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U.S. Coast Guard
Pay & Personnel Center
444 S. E. Quincy St.
Topeka, KS 66683-3591

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(866) 772-8724
(785) 339-2000
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Customer Care - PPC-DG-CustomerCare@uscg.mil

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Military Accounts Support (MAS) Branch

Branch News & Announcements:

End-Month January 2022 AD Payroll Finalization **Very Important**
Hardship Duty Pay-Location Rates Changes Effective 1 Jan and 1 Mar 2022
E-Mail ALSPO D/21, Payroll Processing Schedule for Calendar Year 2022
ACN 141/21, Investigating Officer (IO) Critical Skills Retention Bonus (CSRB)
Fiscal Year 2022 Clothing and Uniform Allowances Posted:
Selective Reenlistment Bonuses (SRB) web page updated with FY22 SRBs and checklist.
ACN 109/21: FY22 Selected Reserve (SELRES) Bonus and Designated Unit Pay (DUP)
ACN 108/21: FY22 Military Workforce Planning Team Results - CGCYBER Enlisted Interventions
ACN 107/21: FY22 Military Workforce Planning Team Results - CGCYBER Officer Interventions
ACN 106/21: FY22 Military Workforce Planning Team Results - Afloat Officer Intervention
ACN 105/21: FY22 Military Workforce Planning Team Results – Naval Engineering Officer Interventions
ACN 104/21: FY22 Military Workforce Planning Team Results - Enlisted Monetary Interventions
ACN 103/21: FY22 Military Workforce Planning Team Results - Enlisted Non-Monetary Interventions
ALCOAST 255/21: COVID-19 Temporary Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) Rate Increase

Temporary BAH Rate Increase Resources (from Military Pay & Compensation Division (CG-1332)):

ACN 088/21: Update to Readiness Management Period (RMP) Policy
ALCOAST 320/21: Fiscal Year 2022 Reserve Additional Training Period (ATP) and Additional Flying/Flight ATP Allocations
ALCOAST 319/21: Fiscal Year 2022 Reserve Inactive Duty Training (IDT), Readiness Management Period (RMP) Scheduling Requirements and Waiver Process
ALCOAST 317/21: Fiscal Year 2022 Reserve Active Duty for Training Scheduling Requirements
ALCGPSC 082/21: Guidance for Requesting Advance Dislocation Allowance (DLA) During Financial System Modernization Solution (FSMS) Cutove
PCS Entitlements / Advances, TLE and Separation Leave Calculator (updated 4/8/21).
Family Separation Allowance-Ship Policy Update
Hardship Duty Pay-Restriction of Movement procedures updated to include a template for the Statement from member that they are required to pay out-of-pocket for the cost of their lodging without full or partial reimbursement.
Payroll Processing Schedule for Calendar Year 2021
Reserve Bonus and Special Pay Programs for Fiscal Year 2021 (For more information processes, go to the Reserve portal page (CAC enabled).)
Inactive Duty Training (IDT) Subsistence Allowance While Drilling Remotely
E-Mail Templates for PPC Trouble Tickets
Worksheets/Calculators

More Military Accounts Support news & announcements.

2022 Military Payroll Processing Schedule

2022 Payroll Processing Schedule (E-Mail ALSPO D/21) (PDF)

2021 Military Payroll Processing Schedule

2021 Military Payroll Processing Schedule (E-Mail ALSPO B/2020) (PDF)

MEMBERS SHOULD NOT SET UP AUTOMATED PAYMENTS OR ASSUME FUNDS WILL BE AVAILABLE PRIOR TO PUBLISHED PAYDAYS. MEMBERS SHOULD VERIFY WITH THEIR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AS TO THE ACTUAL TIME FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO THEIR ACCOUNT.

Worksheets & Calculators

SPOs (and others) may find these worksheets helpful when auditing a member's pay:

Military Accounts Support News Updates

Aug. 9, 2018

Using Your TRICARE Benefit with Other Health Insurance

Do you have employer-sponsored health insurance? Any health insurance you have in addition to TRICARE is known by TRICARE as "other health insurance," or OHI. TRICARE supplements are not OHI. If you have OHI, it becomes your primary insurance and pays any claims before TRICARE does. Learn more about how TRICARE works with OHI to make the most of your benefit.

Feb. 2, 2018

New Features of the TRICARE Website

The TRICARE website is your first stop when you have questions about your benefit. At the start of the New Year, we introduced some redesigned features on the TRICARE website that make it easier for you to take command of your health. Beyond the new look and feel of the website, new features and tools will now help you find what you're looking for quicker.

Jan. 31, 2018

Special Income Tax Withholding Requirements for Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands and Puerto Rico

Residents of The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands or Puerto Rico do not have Federal Income Tax Withheld.

June 9, 2017

Thrift Savings Plan (TSP Blended Retirement System (BRS) Resources Available

Two new sources of information—a fact sheet and a video—about the new Blended Retirement System (BRS) are now available.

June 9, 2017

Blended Retirement System (BRS) Comparison Calculator is Available

The official comparison calculator is available at http://militarypay.defense.gov/calculators/BRS/ and should be the only calculator used by service members as other tools may not have received adequate vetting.

The Defense Department has launched its official Blended Retirement Comparison calculator for eligible service members to analyze their estimated retirement benefits under the legacy system and the new Blended Retirement System. DoD graphic

June 6, 2017

DoD Launches Blended Retirement System Comparison Calculator

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has launched a comparison calculator for eligible service members to analyze their estimated retirement benefits under the legacy system and the new Blended Retirement System.

March 15, 2017

Combat Tax Exclusion - Known Issue with PCS Departure Stop and Retroactive Transactions

There is a Direct Access Known Issue with Combat Tax Exclusion

March 15, 2017

State/Federal Income Tax Withholding for Residents of Puerto Rico or Northern Mariana Islands

There are special income tax withholding requirements for certain federal agencies that have employees who work in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) or Puerto Rico.