P 111605Z SEP 15
FM DFAS CLEVELAND OH
TO AIG 4676
AIG 4678
BT
UNCLAS
BT
UNCLAS
SUBJ/GRANDFATHERED SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB)
FY16 ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS DATE FOR MEMBERS WHO REENLISTED
PRIOR TO 1 OCTOBER 2012//
MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 41/15//
REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/081850ZSEP12//
REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/30JAN07//
REF/C/MPA 28/13 //
NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 273/12 SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS
AND POLICY UPDATE. REF B IS OPNAVINST 1160.8A, SELECTIVE
REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM INSTRUCTION.//
POC/IDALIZ WILLIAMS/MILITARY PAY OPERATIONS-CLEVELAND CODE JFLQ/
SYSTEM LIAISON AND PROCEDURE DIVISION//TEL: DSN 580.5886/
TEL:COMM:216.522.5886//
RMKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO REPORT THE
SETTLEMENT DATE FOR FY16 SRB ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS FOR MEMBERS WHO
REENLISTED PRIOR TO 1 OCTOBER 2012.  AS STATED IN REF A,
ALL MEMBERS REENLISTING AND RECEIVING THEIR INITIAL SRB PAYMENT
PRIOR TO 1 OCTOBER 2012 WILL BE GRANDFATHERED UNDER THE SRB
ANNIVERSARY PAYMENT POLICY STATED IN PARA 13 OF REF B,
AND CONTINUE TO RECEIVE ANNIVERSARY PAYMENTS ANNUALLY IN OCTOBER
UNTIL THE FULL CONTRACTED DISBURSEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED.
2.  FY16 SRB ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS FOR GRANDFATHERED MEMBERS ON EFT WILL
CONTAIN SETTLEMENT DATES OF 01 OCT 15.  PAYMENTS WILL ALSO
BE DEPOSITED INTO THE MEMBERS' FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ON 01 OCT 15.
3.  EFT MEMBERS.  NO ACTION IS REQUIRED BY FINANCE OFFICES TO MAKE
PAYMENT.  PAYMENT WILL BE SYSTEMATICALLY MADE VIA DAILY EFT PAYROLL
FROM DFAS-CL USING THE PL PAYMENT FID.
4.  INFORMATION ON THE SRB ENTITLEMENT CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE MMPA
AND INFORMATION ON THE PAYMENT CAN BE OBTAINED BY VIEWING THE EFT
PAYMENT HISTORY FILE USING THE VERB RPHA.  MEMBERS ENTITLED TO A
SRB INSTALLMENT WHO INDICATE THEIR BANK HAS NOT RECEIVED PAYMENT
SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH THE EFT TRACE NUMBER OBTAINED FROM RPHA.
THE TRACE NUMBER SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
SO THAT THEY MAY LOCATE THE FUNDS WITHIN THEIR BANKING FACILITY.
5.  REF C ANNOUNCED NAVY POLICY TO PAY NON- GRANDFATHERED SRB BONUS ON
OR AFTER 1 OCT 2012 ON THE ANNIVERSARY DATE UNTIL THE FULL CONTRACTED
DISBURSEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED.
6.  WIDEST DISSEMINATION REQUESTED.//