RTTUZYUW RHOIAAA0001 2181950-UUUU--RHSSSUU. ZNR UUUUU R 061450Z AUG 15 FM COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN//PERS2// TO AIG 9226 INFO COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN//PERS2// BT UNCLAS //N01000// SECINFO/-/-// MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2008/COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN// REF/A/MSG/DFAS CLEVELAND 271419Z JUL15/MPA 37-15// REF/B/DOC/OUSD (P&R) (MPP) MEMO DATED 31JUL15// SUBJ/PAY AND PERSONNEL INFORMATION BULLETIN 15-14// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PASS TO ADMINOFF, PERSOFF, CCC/NC, AND DISBO. THIS MESSAGE TARGETS PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATIVE, DISBURSING, AND PASS OFFICES REGARDING CURRENT PAY/PERSONNEL ISSUES. 2. ISSUE 151401: AUTOMATED SEPARATION WORKSHEET. AS ANNOUNCED IN REF A, THE AUTOMATED SEPARATION WORKSHEET IS A NEW TOOL DEVELOPED BY DFAS AND WILL BE THE MANDATORY SEPARATION WORKSHEET TO BE USED BY ALL SERVICES AS OF 1 OCT 2015. THE AUTOMATED WORKSHEET IS LOCATED IN THE RESOURCE SECTION OF THE DFAS MILPAY REPOSITORY (DMR). THE AUTOMATED SEPARATION WORKSHEET COMPUTES MEMBERS SEPARATION PAY BY EXTRACTING DATA FROM DJMS USING THE MEMBER'S SSN AND THE SEPARATION DESIGNATOR CODE AND THE TYPE OF DISCHARGE INPUT ON THE SEPARATION WORKSHEET. THE AUTOMATED WORKSHEET ALLOWS THE USER TO DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND SAVE THE WORKSHEET AS A PDF FILE. THE AUTOMATED SEPARATION WORKSHEET IS NOT CHANGING ANY CURRENT POLICIES ON THE SUBMISSION OF SEPARATION WORKSHEETS THROUGH DWOWS. FOR ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON THE NEW AUTOMATED SEPARATION WORKSHEET CONTACT DFAS FIELD SERVICES, MPO-CL, CODE JFLG AT DSN 580-5886. NPC PERS-22 POC IS: RON ATES (901) 874-4363, RON.ATES@NAVY.MIL. 3. ISSUE 151402: WEB DMO TROUBLE TICKET. ACTIVITIES UTILIZING WEB DMO AS AN INPUT SOURCE FOR MILPAY TRANSACTIONS AND WHO ENCOUNTER ISSUES WARRANTING A TROUBLE TICKET SHOULD UTILIZE THE "DMO PRODUCTION TROUBLE REPORT/DISCREPANCY" FORM LOCATED ON THE NPC SHAREPOINT SITE AT: https://mpte.portal.navy.mil/sites/ NPC/pers2/22/SitePages/Home.aspx. THIS FORM SHOULD BE REVIEWED BY THE SUBMITTERS COC PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO DFAS. THE TROUBLE TICKET AND ANY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE CENTRALIZED MAILBOX FOR ACTION. THE DFAS CENTRALIZED MAILBOX IS: DFAS.CLEVELAND-OH.ZTB.MBX.DMO-PROJECT-OFFICE@MAIL.MIL. NPC PERS-22 POC IS: RON ATES (901) 874-4363, RON.ATES@NAVY.MIL. 4. ISSUE 151403: SOUTH SUDAN IMMINENT DANGER PAY (IDP) AND HARDSHIP DUTY PAY- LOCATION (HDP-L). THE UNITED STATES RECOGNIZED SOUTH SUDAN AS A SOVEREIGN AND INDEPENDENT STATE ON JULY 9, 2011. REFERENCE (B) IS MEANT TO CLARIFY ENTITLEMENTS POSSIBLY EFFECTED BY THE RECOGNITION OF SOUTH SUDAN. IN SHORT, ENTITLEMENTS HAVE NOT CHANGED DUE TO THE RECOGNITION OF SOUTH SUDAN AS A SOVEREIGN AND INDEPENDENT STATE. HOWEVER, THE COUNTRY CODE TO IDENTIFY AND INPUT TRANSACTIONS SPECIFIC TO SOUTH SUDAN HAS CHANGED TO: SS (SIERRA-SIERRA). TABLE 155 IN DJMS HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THIS CHANGE. A COPY OF REFERENCE B CAN BE OBTAINED ON THE NPC SHAREPOINT SITE AT: https://mpte.portal.navy.mil/sites/NPC/pers2/22/SitePages/Home.aspx. NPC PERS-22 POC IS: RON ATES (901) 874-4363, RON.ATES@NAVY.MIL. 5. ISSUE 151404: EARLY AVAIL PROCESSING A. CURRENT MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1306-1707 PROVIDES TIMELINE GUIDANCE ON STUDENT AVAIL SUBMISSION. TO FACILITATE OPTIMAL USE OF OUR FY15 ALLOCATION WHICH EXPIRES 30SEP15, PERS-40 IS REQUESTING SERVICING PSDS/CSDS SUBMIT AN EARLY AVAIL REPORT (AVAIL) FOR STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR COURSE LENGTH, THAT: 1. ARE GAINED ON BOARD AND ENROLLED IN TRAINING PATH 2. ARE SCHEDULED TO GRADUATE THROUGH 30 MARCH 2016 3. DO NOT ALREADY HAVE A FOLLOW-ON ASSIGNMENT PAST 30MAR2016 (TO INCLUDE ULTIMATE DUTY STATION ASSIGNMENT) INDICATED IN THEIR ORDERS. B. THIS EXCEPTION TO MILPERSMAN 1306-1707 IS IN EFFECT IMMEDIATELY AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 11SEP15. THE NORMAL TIMELINE FOR AVAIL SUBMISSION WILL RESUME 12SEP15. POC: MONA L. ARICK,AVAILABILITIES MANAGER,(PERS-40GG) EMAIL: MONA.ARICK@NAVY.MIL, (901) 874-3779.// BT #0005 NNNN