ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 151143Z OCT 02 ZYB MIN PSN 334003J13 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N06000// NAVADMIN 0344/02 PART TWO OF TWO. PART ONE IDENT IS 151142Z OCT 02. MSGID/GENADMIN/N1// SUBJ/REVISED CAREER STATUS BONUS AND REDUX RETIRED PAY SYSTEM// REF/A/RMG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/191851ZSEP2001// REF/B/DOC/FY-02 NDAA/28DEC2001// REF/C/DOC/OSD (FMP)/24JUN2002// REF/D/RMG/DFAS CLEVELAND OH/121200ZFEB2002// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 245/01 THAT PROVIDES POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) HAS DEVELOPED TO IMPLEMENT AND ADMINISTER THE CAREER STATUS BONUS (CSB) AND RELATED RETIRED PAY REFORMS ENACTED IN THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF FISCAL YEAR 2000 (FY-00 NDAA/PUBLIC LAW 106-65). REF B IS SECTION 620 OF THE FY-01 NDAA/PUBLIC LAW 107-107 WHICH AUTHORIZES INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS OF CSB. REF C IS THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (FORCE MANAGEMENT POLICY) MEMO OF 24 JUN 02 ENTITLED "CAREER STATUS BONUS -- REVISED GUIDANCE." REF D IS MILITARY PAY ADVISORY (MPA) 21/02 ANNOUNCING SIGNIFICANT FORMAT MODIFICATIONS TO THE LES EFFECTIVE WITH THE JAN 02 LES.// RMKS/30. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS AND COMMAND CAREER COUNSELORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR: A. VERIFYING THE ACCURACY OF THE MEMBER'S DIEMS DATE LISTED IN THE MEMBER'S CSB GENADMIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE AND REPORTING ANY DISCREPANCY FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURES IN PART ONE PARAGRAPH 6A. B. ADVISING MEMBERS THAT: (1) THE DIEMS DATE LISTED IN THE MEMBER'S CSB GENADMIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE AND FORCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS TAKEN FROM THEIR RECORD IN THE NAVY ENLISTED SYSTEM (NES) OR OFFICER PERSONNEL INFORMATION SYSTEM (OPINS) RECORD. (2) THE MEMBER'S OFFICIAL DIEMS DATE IS THE DATE LISTED ON THEIR FIRST ENLISTMENT, INDUCTION, OR COMMISSIONING DOCUMENT. (3) THE COMMAND HAS REVIEWED THE MEMBER'S FIRST ENLISTMENT, INDUCTION, OR COMMISSIONING DOCUMENT IN THEIR SERVICE RECORD AND VERIFIED THEIR ELIGIBILITY OR INELIGIBILITY TO MAKE A CSB/REDUX OR HIGH-3 RETIRED PAY ELECTION. (4) ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO CORRECT ANY DISCREPANCY IN THE MEMBER'S DIEMS DATE IN THEIR NES OR OPINS RECORD. (5) PPAC WILL ALSO CONDUCT A QUALITY CONTROL OF THE MEMBER'S DIEMS DATE AND VERIFY WHETHER THE MEMBER IS ELIGIBLE BEFORE TRANSMITTING CSB ELECTIONS FOR PAYMENT. (6) SHOULD PPAC DISCOVER THE MEMBER IS INELIGIBLE TO MAKE THE ELECTION, THEY HAVE BEEN DIRECTED TO CANCEL THE ELECTION AND NOTIFY THE COMMAND OF THE ACTION. C. ENSURING GENADMIN NOTIFICATION ORDER MESSAGES ARE DELIVERED TO ELIGIBLE MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMAND. D. COMPLETING THE ELECTION FORM SECTION I "PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION" NAME, SSN, RANK/PAY GRADE/BRANCH, DIEMS, DATE FOR DETERMINATION OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE COMPLETED (ADSD ON NAVPERS FORM), AND DATE OF NOTIFICATION (DTG OF CSB GENADMIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE ON NAVPERS FORM). E. ENSURING THAT THE MEMBER'S REPORTING SENIOR COMPLETES THE ELECTION FORM SECTION II. F. ADVISING MEMBERS THAT: (1) ONLY TSP PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE ELECTED TO CONTRIBUTE A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR BONUSES CAN DEPOSIT A PORTION OF THEIR CSB TO TSP. (2) IF THEY HAVE A TSP ACCOUNT, THEY CAN COMPLETE A TSP-U-1 FORM OR REVISE THEIR TSP ELECTION IN E/MSS AT ANY TIME TO ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR BONUSES. HOWEVER, THEIR TSP ELECTION SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AT LEAST 60 DAYS PRIOR TO THEIR CSB ELECTION EFFECTIVE DATE. G. ADVISING MEMBERS THAT: (1) THE PAYMENT OPTION THEY ELECT IS IRREVOCABLE AND CANNOT BE MODIFIED ON OR AFTER THEIR CSB ELECTION EFFECTIVE DATE. (2) REQUESTS FOR ADVANCE AND REMAINING INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED IF THE MEMBER IS EXPERIENCING A HARDSHIP. (A) ADVANCE PAYMENT IS PAYMENT OF ONE OR MORE INSTALLMENTS DUE IN A FUTURE FISCAL YEAR, AND REMAINING AMOUNT IS PAYMENT OF ALL REMAINING INSTALLMENTS IN ONE PAYMENT. (B) ADVANCE AND REMAINING INSTALLMENT PAYMENT REQUIRES DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS (MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL) N130G APPROVAL. (C) REQUEST FOR ADVANCE OR REMAINING PAYMENT MUST BE IN WRITING AND INCLUDE INFORMATION ON ANY ADVANCE BONUS/SPECIAL/ INCENTIVE PAYMENTS ALREADY RECEIVED BY THE MEMBER, CERTIFIED COPY OF MEMBER'S CURRENT EVALUATION OR FITNESS REPORT, CERTIFIED COPY OF ANY CURRENTLY APPROVED EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY OR HUMANITARIAN TRANSFER DOCUMENT(S), SPECIFIC REASON(S) FOR REQUESTING HARDSHIP PAYMENT, ITEMIZED LIST OF INCOME AND FINANCIAL LIABILITIES FOR ALL DEBTS (INCLUDING MONTHLY PAYMENT/AMOUNT OWED FOR EACH), AND THE COMMANDING OFFICER'S: (1) VERIFICATION THAT THE MEMBER IS STILL ELIGIBLE TO REMAIN CONTINUOUSLY ON ACTIVE DUTY THROUGH THEIR 20TH ANNIVERSARY, (2) VERIFICATION THAT THE HARDSHIP EXISTS, AND (3) RECOMMENDATION. (D) AN ADVANCE AND REMAINING PAYMENT REQUEST WITHOUT THE ABOVE INFORMATION WILL BE RETURNED WITH NO ACTION. H. ENSURING THAT MEMBERS COMPLETE: (1) SECTION III OF THE FORM IF THEY ARE NOT CURRENTLY ELIGIBLE FOR CSB; (2) SECTION IV IF THEY ARE ELIGIBLE AND ELECT CSB; (3) AND SECTION V IF THEY ARE ELIGIBLE BUT ELECT TO REMAIN UNDER THE HIGH-3 RETIRED PAY SYSTEM AND NOT RECEIVE THE CSB. I. ENSURING THAT ALL MEMBERS WHO ELECT THE CSB IN SECTION IV OF THE FORM ALSO SELECTS A PAYMENT OPTION. THIS INCLUDES MEMBERS WHO MADE AN ELECTION PRIOR TO RELEASE OF THIS NAVADMIN WHO HAVE NOT YET REACHED THEIR CSB ELECTION EFFECTIVE DATE. J. WITNESSING