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ZNR UUUUU R 101216Z JUN 10 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 NEW ORLEANS PRECOMUNIT CALIFORNIA PRECOMUNIT GRAVELY PRECOMUNIT JASON DUNHAM PRECOMUNIT MISSOURI PUBLIC SAFETY COMNAVREG SW SAN DIEGO CA USS DEWEY USS NEW MEXICO USS NEW YORK USS WAYNE E MEYER COMNAVRESFORCOM NORFOLK VA USS FREEDOM INFO COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN//BUPERS261// BT UNCLAS SECINFO/-/-// MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2008/COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN// SUBJ/PAY AND PERSONNEL INFORMATION BULLETIN 10-10// POC/RHONDA HARDERS/CDR/UNIT:BUPERS-26/NAME:MILLINGTON, TN /TEL:901-874-3465// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PASS TO ADMINOFF, PERSOFF, CCC/NC, AND DISBO. THIS MESSAGE TARGETS PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATIVE, DISBURSING, AND PASS OFFICES WITH CURRENT PAY/PERSONNEL ISSUE (PPIB). A. ISSUE 101001: CHANGES IN PUERTO RICO BIRTH CERTIFICATES. B. ISSUE 101002: HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION AND EFFECT ON TRICARE. C. ISSUE 101003: PTS SPREADSHEET HAS BEEN CHANGED AND PREVIOUS EDITION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. D. ISSUE 101004: ASSIGNMENT OF CORRECT SEPARATION CODES. E. ISSUE 101005: ASSIGNMENT OF CORRECT RE-CODE. F. ISSUE 101006: PTS APPROVAL IS NOT NECESSARY FOR EXTENSIONS IF SAILOR IS NOT WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF END OF OBLIGATED SERVICE. G. ISSUE 101007: ACTIVE AND SELECTED RESERVE(SELRES) ZONE DEFINITIONS. H. ISSUE 101008: VISIBILITY OF SELRES QUOTAS. I. ISSUE 101009: THE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM. A. ISSUE 101001: A NEW LAW (LAW 191 OF 2009) WAS RECENTLY ENACTED IN PUERTO RICO THAT INVALIDATES ALL PUERTO RICAN BIRTH CERTIFICATES THAT WERE ISSUED PRIOR TO 1 JULY 2010, PRIMARILY DUE TO FRAUD REASONS. THE NEW LAW REQUIRES THAT ALL CERTIFICATES ISSUED PRIOR TO 1 JULY 2010 BE RE-ISSUED AND REPLACED BY A NEW CERTIFICATE. EFFECTIVE 1 JULY 2010, OUSD (DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES AGENCY (DHRA)) DIRECTED ALL IDENTIFICATION (ID) CARD ISSUANCE FACILITY STAFF TO BEGIN ACCEPTING ONLY THE NEW BIRTH CERTIFICATES FOR INITIAL ENROLLMENTS INTO DEFENSE ELIGIBILITY ENROLLMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (DEERS) AND FOR ID CARD RENEWALS (WHERE THE PUERTO RICO BIRTH CERTIFICATE IS USED FOR ONE OF THE IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS). NAVY HAS OVER 3,000 ACTIVE AND RESERVE PERSONNEL WHO WERE BORN IN PUERTO RICO AND MAY BE IMPACTED BY THIS NEW LAW. AS A WORKAROUND, ALL PREVIOUSLY ACCEPTED CERTIFICATES THAT WERE STORED IN DEERS PRIOR TO 1 JULY 2010 WILL NOT BE INVALIDATED. WITH PRIOR PERS-314 APPROVAL, SITE SECURITY MANAGERS (SSM) AND VERIFYING OFFICIALS (VO) CAN BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE A 90-DAY TEMPORARY ID CARD TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO REQUIRES A DEERS ENROLLMENT ON OR AFTER 1 JULY 2010 AND HAS NOT RECEIVED THE NEW CERTIFICATE. PLEASE DIRECT PERSONNEL TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHS WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.SALUD.GOV.PR FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ORDERING THE NEW BIRTH CERTIFICATE. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE CONTACT MR. LINDEN BUTLER PERS-314 AT COMMERICAL: 901-874-4862 DSN: 882 OR EMAIL: LINDEN.BUTLER@NAVY.MIL. B. ISSUE 101002: H.R. 3590, THE HEALTH CARE REFORM BILL (PUBLIC LAW 111-148), AUTHORIZES CHILDREN TO BE INCLUDED IN A FAMILY HEALTH CARE PLAN UNTIL AGE 26. NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (PERS-314) HAS BEEN RECEIVING CORRESPONDENCE INQUIRING WHEN DEERS WILL BE CHANGED TO ALLOW CONTINUED ENROLLMENTS PAST THE AGE OF 23. PER OUSD (DHRA), THE PROVISIONS OF THIS LEGISLATION DOES NOT APPLY TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN WHO RECEIVE MEDICAL ENTITLEMENTS (TRICARE) THROUGH THEIR ENROLLMENT IN DEERS. MEDICAL BENEFITS (TRICARE) DERIVED FROM