USCG Pay & Personnel Center

Direct Access User Guides Retiree Self-Service E-Gov Travel System (ETS)

DIRECT ACCESS

The Pay and Personnel Center (PPC) Customer Care Branch is receiving a high volume of phone calls and email inquiries from customers indicating Direct Access is down, timing out, or not accessible. If you or your members are experiencing any of the below error codes, please submit your concerns to C5ISC via CGFIXIT Ticket with a screenshot of the error code along with the IP Address you are attempting to log into DA from. PPC is unable to resolve Direct Access connectivity and system issues.

Errors identified:

Spinning circle
DA Link is timing out
404 Error code
Authorization Error – Contact your Security Administrator
Hmmm… Can’t reach this page

PASSWORD RESET

The password reset function in Direct Access doesn’t function as designed. The loss of functionality is a result of Direct Access’s migration to a cloud provider’s servers. We apologize for the inconvenience. Unfortunately, the Pay and Personnel Center (PPC) does not have oversight of Direct Access functionality. PPC has made the C5I Service Center aware of the degradation in password reset functionality. The C5I Service Center is working diligently to correct this issue. In the meantime, please submit a trouble ticket (or call), so one of our technicians can assist in resetting your password.

If your email address is NOT present or is incorrect, you will not be able to use the self-service password reset feature. Your business email address in DIRECT ACCESS must be added to the system or corrected. Active duty and Reserve members must contact your P&A office or Servicing Pay Office (SPO) for assistance to update.

Please note: Customer Care will no longer send password resets for active/reserve military members or civilian employees to personal email addresses. All password resets will be sent to USCG.MIL email addresses only. Do not submit multiple requests. Please allow 5 days upon submission for response.

Guide: Passwords and Set up/Update Security Questions

RETIRED PAY

At present, for temporary, permanent, VA offset, AEW’s, CRDP, and CRSC disability, we are encountering a processing delay due to systematic issues and a shortage of personnel. You remain our primary concern. We want to assure you that we are fully committed to resolving these issues promptly and handling your cases with utmost proficiency.

Customer Service Feedback

Mailing Address:

Commanding Officer (Staff Symbol)
U.S. Coast Guard
Pay & Personnel Center
444 S. E. Quincy St.
Topeka, KS 66683-3591

Telephone

(866) 772-8724
0730-1600 (Central time) M-F

E-Mail

PPC-DG-CustomerCare@uscg.mil

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ALCOAST 033/25SSIC 1000SUBJ: CHANGE TO RATED SEA TIME FOR ADVANCEMENT IN DC, EM, ET, ANDMK RATINGS

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Jan. 29, 2025 —

ALCOAST 033/25

SSIC 1000

SUBJ: CHANGE TO RATED SEA TIME FOR ADVANCEMENT IN DC, EM, ET, AND MK RATINGS

A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 021536Z FEB 21/ACN 012/21

B. Enlistments, Evaluations, and Advancements, COMDTINST 1000.2C1. This ALCOAST continues the policy changes announced in REF (A).2. Paragraph 3.A.16.d.(1) of REF (B), "Minimum Sea Duty Requirement" is updated to reflect sea time requirements for the following ratings:

a.E-6 - DC, EM, ET, MK - 12 months in designated rating in any pay grade.

b.E-7 - DC, EM, ET, MK - 36 months in designated rating in any pay grade.

3.The paygrade and ratings not specifically identified above remain unchanged.

4.Sea duty requirements are in effect for the May 2025 SWE.IAW REF (A), Coast Guard Pay and Personnel Center (CG PSC-PPC) remains the final authority on all waiver requests. Waiver requests must be submitted through the PPC SWE waiver request process. Respective Rating Force Master Chiefs are the single POC for waiver questions and considerations.

5.Questions or changes may be directed to Office of Military Personnel Policy COMDT (CG-1M1) at: HQS-PolicyandStandards@uscg.mil

6.These changes will be made to the next revision of REF (B), which will be released within the next year.

7.This message will be cancelled on 28 JAN 2026.

8.CAPT Ryan P. Matson, Acting Assistant Commandant for Military Personnel (CG-1M), sends.

9.Internet release is authorized.

The U.S. Department of Defense is committed to making its electronic and information technologies accessible to individuals with disabilities in accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended in 1998. DoD websites use the WCAG 2.0 AA accessibility standard.

For persons with disabilities experiencing difficulties accessing content on a particular website, please use the form DoD Section 508 Form. In this form, please indicate the nature of your accessibility issue/problem and your contact information so we can address your issue or question. If your issue involves log in access, password recovery, or other technical issues, contact the administrator for the website in question, or your local helpdesk.