RAAUZYUW RUCCBWF0023 3071228-UUUU--RHMCSUU. ZNR UUUUU R 03228Z NOV 09 ZYB FM COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN//BUPERS261// TO AIG 9226 CBC GULFPORT MS CO MCB CAMP LEJEUNE NC COMNAVREG MIDLANT NORFOLK VA COMNAVREG NW SEATTLE WA COMNAVREG SE JACKSONVILLE FL NAS PENSACOLA FL NAVPAYPERS SUPPCEN NORFOLK VA NAVSUPPACT MID SOUTH MILLINGTON TN NFELC PORT HUENEME CA NSTC GREAT LAKES IL PERSUPP DET AFLOAT LANT NORFOLK VA PERSUPP DET AFLOAT WEST SAN DIEGO CA PERSUPP DET NAVSUPPACT MEMPHIS TN PERSUPP DET PEARL HARBOR HI PRECOMDET FREEDOM PRECOMDET NEW ORLEANS PRECOMUNIT CALIFORNIA PRECOMUNIT DEWEY PRECOMUNIT GRAVELY PRECOMUNIT INDEPENDENCE PRECOMUNIT INDEPENDENCE BLUE PRECOMUNIT INDEPENDENCE GOLD PRECOMUNIT JASON DUNHAM PRECOMUNIT MISSOURI PRECOMUNIT NEW MEXICO PUBLIC SAFETY COMNAVREG SW SAN DIEGO CA USS NEW YORK USS WAYNE E MEYER COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN//BUPERS261// BT UNCLAS //N01000// SECINFO/-/-// MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2008/COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN// SUBJ/PAY AND PERSONNEL INFORMATION BULLETIN 09-31// POC/MR. TERRY EISENHOUR/BUPERS-26/UNIT:BUPERS-261 /NAME:MILLINGTON, TN /TEL:901-874-4346// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PASS TO ADMINOFF, PERSOFF, CCC/NC AND DISBO. THIS MESSAGE TARGETS PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATIVE, DISBURSING, PASS OFFICES, PSD AFLOAT WEST AND PSD AFLOAT LANT WITH CURRENT PAY/PERSONNEL ISSUES. A. ISSUE 093101: BRANCH CLASS (BRCL) 32 WITH A BLANK SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR (SPI) CODE IS INVALID. B. ISSUE 093102: EXPANSION OF THE PERFORM TO SERVE PROGRAM. C. ISSUE 093103: ISSUE: STOPPING MONTHLY MGIB DEDUCTION. A. ISSUE 093101: BRANCH CLASS (BRCL) 32 WITH A BLANK SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR (SPI) CODE IS AN INVALID NAVY ACCOUNTING STATUS WHICH MAY CAUSE SAILORS TO BE REFLECTED IN THE INCORRECT ADVANCEMENT COMPETITIVE CATEGORY. THIS ACCOUNTING STATUS IS REFLECTED ON THE COMMAND'S ENLISTED DISTRIBUTION VERIFICATION REPORT (EDVR). IF A MEMBER REFLECTS AN ERRONEOUSLY USNR REENLISTMENT CONTRACT, THE MEMBER MUST PETITION THE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION. DETAILED VERIFICATION MUST BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE IF THE REENLISTMENT CONTRACT WAS VALID OR IN ERROR. THE POINT OF CONTACTS LISTED BELOW CAN ASSIST IN MAKING THAT DETERMINATION. IF THE CONTRACT IS CORRECT AND ONLY CORPORATE DATA IS INCORRECT, COMMANDS MUST CONTACT THE NSIPS HELP DESK TO RESOLVE THE INCORRECT CORPORATE DATA, I.E. ASSIGNING A VALID SPI CODE. SAILORS IN THIS INVALID ACCOUNTING STATUS WILL HAVE THEIR EXAM OR BOARD RESULTS INVALIDATED. FOR QUESTIONS CONTACT PS1 DOYLE JACOBS 901-874-4500 DSN: 882 EMAIL DOYLE.JACOBS@NAVY.MIL OR PSCS PAUL MATHENY 901-874-3224 DSN: 882 EMAIL PAUL.MATHENY@NAVY.MIL. B. ISSUE 093102: WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE