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SUBJ/PAY AND PERSONNEL INFORMATION BULLETIN 12-21//
POC/CLIFF CHRISTY/CDR/UNIT:BUPERS-26/NAME:MILLINGTON, TN/TEL:
901-874-4281//
REF/A/DOD INSTRUCTION 1327.06//
REF/B/MILPERSMAN 1050-272//
REF/C/PL 112-120//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. REF A IS THE SEPTEMBER 2011 CHANGE TO DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE INSTRUCTION 1327.06.  REF B IS THE MILPERSMAN 1050-272, 
02AUG2007, CH-20.  REF C IS PUBLIC LAW 112-120 [H.R. 4045] DTD 25 MAY 
2012. 
2. PASS TO ADMINOFF, PERSOFF, CCC/NC, AND DISBO.  THIS MESSAGE 
TARGETS PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATIVE, DISBURSING, AND PASS OFFICES 
REGARDING CURRENT PAY/PERSONNEL ISSUES (PPIB).
A. ISSUE 122101: UPDATES TO THE POST-DEPLOYMENT/MOBILIZATION RESPITE 
ABSENCE (PDMRA) PROGRAM FOR RESERVE COMPONENT (RC) SAILORS. 
3. ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2011, REF A WAS UPDATED TO REFLECT A MAJOR CHANGE 
TO THE PDMRA PROGRAM.  PER REF A, ELIGIBILITY AND CALCULATION OF 
PDMRA DAYS CHANGED EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2011.  THE FOLLOWING IS 
INTERIM GUIDANCE FOR CALCULATING PDMRA DAYS FOR RC MEMBERS UNTIL THE 
REVISION TO REF B IS APPROVED.  NOTE: THIS POLICY GUIDANCE APPLIES TO 
RC SAILORS ONLY.  MEMBERS OF THE ACTIVE COMPONENT FALL UNDER 
DIFFERENT GUIDELINES FOR PDMRA ACCRUAL AS NOTED IN REF A AND 
MILPERSMAN 1050-271.
4. CHANGES TO PDMRA PROGRAM RULES FOR MOBILIZATIONS BEGINNING ON OR 
AFTER 1 OCTOBER 2011: THE GENERAL POLICY, APPLICABLE TYPES OF 
MOBILIZATION, AND CREDITABLE TIME REQUIREMENTS REMAIN UNCHANGED FROM 
PREVIOUS POLICY AS STATED IN REFERENCE B.  HOWEVER, SERVICE MEMBERS 
MUST, AT A MINIMUM, MEET PDMRA ELIGIBILITY FOR 30 CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN 
ORDER TO BEGIN ACCRUING PDMRA DAYS. ADDITIONALLY, EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 
2011, CALCULATING THE NUMBER OF PDMRA DAYS TO AWARD IS DEPENDENT UPON 
MOBILIZATION LOCATION AS FOLLOWS: SERVICE MEMBERS ACCRUE TWO PDMRA 
DAYS PER MONTH OF CREDITABLE TIME MOBILIZED IN IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN.  
SERVICE MEMBERS ACCRUE ONE PDMRA DAY PER MONTH OF CREDITABLE TIME WHEN  
MOBILIZED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES (EXCLUDING IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN).  
NO OTHER DEPLOYMENT LOCATIONS ARE AUTHORIZED FOR PDMRA DAYS PER 
CHANGES TO REFS A AND B.  NOTE: MEMBERS MUST BE SERVING IN A U.S. 
TERRITORY OR OTHER LOCATION THAT IS OUTSIDE OF THE 50 UNITED STATES 
AS STATED ABOVE TO QUALIFY FOR PDMRA.  MOBILIZATIONS WITHIN THE 
UNITED STATES (INCLUDING ALASKA AND HAWAII) DO NOT QUALIFY FOR PDMRA 
ACCRUAL UNDER THIS CHANGE IN POLICY.
5.  PDMRA PROGRAM EXCEPTION FOR MOBILIZATIONS WHICH COMMENCED PRIOR TO 
1 OCTOBER 2011 AND CONTINUED ON OR AFTER 1 OCTOBER 2011.  REF C HAS 
BEEN ENACTED TO ALLOW CERTAIN RC MEMBERS THE ABILITY TO EARN PDMRA 
UNDER THE OLD PDMRA POLICY, VICE THE CHANGE WHICH TOOK EFFECT ON 1 
OCTOBER 2011.  RC MEMBERS IN THIS CASE ARE ENTITLED TO THE MOST 
ADVANTAGEOUS NUMBER OF PDMRA DAYS CALCULATED BETWEEN THE POLICY IN 
PARAGRAPH TWO OF ENCLOSURE FOUR OF REF A AND THE POLICY IN PARAGRAPH 
THREE OF ENCLOSURE FOUR OF REF A.
6.  POC: LT BRANDI MCGEHEE,OPNAV N130C, BRANDI.MCGEHEE(AT)NAVY.MIL, 
(703) 604-5477. AMPLIFYING INFORMATION ON THE PDMRA PROGRAM CAN BE 
FOUND AT: HTTP://WWW.PUBLIC.NAVY.MIL/BUPERS-NPC/CAREER/
RESERVEPERSONNELMGMT/PAGES/PDMRA.ASPX.//
7. TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO A NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND CUSTOMER SERVICE 
REPRESENTATIVE ON THIS OR ANY TOPIC CALL 1-866-U-ASK-NPC 
(1-866-827-5672) DSN: 882-5672 MONDAY THRU FRIDAY (EXCLUDING 
FEDERAL HOLIDAYS) BETWEEN THE HOURS 7 AM AND 7 PM CST; OR EMAIL 
QUESTION TO CSCMAILBOX@NAVY.MIL. PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR SSN OR 
OTHER PII IN ANY EMAIL AS THIS IS A NON-SECURE MAILBOX.  FOR DFAS 
CLEVELAND CUSTOMER SERVICE CALL 1-888-332-7411.//
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