FY08 APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR RESERVE READINESS MANAGEMENT PERIODS WITH AND WITHOUT PAY

R 141920Z JAN 08 ZUI ASN-A00014000029 ZYB
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COMDTNOTE 1001
SUBJ: FY08 APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR RESERVE READINESS MANAGEMENT
PERIODS WITH AND WITHOUT PAY
A. RESERVE POLICY MANUAL, COMDTINST M1001.28A
B. JOINT FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATIONS (JFTR), VOL I
1. THIS ALCOAST PROVIDES AMPLIFYING GUIDANCE TO REF A FOR THE FY08
APPROVAL AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING PROCESSES FOR READINESS
MANAGEMENT PERIODS (RMP) WITH AND WITHOUT PAY. RMPS ARE ADDITIONAL
INACTIVE DUTY PERIODS AUTHORIZED IN EXCESS OF SCHEDULED IDT DRILLS.
THEIR PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO ACCOMPLISH TRAINING PREPARATION OR UNIT
ADMINISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNCTIONS, SUCH AS MEDICAL AND
DENTAL READINESS EXAMINATIONS AND PARTICIPATION IN ENLISTED
SERVICEWIDE EXAMINATIONS.
2. UNITS ARE AUTHORIZED TO APPROVE RMPS WITH PAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
DUTIES LISTED WITHOUT SEEKING ISC APPROVAL:
A. MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
B. DENTAL EXAMINATIONS
C. SERVICE WIDE EXAMINATIONS
RMPS FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE LIST ABOVE MUST BE APPROVED
THROUGH THE UNITS RESPECTIVE ISC. ISCS SHALL DEVELOP PROCEDURES TO
DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND APPROVAL TO SUPPORT AUDIT REQUIREMENTS.
3. RMPS WITHOUT PAY: INTEGRATED SUPPORT COMMANDS (ISC) SHALL
UTILIZE RMPS WITHOUT PAY FOR NOTICES OF ELIGIBILITY FOR AUTHORIZED
MEDICAL TREATMENT. THIS POLICY CHANGE WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE
NEXT UPDATE OF REF A. ALL OTHER POLICY FOR RMPS WITHOUT PAY REMAINS
UNCHANGED.
4. RMPS WITH PAY: IN ADDITION TO THE USES LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 2,
RMPS MAY ALSO BE USED TO PROVIDE NECESSSARY MOBILIZATION TRAINING
OR ALL HANDS MEETINGS WHEN THE OVERALL EMPHASIS OF THE PERIOD IS TO
IMPROVE INDIVIDUAL OR UNIT READINESS (E.G. SEMI-ANNUAL WEIGH-IN,
VERIFICATION OF EMERGENCY DATA, ETC.) GENERAL MILITARY TRAINING AND
AWARDS CEREMONIES WHEN NOT COMBINED WITH READINESS ACTIVITIES WOULD
NOT GENERALLY BE CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE FOR RMPS. RMPS SHALL NOT BE
USED FOR UNIT AUGMENTATION.
5. IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR A RESERVIST TO COMPLETE HIS / HER
AUTHORIZED (48 OR 60) IDT PERIODS PRIOR TO BEING AUTHORIZED RMPS.
HOWEVER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A, ANY INDIVIDUAL RESERVIST MAY NOT
EXCEED A COMBINATION OF 30 PAY AND NON-PAY RMPS IN ONE FISCAL YEAR.
IN ADDITION, EACH RMP IS NORMALLY SCHEDULED FOR A MINIMUM OF THREE
HOURS WITH ONLY ONE RMP BEING PERFORMED IN A CALENDAR DAY. AN RMP
SHALL NOT BE PERFORMED ON THE SAME DAY AS AN IDT PERIOD OR ACTIVE
DUTY.
6. CG-131 WILL ALLOCATE RMPS THROUGH SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE TO
EACH ISC TO ENHANCE THEIR FLEXIBILITY OF OPTIONS TO FACILITATE UNIT
READINESS WITHIN THEIR AOR.
7. AS WITH IDT PERIODS, RMPS ARE STILL REQUESTED, SCHEDULED AND
APPROVED UTILIZING THE "SCHEDULE DRILLS" MODULE IN DIRECT ACCESS
(DA). TO REQUEST OR SCHEDULE AN RMP SELECT "RMP" FROM THE "DUTY
TYPE" DROP DOWN MENU. FOR DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ON SCHEDULING IDT
DRILLS, READ THE "SCHEDULING IDT DRILLS (SELF-SERVICE)" PROCEDURE
GUIDE, AVAILABLE ON THE PERSONNEL SERVICE CENTER WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/PSC/PS/. UNTIL A DA MODIFICATION IS
COMPLETED, RMP APPROVERS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE A SYSTEM-GENERATED
WARNING MESSAGE REGARDING APPROVAL AND PAYMENT OF RMPS WHICH CAN BE
BYPASSED BY CLICKING THE "OK" BUTTON AND CONTINUING TO SAVE THE RMP
TRANSACTION.
8. MEMBERS REQUESTING RMP TRAVEL SHALL REQUEST A TONO FROM THE
SERVICING ISC VIA THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND. TRAVEL ENTITLEMENTS
RELATED TO RMPS ARE DESCRIBED IN REF B, PAR. U7150-C.
9. COMDT CG-1312 POC: LCDR GRZELAK-LEDOUX AT 202-475-5443,
JENNIFER.K.GRZELAK(AT)USCG.MIL.
10. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
11. RDML CYNTHIA A. COOGAN, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AND
TRAINING, SENDS.
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