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MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA/N1// SUBJ/RESERVE COMPONENT CHIEF PETTY OFFICER UNIFORM ALLOWANCE /CHANGES// REF/A/DOC/DODI 1338.18/7JAN1998// REF/B/DOC/DODD 1338.5/12JAN2005// REF/C/DOC/DODFMR/-// NARR/REF A IS DOD INSTRUCTION 1338.18, ARMED FORCES CLOTHING MONETARY ALLOWANCE PROCEDURES. REF B IS DOD DIRECTIVE 1338.5, ARMED FORCES CLOTHING MONETARY ALLOWANCE POLICY. REF C IS DOD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION (FMR), VOL 7A, CHAPTERS 29 AND 58.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVRESFOR ANNOUNCES AN INCREASE TO THE RESERVE QUARTERLY UNIFORM MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE (RMA) AND THE SPECIAL INITIAL CLOTHING ALLOWANCE AUTHORIZED FOR PERSONNEL ADVANCED TO CHIEF PETTY OFFICER (CPO) AS OUTLINED IN REFERENCES (A) THROUGH (C). NAVY RESERVE SAILORS ARE EXPECTED TO BE READY TO SUPPORT ANY MISSION ANYWHERE THERE IS A FLEET OR COMBATANT COMMANDER'S NEED FOR THEIR SERVICE. A RECOMPUTED RMA AND AN INCREASE OF THE SPECIAL INITIAL CLOTHING ALLOWANCE WILL ENSURE RESERVE COMPONENT
(RC) SENIOR ENLISTED (E7-E9) ARE PROVIDED ADEQUATE UNIFORM ITEMS REQUIRED TO PRESENT A PROFESSIONAL APPEARANCE, WHILE MINIMIZING THE FINANCIAL BURDEN PLACED ON AN RC CPO ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN SUPPORTING GLOBAL MISSIONS.
2. QUARTERLY MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE. EFFECTIVE FY-10, THE RMA WILL INCREASE FROM 9 DOLLARS TO 30.60 DOLLARS TO BE PAID THE LAST MONTH OF EACH QUARTER. PAYMENTS FOR FIRST QUARTER FY-10 WILL BE PAID BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2010. INCREASES TO THE RC CPO RMA WILL BE RECOMPUTED ANNUALLY BASED ON THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR NAVY CLOTHING REPLACEMENT ALLOWANCE (CRA). THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS CLARIFY ELIGIBILITY:
A. PER REFS (A) THROUGH (C), NAVY RESERVE CPOS IN A PAY STATUS ASSIGNED TO SELECTED RESERVE UNITS AND THOSE ASSIGNED TO VOLUNTARY TRAINING UNITS IN A NON-PAY DRILLING STATUS ARE ENTITLED TO THE QUARTERLY RMA. MEMBERS MUST MAINTAIN SATISFACTORY INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (IDT) PARTICIPATION DURING THE QUARTER AND WILL NOT BE PAID FOR A FRACTIONAL PART OF THE QUARTER.
B. PER REF (C), CPOS ASSIGNED TO THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE ACTIVE STATUS POOL (ASP) AND STANDBY RESERVE ACTIVE (S1) ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE QUARTERLY RMA.
C. CPOS ON ADOS OR MOBILIZATION WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO RMA IF IN ACTIVE STATUS DURING THE LAST MONTH OF THE QUARTER. CPOS ON ADOS OR MOBILIZATION ORDERS GREATER THAN SIX MONTHS ARE ENTITLED TO THE ACTIVE DUTY CLOTHING MONETARY ALLOWANCE.
3. SPECIAL INITIAL CLOTHING ALLOWANCE.
A. NAVY RESERVE SAILORS SELECTED FOR ADVANCEMENT TO CHIEF PETTY OFFICER AFTER 15 SEPTEMBER 2009 ARE AUTHORIZED FULL SPECIAL INITIAL CLOTHING ALLOWANCE PER REFERENCE (C) CHAPTER 58.
PERSONNEL ADVANCED TO PAYGRADE E7 AFTER 15 SEPTEMBER 2009 WHO HAVE RECEIVED THE PARTIAL SPECIAL INITIAL CLOTHING ALLOWANCE WILL RECEIVE THE REMAINDER OF THE FULL SPECIAL INITIAL CLOTHING ALLOWANCE RATE RETROACTIVE TO THEIR DATE OF ADVANCEMENT.
B. PER REF (C), CHAPTER 29, NAVY RESERVE SAILORS SELECTED FOR ADVANCEMENT TO CHIEF PETTY OFFICER ON OR BEFORE 15 SEPTEMBER
2009 WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN PAID A SPECIAL INITIAL CLOTHING ALLOWANCE WHILE ON INACTIVE DUTY WILL RECEIVE A PARTIAL SPECIAL INITIAL CLOTHING ALLOWANCE UPON FIRST REPORTING TO ACTIVE DUTY FOR GREATER THAN SIX MONTHS.
4. WITH APPROVAL OF THE FY-10 NATIONAL DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT (NDAA), PERSONNEL WILL RECEIVE THE ABOVE ALLOWANCE INCREASES AFTER THEIR DATE OF ADVANCEMENT. NRA'S MUST VERIFY NAVY RESERVE IDT EARNINGS REPORTS TO ENSURE ALL CPOS ARE RECEIVING THE APPROPRIATE ALLOWANCE INCREASES.
5. POINTS OF CONTACT ARE: EXECUTION: PSC KIMBERLY MORENO, COMNAVRESFORCOM N11, COMM: (757) 322-2643, E-MAIL:
KIMBERLY.MORENO1(AT)NAVY.MIL.
POLICY: CMDCM ROSE, OPNAV (N095) POLICY, COMM: (703) 614-2872,
E-MAIL: ROBERT.W.ROSE(AT)NAVY.MIL.
6. RELEASED BY CAPT J. F. HUGHES, ACTING CHIEF OF STAFF, NAVY RESERVE FORCE.// BT
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