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SUBJ/PAY AND PERSONNEL INFORMATION BULLETIN 18-05//

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 180501:  COMBAT ZONE TAX EXCLUSION (CZTE) FOR SINAI, EGYPT.

EFFECTIVE JUNE 9, 2015, CONGRESS DECLARED THAT THE SINAI PENINSULA IS
A QUALIFIED HAZARDOUS DUTY AREA.  MEMBERS WHO SERVE IN A QUALIFIED
HAZARDOUS DUTY AREA AND ALSO RECEIVE HOSTILE FIRE PAY (HFP) OR IMMINENT
DANGER PAY (IDP) WHILE PERFORMING SERVICE IN THAT AREA ARE ENTITLED TO 
CTZE.  THIS INCLUDES SERVICE MEMBERS WHO WERE ASSIGNED PERMANENT
CHANGE OF STATION (PCS) OR TEMPORARY CHANGE OF STATION (TCS), ON
TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) AND/OR MOBILIZED TO THE SINAI.

IF YOUR SERVED IN THIS AREA AT ANY TIME FROM JUNE 9, 2015 TO DECEMBER
31, 2017 PLEASE PROVIDE A COPY OF ONE OF THESE FORMS WHICH SUBSTANTIATES 
YOUR DUTY STATUS WITHIN THE SINAI TO YOUR PERSONNEL OFFICE FOR PROCESSING:
              
(1) PCS/TCS/TDY MOBILIZATION ORDERS
(2) DD Form 1351-2, TRAVEL VOUCHER OR SUBVOUCHER
(3) DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM (DTS) VOUCHER.  

YOUR FINANCE/PERSONNEL OFFICE WILL TAKE ACTION TO ADJUST YOUR TAXABLE 
WAGES AND ISSUE AN INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) FORM W2C, CORRECTED WAGE
AND TAX STATEMENT, FOR JUNE 2015 THROUGH DECEMBER 2017, IF NEEDED.

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2018, IF YOU SERVED IN THE SINAI THE CZTE WILL BE 
PROCESSED WITH NO ACTION REQUIRED BY YOU.

3. PERS-2 POC IS MR. RON ATES, PERS-22, (901) 874-4363, 
RON.ATES@NAVY.MIL, DFAS POC IS MR. CLIFFORD BROWNING EMAIL AT 
CLIFFORD.M.BROWNING.CIV@MAIL.MIL.//  

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