P 211857Z DEC 17 FM DFAS CLEVELAND OH//JFLS TO AIG 4676 AIG 4678 BT UNCLAS SUBJ/DJMS-AC UPDATE SCHEDULE FOR MID-MONTH (MM), MONTH END RESTRUCTURE (MER), AND FIRST UPDATE FOR THE WORK MONTHS OF JAN, FEB AND MAR 2018// MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 45/17//POC/RONNIE RUFF/FIELD SERVICES DIVISION/MPO-CL CODE JFLS/ DSN 580-5886/ COMMERCIAL (216) 522-5886// RMKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO PUBLISH THE DJMS-AC UPDATE SCHEDULE IDENTIFYING THE FIRST UPDATE, MID-MONTH (MM), AND MONTH END RESTRUCTURE (MER) FOR THE WORK MONTHS OF JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2018. 2. WORK FIRST UPDATE LAST UPDATE LAST UPDATE MONTH OF THE MONTH MID-MONTH MER JAN 18 26 DEC 17 04 JAN 18 24 JAN 18 FEB 18 26 JAN 18 07 FEB 18 21 FEB 18 MAR 18 23 FEB 18 07 MAR 18 22 MAR 18 3. INPUT FROM FIELD ACTIVITIES MUST BE RECEIVED AT DFAS-CL BEFORE THE "LAST UPDATE MID-MONTH" OR THE "LAST UPDATE MER" TO BE REFLECTED IN MM AND MER NET PAY ADVISORIES (NPA) AND LEAVE AND EARNINGS STATEMENTS (LES). THE FOLLOWING CUTOFF TIMES APPLY EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST): NSIPS 1845 ON DATE OF LAST UPDATE SMART 1900 ON DATE OF LAST UPDATE DMO 1930 ON DATE OF LAST UPDATE NPC 2000 ON DATE OF LAST UPDATE DJMS 2030 ON DATE OF LAST UPDATE 4. THERE WILL BE NO DJMS-AC UPDATE RUN ON THE FOLLOWING DATES: 25 DEC 17 HOLIDAY 01 JAN 18 HOLIDAY 15 JAN 18 HOLIDAY (UPDATE TO BEGIN AT 1100HRS EST FOR ALL SERVICES) 19 FEB 18 HOLIDAY 5. THE 2018 MASS RATE PRODUCTION (UPDATE 1-30) WILL BE EXECUTED ON 29 DEC 2017, WITH THE PROCESSING DATE OF 01 JAN 2018 (NO DJMS UPDATE). 6. THE 2017 W2 PRODUCTION (UPDATE 1-30) WILL BE EXECUTED ON 14 JAN 2018 WITH THE PROCESSING DATE OF 14 JAN 2018 (NO DJMS UPDATE).// BT #0001