PERFORM TO SERVE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE A SELRES OPTION THE CODES THAT WERE FORMERLY USED WILL BE CHANGED IN ORDER TO REFLECT BOTH THE ACTIVE DUTY AND THE SELRES STATUS. BELOW IS A LIST AND EXPLANATION OF EACH CODE: AR1 - ACTIVE IN-RATE APPROVAL/SELRES CONVERSION APPROVAL AR2 - ACTIVE CONVERSION APPROVAL/SELRES IN-RATE APPROVAL ARC - ACTIVE CONVERSION APPROVAL/SELRES CONVERSION APPROVAL ARI - ACTIVE IN-RATE APPROVAL/SELRES IN-RATE APPROVAL ACV - ACTIVE CONVERSION APPROVAL ONLY ARI - ACTIVE IN-RATE APPROVAL ONLY RAP - REAPPLY RCV - SELRES CONVERSION APPROVAL ONLY RIR - SELRES IN-RATE APPROVAL ONLY RO - NOT APPROVED TO REENLIST, ROLLED OVER TO NEXT MONTH SP - DIRECTED TO SEPARATE AT EAOS. THE CODES WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THEIR OWN FIELDS (NOT IN THE EDLN FIELD) IN NES WITH THE FIRST BEING A ZONE INDICATOR (A,B,C) AND THE NEXT THREE WOULD BE ONE OF THE CODES LISTED ABOVE. THE INFORMATION WILL BE DISPLAYED ON "RATING, PAY, LOSS" SCREEN (F3) IN POLL (LOPG) ABOVE THE "NAVY LOSS DATA" AND BELOW THE SERVICE DATE INFORMATION. QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE PTS HELP DESK AT 901-874-2102 DSN: 882. C. ISSUE 093103: DO NOT STOP MONTHLY MGIB DEDUCTIONS FOR MEMBERS WHO HAVE ENROLLED IN MGIB AND CONVERT TO THE POST 9/11 GI BILL PROGRAM. ACTION TO STOP PAY REDUCTIONS WILL BE DONE ONLY BY THE BUPERS GI BILL PROGRAMS SECTION BUPERS-262G. MEMBERS ENROLLED IN THE MGIB PROGRAM WITH PAY REDUCTIONS CURRENTLY RUNNING FOR SUCH ENROLLMENT, MAY CHOOSE TO USE THE POST-9/11 GI BILL, RELINQUISHING THEIR MGIB ENTITLEMENT. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT IMPLY THAT ONE GI BILL PROGRAM IS MORE ADVANTAGEOUS THAN THE OTHER; IT IS MERELY TO INFORM THOSE WHO CHOOSE POST-9/11 IN LIEU OF MGIB, THAT THEY MAY HAVE CURRENT PAY REDUCTIONS STOPPED. BY LAW, THESE PAY REDUCTIONS MAY BE STOPPED THE MONTH FOLLOWING THE MEMBER'S ELECTION TO USE THE POST-9/11 GI BILL. DISBURSING PERSONNEL WILL TAKE NO ACTION OTHER THAN INFORMING THE MEMBER THEY MUST FIRST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR POST-9/11 GI BILL ENTITLEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (DVA) USING VA FORM 22-1990. THIS CAN BE DONE THROUGH THE DVA WEB SITE WWW.GIBILL.VA.GOV USING THE ELECTRONIC APPLICATION, VONAPP. ONCE THE MEMBER RECEIVES THEIR CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY FROM DVA, A COPY SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO BUPERS-262G BY EMAIL OR FAX. BUPERS-26 WILL COORDINATE PAYMENT STOPPAGE EFFECTIVE THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH FOLLOWING MEMBERS' SUBMISSION DATE, SO PAYMENTS WILL BE REFUNDED WHILE THE MEMBER IS AWAITING PROCESSING BY DVA. THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY CONTRIBUTED THE ENTIRE $1,200. FAX COMMERCIAL: 901-874-2052 DSN: 882 OR EMAIL MILL_MGIB@NAVY.MIL. QUESTIONS WILL BE ADDRESSED VIA EMAIL OR BY PHONE AT 901-874-4258 DSN: 882.// BT #0023 NNNN