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Personnel & Pay Procedures Manual, PPCINST M1000.2 (series)

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Personnel & Pay Procedures Manual TTP Chapters and Sections

Note on E-Gov Travel System Transition (ETS): PPC (P&D) is beginning work on re-writing the 3PM for ETS (removing all TPAX and replacing with ETS). The changes will not be published in time for the launch of ETS.

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Section A: Introduction
Section B: Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

Chapter 2: Systems Overview

Section A: Responsibilities
Section B: Information Flow and Timelines
Section C: Coordination of P&A Office and SPO Data Entry
Section D: Contacting Pay and Personnel Center (PPC)
Section E: Signature of Responsible Officer
Section F: Document Processing Standards
Section G: Direct Access User Roles
Section H: The Travel Claim Process and Responsibilities
Section I: ETS Records Maintenance
Section J: moveLINQ by mLINQS
Section K: ETS Account for Non-Coast Guard Travelers

Chapter 3: Accessions and Separations

Section A: Types of Accessions

Section B: Process for Accessions

Section C: Recalled Retired Members

Section D: Separation Processing Classification

Section E: Request for Expedited Separation

Section F: Active Duty Separation Processing

Section G: Disability Retirements

Section H: Reserve Retirement Processing

Section I: Enlisted to Cadet Status Processing

Section J: Separation & Retirement POET Processing

Section K: Cancellation of Approved Separation Order

Section L: SELRES Separations

Section M: Discharge of SELRES for Non-Participation

Section N: Standard Separation Letters

Section O: Statement of Service Letter for Civilian Appointment

Chapter 4: Movement of Personnel

Section A: PCS/TEMDUINS Orders

Section B: How to Prepare NATO Travel Orders

Section C: Designation of Ports of Embarkation, Ports of Debarkation and Vehicle Processing Centers

Section D: PCS Departing

Section E: Reimbursement of Vehicle Transportation within CONUS

Section F: Reimbursement for the Use of More than Two POVs

Section G: Authorization to Ship a POV within CONUS due to Medical or Insufficient Time to Drive

Section H: PCS Reporting

Section I: Temporary Lodging Allowance (TLA) Claims

Section J: Temporary Duty (TDY)

Section K: Blanket Travel Orders

Section L: Leave and Liberty Combined with TDY Travel

Section M: Pay Entitlements Affected by TDY

Section N: TDY

Section O: Reimbursement Methods

Section P: Premium-Class Travel Request

Section Q: Evacuation

Section R: Other Forms of Written Orders

Section S: Amendments to Orders

Section T: Accounting Data

Section U: Invitational Travel and Dependent Claims

Section V: ETS Audits (Reviews)

Section W: Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA)

Chapter 5: Career Development

Section A: Enlisted Advancements

Section B: Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) Appointments

Section C: Education and Test Results

Section D: Medals, Awards, Competencies and Insignias

Section E: Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty (MGIB-AD) Program

Section F: Post-9/11 GI Bill Program

Section G: Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR)

Chapter 6: Personnel Administration

Section A: Designation of Beneficiaries and Record of Emergency Data

Section B: Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI)

Section C: Family Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (FSGLI)

Section D: Emergency Contacts

Section E: Casualty Reporting

Section F: Dependency Information

Section G: BAH/Dependency Data

Section H: TRICARE Dental Program

Section I: Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS)

Section J: Requesting a Statement of Creditable Service (SOCS)/Statement of Creditable Sea Service (SOCSS)

Section K: Requesting a Transcript of Sea Service (TOSS)

Section L: Personal Data Extract (PDE)

Section M: Possession of Firearms and Ammunition

Section N: Security Clearance

Section O: Issuance of Passports and Visas

Section P: Authorized Absences

Section Q: Leave Carried Over in Excess of 60/75 Days

Section R: Sale of Special Leave Accrual

Section S: Permissive Travel Authorization

Section T: Employment Verification

Section U: eResume

Section V: Assignment/Termination of Government Quarters

Section W: Corrections/Changes of Names, SSN, Date of Birth, Gender Marker or Minority Designator

Section X: Veterans Group Life Insurance (VGLI)

Chapter 7: Continuation of Service

Section A: Reenlistments and Voluntary Extensions/Re-extensions
Section B: Retention of Members
Section C: Active Duty Extensions for Reservists and Recall of Reservists or Retirees
Section D: Immediate Enlistment in the Coast Guard Reserve upon Discharge from the Active Coast Guard Component
Section E: Immediate Enlistment of Reserve Members on Extended Active Duty into the Regular Coast Guard

Chapter 8: Payment of Personnel

Chapter 9: Performance and Discipline

Section A: Performance
Section B: Discipline

Chapter 10: Reserve Activities

This chapter discusses Reserve activities.

This chapter contains the following sections:

Section A: Electronic Based Distributed Learning (EBDL)
Section B: Inactive Duty Orders
Section C: Active Duty for Training – Annual Training (ADT-AT)
Section D: Title 10
Section E: Title 14
Section F: All Other Active Duty Orders
Section G: Waiver of Pension/Disability Compensation or Retired Pay
Section H: Reserve Retirement Points Statement
Section I: Reserve Disability Processing