RTTUZYUW RHOIAAA0001 0491545-UUUU--RHSSSUU. ZNR UUUUU R 180950Z FEB 16 FM COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN TO AIG 9226 INFO COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN//PERS2// BT UNCLAS SUBJ/PAY AND PERSONNEL INFORMATION BULLETIN 16-03// SECINFO/-/-// MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2008/COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN// REF/A/DOC/DFAS CLEVELAND/CODE JJFJ/12FEB2016// NARR/REF A IS MEMORANDUM FOR DIRECTOR, MILITARY PAY OPERATIONS (MPO). 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 160301: MANDATORY USAGE OF THE DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE (DFAS) AUTOMATED SEPARATION WORKSHEET FOR ALL FUTURE SEPARATIONS. A. DFAS HAS DEVELOPED AND EXTENSIVELY TESTED THE AUTOMATED SEPARATION WORKSHEET FOUND IN WEB DMO. DFAS HAS PARTNERED WITH A CROSSCUT OF SERVICE PARTNERS TO ENSURE THAT NECESSARY FUNCTIONALITY HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS NEW AUTOMATED SEPARATION WORKSHEET AND THE CALCULATIONS ARE BOTH ACCURATE BASED ON INFORMATION FOUND IN THE DEFENSE JOINT MILITARY PAY SYSTEM (DJMS) AS WELL AS OBTAINED AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. THE CREATION OF THE AUTOMATED SEPARATION WORKSHEET ALSO ELIMINATES THE NEED TO UTILIZE THE DJMS (WHAT-IF) FUNCTIONALITY AS THOSE TYPES OF CALCULATIONS CAN ALSO BE PERFORMED WITHIN THE AUTOMATED SEPARATION WORKSHEET PROCESS. B. EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 16, 2016, THE USAGE OF THE AUTOMATED SEPARATION WORKSHEET WILL BE MANDATORY AND WILL BE THE ONLY AUTHORIZED MECHANISM TO BE CONSIDERED FOR COMPUTING AND DOCUMENTING SEPARATION PAYMENTS FOR SEPARATING SERVICE MEMBERS. 3. PERS-22 POC IS MR. RON ATES AT EMAIL RON.ATES@NAVY.MIL OR DIAL (901) 874-4363.// BT #0001 NNNN