P 202022Z JUN 16
FM DFAS CLEVELAND OH/JFLQ//
TO AIG 4676
AIG 4678
AIG 4730
INFO DFAS CLEVELAND OH//
BT
UNCLAS
MSGID/GENADMIN/DFAS-CL CODE JFLQ//
SUBJ/NEW COLA LOCATION CODE FOR DIEGO GARCIA //
MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 17/16//
POC/IDALIZ WILLIAMS/DFAS-CL/JFLQ/COMM: 216-522-5886/EMAIL
IDALIZ.WILLIAMS.CIV@MAIL.MIL//
RMKS/1.  EFFECTIVE APRIL 16, A NEW OVERSEAS COST OF LEAVING ALLOWANCE
(OCOLA) LOCATION CODE WAS CREATED FOR DIEGO GARCIA (DG999).
2.  DIEGO GARCIA OCOLA LOCATION DG999 WAS ADDED TO DJMS-AC JWMM TABLE
155 AND IN NSIPS SYSTEM.
3.  PLEASE DISCONTINUE IMMEDIATELY THE USE OF OCOLA LOCATION CODE
IO999 FOR DIEGO GARCIA.  IN DJMS SYSTEM THIS CODE IS USED FOR BRITISH
INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY AND WHEN POSTED TO THE MMPA IS GENERATING
A ZERO AMOUNT DAILY RATE.
4.  TO CORRECT EXISTING OCOLA ENTITLEMENTS WITH AN IO999 LOCATION
CODE, THE FOLLOWING WORKAROUND WILL APPLY:
A.  PROCESS A 4606 TRANSACTION TO CANCEL OPEN OR CLOSED IO999
OCOLA ENTITLEMENT.
B.  FOLLOW BY A 4601 OR 4603 TRANSACTION TO POST AN OPEN OR CLOSED
OCOLA ENTITLEMENT WITH A DG999 AS THE OCOLA LOCATION.
5.  REQUEST WIDEST POSSIBLE DISSEMINATION OF THIS MPA.//