U.S. COAST GUARD
Pay & Personnel Center

PPC Separations (SEP) provides the following:

• Duplicate or Corrected IRS W-2 Forms
• Final Pay Upon Separation from the Service
• Retirement Certificates
• Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP) Election Processing

Annually we process nearly 3,000 separations and distribute 130,000 W-2 forms.

Separation Processing Tips

• Retirees Now Have More Time to Transition Into Their Forever Home 
• Known Issue: Approval of DD-214s for Reserve Component Members
• PCS Entitlements / Advances, TLE and Separation Leave Calculator (updated July 26, 2022).
• Military Separations, COMDTINST M1000.4
• Temporary Separations, COMDTINST M1040.6
  Also see the following guides:
  • PSC-EPM: Temp Sep Enlisted Guide -  https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/psc/psc-epm/SitePages/EPM-1%20Home.aspx
  • PSC-OPM: Temp Sep Officer Guide (bottom of page) - https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/psc/psc-opm/1/f/SitePages/Home.aspx
• Distribution of Finalized DD-214s.
• Issuance of DD-214s and Discharge Certificates 
• How to Prepare a DD-214 for someone who doesn't have a middle name.
• Separations - Issues with Delay En route and Approvals
• Deductions for SGLI, TSGLI, and FSGLI terminate upon Release from Active Duty (Must be restarted for SELRES members)
• Separation Processing Reminder - Terminal Leave
• Amending Separation Orders to a Later Date
• Choosing the Correct Reserve Classification and Category
• Why Canceling SGLI Coverage Prior to Separation is a Bad Idea
• Process for Obtaining Travel Order Numbers and Accounting Data for Separations
• Leave and Separation Orders
• Avoiding Expected Active Duty Termination Date Payroll Errors

Visit our Separations Branch News page for more updates and tips!

Be prepared: Take your mandatory transition training

​All members are required to take pre-separation counseling on the Learning Management System (LMS) or a transition seminar. Members are authorized to begin their transition one year out from separation or two years out from retiring. Contact your local transition manager or visit the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) website at https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/CG1/Health-Safety-and-Work-Life-CG-11/Office-of-Work-Life-CG-111/Transition-Assistance-Program/.

• Visit the Transition/Relocation Manager Contact List page for the name and email address of the Transition/Relocation Manager for your location.