSACTIONS TO THE SUBMITTING ADSN--SEE 
PARAGRAPH 3, STEP A ELEMENTS G AND H ABOVE. ENSURE THAT ALL FEEDBACK 
REPORTS ARE WORKED IN A TIMELY MANNER TO ENSURE PROPER POSTING AND 
PAYMENTS BEING APPLIED TO ELIGIBLE MEMBER'S MMPA. 
6. PERSTEMPO HELP DESK. COMMANDS REQUIRING ASSISTANCE WITH THE PERSTEMPO 
SYSTEM CAN CONTACT THE PERSTEMPO HELP DESK AT PERSTEMPOHD@NAVY.MIL, OR BY 
CALLING (901) 874-4717, OPTION #1 (DSN: 882-4717, OPTION#1).
7. A SEPARATE MILITARY PAY ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED WHEN HDP-T IS READY 
FOR LIVE PAYMENT PROCESSING.
8. REQUEST WIDEST DISTRIBUTION POSSIBLE.//
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