THE MEMBER'S ELECTION ON THE FORM IN SECTION III, BLOCK 11; SECTION IV, BLOCK 13; OR SECTION V, BLOCK 15 AS APPROPRIATE. K. COMPLETING SECTION VI, SERVICE RECORDING OF ELECTION IF THE MEMBER IS ELIGIBLE AND ELECTS THE CSB/REDUX. THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES ARE PROVIDED TO HELP AO'S AND CCC'S UNDERSTAND WHAT DATE TO USE IN BLOCK 16 FOR THE CSB ELECTION EFFECTIVE DATE. EXAMPLE ONE: MEMBER'S ADSD IS 1 FEB 88 MAKING 1 FEB 03 SNM'S 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF ACTIVE SERVICE. MEMBER'S OFFICIAL GENADMIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE DTG IS 1 AUG 02. MEMBER'S REPORTING SENIOR COMPLETES SECTION II OF FORM INDICATING MEMBER IS ELIGIBLE FOR RETENTION. MEMBER SIGNS SECTION IV OF FORM ON 20 AUG 02 ELECTING CSB/REDUX WITH 1 (LUMP SUM $30,000) PAYMENT. MEMBER'S CSB ELECTION EFFECTIVE DATE IS SNM'S 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF ACTIVE DUTY ON 1 FEB 03. EXAMPLE TWO: MEMBER'S ADSD IS 15 MAR 87 MAKING 15 MAR 02 HIS 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF ACTIVE SERVICE. MEMBER'S OFFICIAL GENADMIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE DTG IS 15 SEP 01. MEMBER'S REPORTING SENIOR COMPLETES SECTION II OF DD FORM 2839 INDICATING MEMBER IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO ELECT THE CSB AND GIVES THE 'REASON' AS "FINAL DETERMINATION IS BEING HELD IN ABEYANCE PENDING A FAVORABLE DETERMINATION ON MEDICAL PROCEEDINGS." ON 10 NOV 02 A MEDICAL BOARD FINDS THE MEMBER FIT FOR DUTY. MEMBER'S REPORTING SENIOR REVISES SECTION II OF THE MEMBER'S DD FORM 2839 INDICATING MEMBER IS ELIGIBLE. MEMBER HAS UNTIL 10 MAY 03 (SIX MONTHS) TO MAKE A CSB/ REDUX ELECTION. MEMBER SIGNS SECTION V, ELECTING TO REMAIN UNDER THE HIGH-3 RETIRED PAY SYSTEM ON 15 DEC 02. MEMBER'S ELECTION EFFECTIVE DATE IS 15 DEC 02. HIS CSB ELECTION EFFECTIVE DATE IS HIS ELECTION SIGNATURE DATE BECAUSE HE IS MAKING HIS ELECTION AFTER HIS 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF ACTIVE DUTY. L. ENTERING MEMBER'S CSB/REDUX ELECTION DATA IN FORMAN FOR TRANSMISSION TO DFAS FOR PAYMENT. (1) TO POST CSB ELECTION INFORMATION, AOS AND CCCS REQUIRE ACCESS TO CICS AND ACCESS TO OPINS/FORMAN. (A) TO REQUEST CICS ACCESS, OR TO MODIFY AN EXISTING CICS ACCOUNT, FAX, MAIL, OR E-MAIL A COMPLETED SAAR, DISA FORM 41, TO PERS 333. (1) THE SAAR AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING AND PROCESSING IT ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.PERSNET.NAVY.MIL/PPAC/ACCESS.HTML. (2) FOR CLARIFICATION, PERS 333 WILL PROVIDE A USER ID AND PASSWORD TO ACCESS THE DOD CICS FOR AOS AND CCCS SO THEY CAN ACCESS, POST, AND UPDATE CSB ELECTION DATA. SIMULTANEOUS TO PROVIDING THE DOD CICS USER ID AND PASSWORD, PERS 333 WILL ALSO PROVIDE A SOURCE ID AND PASSWORD FOR OPINS/FORMAN. (B) AVERAGE TURN-AROUND TIME TO PROCESS A REQUEST IS FIVE WORKING DAYS. IF NO RESPONSE IS RECEIVED WITHIN FIVE WORKING DAYS, CONTACT PERS 333 VIA PPAC AT (901) 