Reservist

ISS3 2014

Reservist Magazine is the award-winning official publication of the United States Coast Guard Reserve. Quarterly issues include news and feature articles about the men and women who comprise America's premier national maritime safety and security

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Assume another drill is processed in the end month period (16th to 30th), another $100 will be withheld plus any calculated. • It may take a couple months of drilling and Leave and Earnings Statement analysis to get taxes where expected. • More details regarding tax can be found at PPC website at the following address: http://www.uscg.mil/ppc/da/ GlobalPayPreview/default.asp. Pay • BAH, BAS, COLA, and Base Pay rates will affect all pay checks. What that means is member status (Leave, TAD, PCS, etc) in Direct Access will directly be reflected in the monthly paycheck. If information in DA is wrong, the pay could be wrong as well. Processing of Allotments Will Change • If allotments are running, check with the YN or SPO to see how you may be impacted by the change. MAKE CORRECTIOnS nOW The reality is many of the reserve records have errors. It is STRONGLY recommended that corrections be made as SOON as possible! After 1200 15 Dec, 2014 all errors will require manual corrections that could take months and require significant time and paperwork to correct. This is your responsibility! Do not wait until the last minute to get your record fixed! • All members must ensure retirement points statements, marriage status, and SGLI information is correct prior to 15 Dec 2014. • Any issues with your record please advise the chain of command. Let them know them sooner rather than later if you are not getting results. Do not wait until the last minute to do this! • Understand that all YNs and SPOs will need to be trained in the new functionalities of Direct Access and Global Pay. Hitting them with a major personnel record problem in December is not going to work. Be a good shipmate and ask for help early! TRAInInG The Pay & Personnel Center (PPC) Procedures and Development (P&D;) branch will be offering several virtual trainings prior to the release of Global Pay. Each session will address a different user role permission based on the existing accesses to DA. • It is HIGHLY encouraged that each reserve member attends the Self Service for Members or the Self Service for Commands session. • The new virtual format can be accessed through any computer or mobile device and requires access to an internet connection and the use of speakers or headset. • In the event members are unable to join the live sessions, recordings will be made available to be viewed anytime. • All materials and user guidance can be found on the PPC P&D; webpage at the following address: h t t p : / / w w w. u s c g . m i l / p p c / pd.asp • More information will be announced soon regarding the specifics of the training event, in the meantime please take note of the scheduled training dates below. • Any questions regarding the training can be addressed to Karen Emmot at PPC through the following email address: PPC-PF-PD@uscg.mil User Roles Training Dates SPO Technician October 20-24 October 27-31 november 3-7 SPO Auditor november 12-14 november 19-21 Self Service MBR/CMD December 3-5 December 10-12 December 17-19 Reserve Weekend Offerings november 15-16 December 13-14 REMEMBER All information can be found on the PPC website: http://www.uscg.mil/ppc/ • Review the announcement block on the Direct Access portal page often for the latest news and information. • Ask your SPO YN questions if anything is incorrect or unclear. • Most important – PLEASE review your Leave and Earnings statement FREQUENTLY! GLOBAL PAY IS COMInG! The reality is many of the reserve records have errors. It is STROnGLY recommended that corrections be made as SOOn as possible! After 1200 15 Dec, 2014 all errors will require manual corrections that could take months and require signifcant time and paperwork to correct. This is your responsibility! Do not wait until the last minute to get your record fxed! Issue 3 • 2014 � RESERVIST 43

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