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

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Personnel & Pay Procedures Manual TTP Chapters and Sections

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Chapter 1: Introduction

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

Chapter 2: Systems Overview

Section A: Responsible Entities
Section B: Information Flow and Timelines
Section C: Coordination of P&A Offices
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 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

Section A: Notification of Pay
Section B: Types of Payments
Section C: Payment of Mobile Unit Personnel
Section D: Special and Incentive Pay
Section E: Allowances
Section F: Savings Deposit Program
Section G: Bonuses
Section H: Allotments
Section I: Taxes
Section J: Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
Section K: Debt Collections
Section L: Remissions and Waivers
Section M: Computation of Service

Chapter 9: Performance and Discipline

Section A: Performance
Section B: Discipline

Chapter 10: Reserve Activities

Section A: Electronic Based Distributed Learning (EBDL)
Section B: Inactive Duty Orders
Section C: Active Duty for Training – Annual Training (ADT-AT)
Section D: Reserve Mobilization
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 Incapacitation Benefits Processing
Section J: Reserve Component Category (RCC) Change
Section K: Summary of Reserve Order Types and Recall Requirements and Limitations

Chapter 11: Governance - Audits and Reports

Section A: Auditing Standard Pay Transactions

Section B: Reserve Inactive Duty for Training (IDT) Pay Validation Procedures

Section C: Quality Assurance Tool

Section D: Report Standards

Section E: P&A/SPO Standards and Timelines

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