DEERS ENROLLMENT ARE ENTITLEMENTS, NOT INSURANCE, AND ARE SANCTIONED BY CONGRESSIONAL LAW (TITLE 10 U.S.C). CHANGES TO AGE ELIGIBILITY (I.E., EXTENDING ELIGIBILITY TO AGE 26) FOR HEALTHCARE ENTITLEMENTS SUCH AS TRICARE WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDMENT TO TITLE 10 U.S.C AND ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS LEGISLATION ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE CONTACT MR. LINDEN BUTLER PERS-314 AT COMMERICAL: 901-874-4862 DSN: 882 OR EMAIL: LINDEN.BUTLER@NAVY.MIL. C. ISSUE 101003: THE CURRENT PTS SPREADSHEET CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE PTS WEBPAGE, ON THE NPC WEBSITE OR CAN BE REQUESTED FROM THE PTS HELP DESK EMAIL: PTS_HELP_DESK.FCT@NAVY.MIL. D. ISSUE 101004: THOSE SAILORS WHO HAVE OVER SIX YEARS SERVICE THAT ARE RETENTION ELIGIBLE, ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBLE AND WHO HAVE INDICATED A DESIRE TO REENLIST, BUT HAVE BEEN DIRECTED TO SEPARATE VIA PTS, MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR SEPARATION PAY. SAILORS INVOLUNTARY SEPARATED, WHO ALSO MEET ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS PER MILPERSMAN 1920-040, ARE ENTITLED TO FULL SEPARATION PAY AND SHOULD BE SEPARATED WITH A SEPARATION CODE OF JBK. SAILORS WHO WERE RETENTION ELIGIBLE UPON PTS DISAPPROVAL, AND THEN BECOME INELIGIBLE FOR RETENTION (IE, SP EVAL, PFA FAILURE) ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR FULL SEPARATION PAY, BUT MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR HALF SEPARATION PAY AND SHOULD BE SEPARATED WITH A SEPARATION CODE OF JGH OR LGH. SAILORS WHO BECOME INELIGIBLE FOR RETENTION MAY WARRANT A RE-ENTRY CODE OF RE-4, MILPERSMAN 1160-030 REFERS. E. ISSUE 101005: THOSE SAILORS, WHO INDICATED A DESIRE TO REENLIST, AND ARE ELIGIBLE IN ALL ASPECTS EXCEPT PTS APPROVAL WILL BE ASSIGNED RE-1E. IF WITHIN TWO YEARS OF HYT, ASSIGN RE-3M. F. ISSUE 101006: PTS APPROVAL IS NOT NECESSARY FOR EXTENSIONS IF SAILOR IS NOT WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF END OF OBLIGATED SERVICE. EXTENSION DOES NOT CROSS ZONES. REQUEST SHOULD BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MILPERSMAN 1160-040. REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF ENLISTMENT SHOULD BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NAVADMIN 242/09. MODIFICATION OF OBLIGATED SERVICE AND EXTENSION REQUEST SHOULD BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NAVADMIN 007/09 (CONTROL OF SHORT TERM EXTENSIONS). G. ISSUE 101007: ACTIVE AND SELECTED RESERVE(SELRES) ZONE DEFINITIONS. ACTIVE ZONE DEFINITIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS: ZONE: A 18 MONTHS TO 6 YEARS OF SERVICE. ZONE: B 6 YEARS, 1 DAY TO 10 YEARS OF SERVICE. ZONE: C 10 YEARS, 1 DAY TO 14 YEARS OF SERVICE. SELRES ZONES ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS: ZONE: A 18 MONTHS TO 8 YEARS. ZONE: B 8 YEARS, 1 DAY TO 14 YEARS. H. ISSUE 101008: QUOTAS FOR SELRES RATING WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE CAREER OPPORTUNITY MATRIX FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT MR. JOSEPH KELLY, BUPERS 320, PTSHELPDESK@NAVY.MIL, COMMERCIAL: 901-874-2102 DSN: 882. CONRACT NPC HELPDESK AT 1-866-827-5672, OR EMAIL CSCMAILBOX@NAVY.MIL WITH QUESTIONS CONCERNING POLICY REGARDING UPDATES AND NEW PTS IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES. HEPDESK IS MANNED MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M., (CST) CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. I. ISSUE 101009: THE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM IS AN ENLISTED INCENTIVE DESIGNED TO PAY FEDERALLY GUARANTEED STUDENT LOANS THROUGH 3 ANNUAL PAYMENTS DURING A SAILORS FIRST 3 YEARS OF SERVICE. FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTP://WWW.CNRC.NAVY.MIL, SELECT ENLISTED INCENTIVES, THEN FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS. IF THE WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE CONTACT LT ROB LINN, 901-874-9362, NRC, ROBERT.LINN@NAVY.MIL OR 1-877-747-7657.// BT #0050 NNNN