874-2521/DSN 882 OR E-MAIL: PPAC@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL. (2) A COMPUTER APPLICATION THAT FACILITATES ACCESS TO CICS, OPINS AND FORMAN IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.PERSNET.NAVY.MIL\PPAC\ ACCESS.HTML. (A) CLICK ON OPINS.EXE. OPINS.EXE IS AN EXECUTABLE ZIP FILE THAT SELF-EXTRACTS A PROGRAM CALLED QWS3270.EXE AND APPLICABLE, RELATED FILES. (B) ONCE EXECUTED, OPINS.EXE WILL (IF AN OPINS FOLDER DOES NOT ALREADY EXIST) CREATE AN OPINS FOLDER AND DOWNLOAD NECESSARY FILES INTO IT. (C) WHEN THE OPINS.EXE COMPLETES ITS DOWNLOAD, NAVIGATE TO THE OPINS FOLDER AND DOUBLE CLICK ON OPINS.DOC, A USER FRIENDLY OPINS USER DOCUMENT. LOGON INSTRUCTIONS ARE ON PAGE FOUR. (D) WHEN READY TO ATTEMPT LOGON, NAVIGATE TO THE OPINS FOLDER AGAIN, AND DOUBLE CLICK ON QWS3270.EXE. (E) A CSB USER MANUAL IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AT WWW.PERSNET.NAVY.MIL\PPAC\CSB.HTML. (1) TO CREATE A SHORTCUT TO THESE FILES, RIGHT CLICK ON THE ICONS AND CHOOSE 'CREATE SHORTCUT'. (2) THE 'CREATE SHORTCUT' OPTION WILL PLACE A SHORTCUT ON THE USER'S DESKTOP. (3) TO ENTER CSB/REDUX ELECTION DATA FROM THE OPINS/FORMAN BANNER SCREEN, AOS AND CCCS MUST ENTER THEIR SOURCE CODE, PASSWORD, AND SECONDARY SOURCE CODE (OPTIONAL). (A) THE CSB SCREEN IS REACHED BY ENTERING 'UNK' IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE OPINS MAIN MENU SCREEN. (B) TO USE THE MENU SCREENS, ENTER 'A', AND THEN ENTER 'K'. INQUIRY SCREEN I44 DISPLAYS THE CSB DATA. (4) THE FORMAN CSB/REDUX ELECTION SCREEN INCLUDES FIELD: ACTION: SSN: ENTER NINE DIGITS WITH NO HYPHENS NAME: ENTER FIRST FOUR CHARACTERS OF LAST NAME. IF NAME LESS THAN FOUR CHARACTERS IN LENGTH, ENTER ENTIRE LAST NAME. ELIGIBILITY CODE: ENTER EITHER "R" FOR RETAINABLE, "H" FOR HELD IN ABEYANCE, OR "N" FOR NOT ELIGIBLE. ELECTION CODE: ENTER "1" FOR CSB AS A LUMP SUM PAYMENT, ENTER "2" FOR CSB AS TWO INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS, ENTER "3" FOR CSB AS THREE INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS, ENTER "4" FOR CSB AS FOUR INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS, ENTER "5" FOR CSB AS FIVE INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS, ENTER "N" TO REMAIN UNDER HIGH-3, OR LEAVE BLANK IF MEMBER IS NOT ELIGIBLE. ALL CSB ELECTIONS ENTERED INTO FORMAN USING THE CODE "Y" AS DIRECTED IN NAVADMIN 245/01 WILL AUTOMATICALLY CONVERT TO CODE "1". MEMBER SIGNATURE DATE: ENTER DATE (YYMMDD) FROM SECTION III BLOCK 10B, SECTION IV BLOCK 12B, OR SECTION V BLOCK 14B. ELECTION EFFECTIVE DATE: IF MEMBER ELECTS CSB/REDUX ENTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE (YYMMDD) FROM SECTION VI BLOCK 16. LEAVE BLANK IF MEMBER IS NOT ELIGIBLE OR ELECTS TO REMAIN UNDER THE HIGH-3 RETIREMENT SYSTEM. RETIRED PAY INDICATOR: NO ENTRY REQUIRED, DATA PULLED FROM PERSONNEL MASTER FILES. DIEMS: NO ENTRY REQUIRED, DATA PULLED FROM PERSONNEL MASTER FILES. RANK/GRADE: NO ENTRY REQUIRED, DATA PULLED FROM PERSONNEL