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Starting 2200 EST, Thursday, October 05, 2023, there will be no availability to Direct Access while tasks are being performed to support the upgrade. Direct Access is scheduled to be reactivated at 0600 EST, Friday, October 06, 2023. ALCOAST 368/23

Starting 0600 EST, Friday, October 13, 2023, there will be no availability to Direct Access while tasks are being performed to support the Disaster Recovery Test. Direct Access is scheduled to be reactivated at 0600 EST, Monday, October 16, 2023. This outage is necessary to avoid the submission of self-service and SPO transactions during the test. ALCOAST 043/23

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Tag: Separations

Aug. 22, 2023

ALCGPSC 097/23 TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MANAGER (RCM) ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS

Per REF (A), Reserve Component Managers (RCMs) assignment process shifted from PSC-OPM to PSC-RPM to align the RCM's chain of command, program management, and simplify the RCM assignment process.

March 17, 2023

Update to the PCS Entitlements / Advances, TLE and Separation Leave Calculator

Updated Travel sheet with new rates March 6th, 2023. Has a new look. Has the FY23 Course Code/POET Converter still from last update on November 7, 2022. The updated 2022 (Oct-Dec edition) PCS Entitlements / Advances, TLE & Separation Leave Calculator is now online.

Dec. 13, 2022

E-Mail ALSPO B/22; PDR Scan Into IPERMS – Discontinue Mailing PDRs

E-Mail ALSPO message B/22 updates the procedures in Coast Guard Military Human Resource Record (CGMHRR) System, COMDTINST 1080.10(Series), for the disposition of physical PDRs in connection with PCS transfers and separations.Download E-Mail ALSPO B/22 - /Portals/10/CG-1/PPC/ALSPO/2022/B22iPERMS-DiscontinueMailingPDRS.pdf

Oct. 3, 2022

Suspension of High Year Tenure (HYT)

ALCOAST 368/22 announces the suspension of enlisted HYT for active duty members until January 1, 2025.

Nov. 4, 2021

Regular to Reserve (R2R) Frequently Asked Questions

The Coast Guard inadvertently misinterpreted a 2010 BCMR ruling for a Regular to Reserve (R2R) case in which it was authorized to close the break in service of a member who transitioned into the Coast Guard Reserve by way of Regular to Reserve (R2R). PPC blanketed this ruling to any R2R Rehire from 2010-2017 and aligned their Anniversary Year with their Pay Base Date.

Oct. 28, 2021

Reminder: If your retirement date is on or after 1 January, 2022, as of 1 November 2021, PPC/RAS will no longer accept Form CG-4700 as your application for retirement pay

CG Form 4700, Coast Guard, PHS & NOAA Retired Pay Account Worksheet and Survivor Benefit Plan Election is being phased out. Coast Guard, PHS and NOAA personnel will join their DoD counterparts and begin using DD Form 2656, Data for Payment of Retired Personnel to establish their retired pay accounts at the Pay & Personnel Center.

June 8, 2021

COVID-19: Reserve Demobilization Guidance Issued

ALCOAST 210/21 provides guidance for units and Servicing Personnel Offices (SPOs) on common issues and questions identified during the Release from Active Duty (RELAD) process for reservists recalled to active duty under USC Sec. 12302 or USC Sec. 12301(d) (contingency Active Duty for Operational Support (ADOS)). For purposes of entitlements and benefits, COVID-19 response is considered a contingency operation.

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