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Officer Specialty Management System and YOU
Written by Cmdr. Beth Naff, CG-PSC-OPM-3 Never heard of it? What is "OSMS"? The Officer Specialty Management System officially came online in June 2013. At its essence, this system provides the means...
View ArticleDirect Access Data Transfer to DMDC/DEERS Delayed
The Coast Guard is experiencing difficulties updating the Defense Eligibility Enrollment Reporting System (DEERS). This is causing problems for members trying to obtain identification cards following...
View ArticleSelf Service Airport Terminal
We've added a new user guide for Self Service. The "View My Airport Terminal Orders" provides members with the procedure to follow to see if they have any PCS orders.
View ArticleDept Run Fulfills Many of your Report Needs
The Dept (Department) Run query, which is located on a tab in the Airport Terminal, provides a wealth of information for personnel management. In addition to serving as unit roster, you can use it to:...
View ArticleWorking with Grids and Tables
Many pages that contain lists of data are structured as sortable grids. Examples include the Airport Terminal and the "Dept Run" query. Data found in grids can be sorted in ascending or descending...
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New User Guides Added for Starting Career Sea Pay
We've added two new user guides for Career Sea Pay. These new guides are in addition to the User Guide for Stopping Career Sea Pay due to terminal leave or TDY. Restarting Career Sea Pay after TDY This...
View ArticleUpdated Policy and Procedures for Prior Service Accessions
Per E-Mail ALSPO B/15 (Policy and Procedures for Prior Service Accessions), SPOs will no longer calculate the Pay Entry Base Date (PEBD) and Active Duty Base Date (ADBD) when completing accessions for...
View ArticleThe Pay Corrections Action Request
We've noticed a problem with the usage of the Pay Corrections Action Request. Users are incorrectly setting the Cancel field to "Yes" when attempting to correct a transaction. Setting this field to...
View ArticleBAH-Transit Rate for Single Members Reporting From Accession Points and OHA...
The Coast Guard Pay Manual, Figure 3-19 & Section 3.G.5, provides that BAH-Transit shall be paid to members without dependents in an enroute status when: (a) the member's old permanent duty station...
View ArticleSpecial Characters in Address Fields
Do not use special characters (e.g.  ã, á, ñ, ú, Ñ, Ú, etc.). Direct Access is the data source for other information systems which cannot use special characters.
View ArticleTransaction to Start Discount Meal Rate Deduction Being Overlooked
When an enlisted member reports TDY or PCS to an Essential Unit Messing (EUM) or Essential Station Messing (ESM) unit, the SPO must start the Discount Meal Rate Deduction effective the day after...
View ArticleFeb 19 Training Opportunity: SGLI Program Overview
An Overview of the SGLI Program is being offered to all branches of service on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 at 2 p.m. Eastern. The training will be done by phone, so no travel is involved. Who Should...
View ArticleRetirement Certificates Must Be Pre-Ordered
The Pay and Personnel Retiree and Annuitant Services Branch (PPC-RAS) no longer pre-mails retirement certificates. Retirement certificates must be requested by the member's unit using the web form at...
View ArticleAdditional Information and Procedures for New Payroll Processing Schedule
We recently announced a change to the Payroll Processing Schedule. We implemented a new "SPO Data Entry/Approval Cutoff", which is a few days before each "Payroll Finalized Date". The cutoff is for...
View ArticleFebruary Mid-Month Payroll Processing Complete
"Payslips" for 13 February pay day posted. Any discrepancies will need to be reporting through the P&A Office (Admin) to the SPO. If SPOs cannot address or need assistance, the SPO will submit...
View ArticleNo 2015 Active Duty Career Retention Screening Panel (CRSP)
Per ALCOAST 056/15, an Active Duty Career Retention Screening Panel (CRSP) will not be held this year. A Reserve CRSP will be conducted. Members previously selected for involuntary retirement through...
View ArticleTQC Training Advisory 002-15: Impact to Pre-Arrival Training
1. The Training Quota Management Center (TQC) is responsible for scheduling and issuing orders to Class "C" school training in accordance with the Performance, Training and Education Manual, COMDTINST...
View ArticleDirect Access Output to PDF Offline
The DA output to PDF process is offline. Orders, DD-214s, Payslips, and other items which open in "PDF" format cannot be opened. A repair order has been submitted.
View ArticleEdit on Contract Term Preventing Some Extensions for Members Retained on...
Direct Access prevents saving of an extension if the total of all extensions exceed 72 months. However, if a member is involuntarily retained due to medical or otherwise, then the error should not...
View ArticleSolution for Missing IDT Drill Transactions
On 30 January 2015, DA 9.1 was updated requiring IDT drill routing to use the SPO Tree functionality. Many IDT drills submitted prior to 30 January 2015 were forwarded to specific EMPLIDs and are not...
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