MASTER FILES. ADSD/ADBD: NO ENTRY REQUIRED, DATA PULLED FROM PERSONNEL MASTER FILES. DTG: NO ENTRY REQUIRED, DATA PULLED FROM DTG OF GENADMIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE. 2ND DTG: NO ENTRY REQUIRED, DATA PULLED FROM DTG OF FOLLOW UP MESSAGE TO REPORTING SENIOR IF NO ELECTION IS MADE. SEPARATION CODE (SPD): NO ENTRY REQUIRED, DATA PULLED FROM PERSONNEL MASTER FILES. DATE OF SEPARATION: NO ENTRY REQUIRED, DATA PULLED FROM PERSONNEL MASTER FILES. M. TRACKING WHETHER A NOTIFICATION MESSAGE HAS BEEN RELEASED ON A MEMBER BY ENTERING THE MEMBER'S SSN ON THE CSB ELECTION SCREEN. (1) IF THE SCREEN ACTIVATES A MESSAGE HAS BEEN RELEASED AND THE DTG OF THE MEMBER'S MESSAGE WILL SHOW UP IN THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE SCREEN. THIS DTG CAN BE USED TO REQUEST A TRACER BETWEEN YOUR MESSAGE CENTER AND THE MILLINGTON MESSAGE CENTER IF IT WAS NOT RECEIVED. (2) MESSAGE CENTERS OFTEN DELETE MESSAGE TAPES ONCE EVERY 7 TO 30 DAYS. IF THEY HAVE ALREADY DELETED THE MESSAGE, DELIVER A COPY OF THIS NAVADMIN TO THE MEMBER AND USE THESE STEP-BY-STEP DIRECTIONS TO PROCESS THEIR ELECTION. THE INFORMATION IN THIS NAVADMIN DUPLICATES THE INFORMATION WE ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO PROVIDE EACH MEMBER IN AN INDIVIDUAL NOTIFICATION MESSAGE. (3) IF THE FORMAN CSB ELECTION SCREEN REMAINS BLANK IT MEANS THAT WE HAVE NOT SENT A MESSAGE YET. (A) AT MIDNIGHT EACH DAY WE RUN AN AUTOMATED QUERY THROUGH THE NAVY ENLISTED FILE (NES) AND OFFICER PERSONNEL INFORMATION SYSTEM (OPINS) GATHERING THE SSN OF EACH ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER WHO HAS REACHED THEIR 14 1/2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF ACTIVE DUTY BASED ON THEIR ADSD. (B) WE THEN RUN A QUERY THROUGH THAT GROUP OF EACH MEMBER WHO HAS A DIEMS DATE OF 1 AUG 86 OR LATER. THEN WE RUN A QUERY FOR ANYONE IN THAT GROUP WHO HAS NOT RECEIVED A CSB GENADMIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE. (C) THE SYSTEM THEN CREATES AN AUTOMATED MESSAGE FOR EACH MEMBER IN THIS GROUP AND ASSIGNS THE MESSAGE A DTG. (D) IF A MEMBER HAS A BLANK DIEMS DATE, ADSD DATE, OR HAS NOT BEEN DIARIED INTO A COMMAND UIC IN NES OR OPINS THERE IS NO WAY FOR THE SYSTEM TO CATCH THEM IN EACH NIGHTS QUERY. (E) YOU CAN CHECK TO SEE IF A MEMBER HAS THE DIEMS DATE IN NES OR OPINS BY LOOKING AT THE MEMBER'S LES. (F) YOU CAN CHECK TO SEE IF A MEMBER HAS BEEN DIARIED INTO A COMMAND UIC AND HAS A ADSD IN NES OR OPINS BY LOOKING AT THE COMMAND'S EDVR OR ODCR. (G) IF UIC OR DATES ARE MISSING CONTACT YOUR PERSONNEL OFFICE AND PPAC TO CORRECT NES OR OPINS SO THAT THE CSB AUTOMATED SYSTEM WILL GENERATE A MESSAGE. N. TRACKING THE STATUS OF A CSB ELECTION. (1) ONCE A CSB ELECTION IS ENTERED INTO FORMAN, THE DATA RESIDES THERE, INTACT, FOR AS LONG AS THE MEMBER REMAINS IN THE NAVY. (2) ON THE MEMBER'S CSB ELECTION EFFECTIVE DATE THE CSB DATA IN FORMAN IS TRANSMITTED TO DFAS FOR PAYMENT USING THE 08 FID (FOR OFFICERS) AND THE 31 