RAAUZYUW RUCCBWF0001 1301300-UUUU--RHMCCSUU. ZNR UUUUU R 050850Z MAY 17 ZYB FM COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN//PERS2// TO AIG 9226 INFO COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN//PERS2// BT UNCLAS //N01000// SUBJ/PAY AND PERSONNEL INFORMATION BULLETIN 17-07// SECINFO/-/-// MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2008/COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN// REF/A/DOC/JTR PARA 7060// REF/B/DOC/DODI 1315.18 ENCL (4) PARA 8D// REF/C/DOC/MPM PARA 1050-410// NARR/A CONSECUTIVE OVERSEAS TOUR (COT) IS THE PCS REASSIGNMENT OF A SERVICE MEMBER FROM ONE OVERSEAS DUTY STATION TO ANOTHER OVERSEAS DUTY STATION. AN IN PLACE CONSECUTIVE OVERSEAS TOUR (IPOCT) IS A PRESCRIBED TOUR FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF AN INITIAL OCONUS TOUR (INCLUDING VOLUNTARY EXTENSIONS) THAT A MEMBER AGREES TO SERVE AT THE SAME PDS. A COT LEAVE ENTITLEMENT IS IAW REFERENCES (A), (B) AND (C).// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PASS TO CO, XO, SEL, ADMINOFF, PERSOFF, CCC/NC, AND DISBO. THIS MESSAGE TARGETS PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATIVE, DISBURSING, AND PASS OFFICES REGARDING CURRENT PAY/PERSONNEL ISSUES FOR BOTH ACTIVE AND RESERVE PERSONNEL. 2. ISSUE 170701: CONSECUTIVE OVERSEAS TOUR (COT) LEAVE ENTITLEMENT. 3. WHEN A MEMBER'S HOME OF RECORD (HOR) IS IN CONUS AND EITHER THE MEMBER/DEPENDENT IS EXECUTING A PCS BETWEEN OCONUS PDS'S WITH A COT LEAVE ENTITLEMENT, THE MEMBER/DEPENDENT(S) SHALL TAKE COT LEAVE EN ROUTE TO THE NEW PDS VIA AN AUTHORIZED DESTINATION. AN AUTHORIZED DESTINATION IS THE MEMBER'S HOR OR AN ALTERNATE PLACE TO WHICH TRANSPORTATION IS NO MORE EXPENSIVE THAN TO THE HOR. IF TRANSPORTATION TO THE SELECTED ALTERNATE PLACE IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN TRANSPORTATION TO THE HOR, THE MEMBER IS FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADDITIONAL COST UNLESS TRANSPORTATION TO THE MORE EXPENSIVE ALTERNATE PLACE IS AUTHORIZED/APPROVED BY OPNAV N130C. IN CASES WHICH AN OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT OR UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCE PRECLUDES OR HAD PRECLUDED A MEMBER (WITH AN HOR IN CONUS) AND/OR DEPENDENT(S) FROM TAKING COT LEAVE BETWEEN OCONUS PDS'S, A MEMBER MAY REQUEST TO DEFER COT LEAVE. IF THE MEMBER/DEPENDENT DO NOT EXECUTE COT LEAVE ENROUTE TO THE NEW OCONUS PDS AND HAVE NOT BEEN AUTHORIZED DEFERRED COT, THEY MUST REQUEST APPROVAL OF DEFERRED COT IN ORDER TO EXECUTE THEIR COT LEAVE FROM THEIR NEW PDS. APPROVAL OF DEFERRED COT AFTER MEMBER/DEPENDENT ARRIVAL AT THE NEW OCONUS PDS IS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. DEFERRED COT LEAVE IS SUBJECT TO THE AUTHORIZATION/APPROVAL OF PERS-40CC (FOR ENLISTED); OR THE COGNIZANT DETAILER (FOR OFFICERS). A MEMBER WITH AN HOR OCONUS MAY ELECT TO DEFER COT LEAVE AND IS NOT REQUIRED TO REQUEST AUTHORIZATION OR APPROVAL FROM NAVPERS. WHEN A MEMBER'S COT IS DEFERRED, DEPENDENT COT IS AUTOMATICALLY DEFERRED UNLESS THE DEPENDENTS(S) EXECUTE(S) OR HAD EXECUTED COT LEAVE DURING THE PCS. A MEMBER WITHOUT AN AUTHORIZED COT LEAVE DEFERRAL WHO IS ROUTED BY NAVPTO VIA CONUS ENROUTE TO THE NEW PDS AND DOES NOT TAKE LEAVE IN CONUS DUE TO OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT OR UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCE MAY SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR MEMBER/DEPENDENT APPROVAL OF COT LEAVE DEFERRAL AFTER ARRIVING AT THE NEW PDS. A MEMBER (HOR IN CONUS) WHO IS EXECUTING AN IN PLACE CONSECUTIVE OVERSEAS TOUR (IPCOT) IN CONNECTION WITH A PERMANENT CHANGE OF ASSIGNMENT (PCA) AT THE SAME PDS WHO IS ORDERED TO PERFORM TDY IN CONUS PRIOR TO REPORTING TO THEIR NEW ASSIGNMENT MUST EXECUTE THEIR COT LEAVE ICW THE TDY (EITHER PRIOR TO OR SUBSEQUENT TO THE TDY) UNLESS AUTHORIZED OR APPROVED DEFERRAL OF THE COT LEAVE. A DEPENDENT ACCOMPANYING A MEMBER TO A TDY LOCATION OR TO AN ALTERNATE LOCATION ICW THE PCA IS CONSIDERED TO BE UTILIZING THEIR COT LEAVE. UNLESS DEFERRED DUE TO DUTY IN A CONTINGENCY OPERATION, IF COT LEAVE IS DEFERRED (EITHER THROUGH MEMBER ((HOR OCONUS)) ELECTION OR THROUGH NAVPERS AUTHORIZATION) AND THE COT LEAVE TRAVEL IS NOT COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE NEW TOUR COMPLETION, THE COT LEAVE TRAVEL ENTITLEMENT EXPIRES. IAW MPM ARTICLE 1050-010, ADVANCE LEAVE MAY BE AUTHORIZED IN ORDER TO ALLOW A MEMBER TO EXECUTE THEIR COT LEAVE. 4. OPNAV N130C POC IS MR. DAVID MALY, (703) 604-5476 OR NXAG_N130C@NAVY.MIL. 5. REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION.// BT #0001 NNNN