FID (FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL). (3) THE STATUS OF AN ELECTION CAN BE TRACKED BY USING THE FORMAN ELECTION SCREEN PRIOR TO THE MEMBER'S CSB ELECTION EFFECTIVE DATE. (4) AFTER THE CSB ELECTION EFFECTIVE DATE THE STATUS OF AN ELECTION CAN BE TRACKED BY CONTACTING YOUR LOCAL PSD OR SHIP'S PERSONNEL OFFICE AND REQUESTING THEY CHECK FOR A FID 08 OR FID 31 ENTRY. (5) DO NOT CONTACT DFAS PRIOR TO A MEMBER'S CSB ELECTION EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE STATUS ON A CSB PAYMENT. DFAS WILL NOT HAVE RECEIVED THE FID PRIOR TO THAT DATE. O. MAINTAINING A COMMAND COPY OF THE MEMBER'S CSB/REDUX ELECTION FORM WHILE THE MEMBER IS ASSIGNED TO THE COMMAND AND FORWARDING THE ORIGINAL COPY OF THE CSB/REDUX ELECTION FORM TO COMMANDER, NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (PERS 313C) FOR INCLUSION IN THE MEMBER'S PERMANENT SERVICE RECORD. EACH CCC MUST ALSO FORWARD A COPY OF THE CSB/REDUX ELECTION FORM TO THEIR SHIP PERSONNEL OFFICE OR PERSONNEL SUPPORT DETACHMENT FOR INCLUSION IN THE MEMBER'S FIELD SERVICE RECORD. P. PROVIDING THE MEMBER WITH A COPY OF THE COMPLETED CSB/REDUX ELECTION FORM FOR HIS PERSONAL FILES. 31. AS CSB ELIGIBLE SAILORS, YOU WILL HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT DECISION TO MAKE WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOUR OFFICIAL GENADMIN NOTIFICATION MESSAGE AND IT IS NOT AN EASY ONE. YOUR DECISION CONCERNING CSB AND YOUR RETIRED PAY WILL BECOME IRREVOCABLE AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF YOUR ELECTION SO I URGE YOU TO LEARN AS MUCH AS YOU CAN ABOUT YOUR OPTIONS AND CONSULT SEVERAL SOURCES TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE WELL INFORMED. THE CENTER FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT (CCD) WEB SITE AT HTTP:/WWW.STAYNAVY.NAVY.MIL AND THE DOD WEB SITE AT HTTP:/PAY2000.DTIC.MIL MAY BE GOOD PLACES TO START. BEFORE YOU MAKE THAT FINAL DECISION, DISCUSS IT WITH ADVISORS YOU TRUST, ASSESS YOUR CAREER EXPECTATIONS, DECIDE HOW YOU PROBABLY WILL USE THE CSB MONEY, AND WHAT RISKS YOU ARE WILLING TO TOLERATE. YOU WILL WANT TO PUT ENOUGH EFFORT INTO THE DECISION TO MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR CHOICE. COMMAND CAREER COUNSELORS AND COMMAND FINANCIAL ADVISORS ARE STANDING BY TO ASSIST YOU WITH YOUR DECISION, BUT ULTIMATELY, ONLY YOU CAN DETERMINE WHICH OPTION IS MORE ADVANTAGEOUS FOR YOU BASED ON YOUR OWN UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES AND PREFERENCES. 32. POC FOR SYSTEM ACCESS AND FOR DIEMS CORRECTION IS PPAC AT 1-888-297-7194/DSN 882 OR FAX (901) 874-2780/DSN 882. POC FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL RECORDS MANAGEMENT IS PERS313C AT (901) 874-3406/DSN 882. FOR ANSWERS TO CSB FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS REFER TO WWW.PERSNET.NAVY.MIL\PPAC\FAQ.HTML. POC FOR CSB REDUX POLICY IS N130G AT (703) 695-3158/DSN 225. 33. RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.// BT