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UNCLAS //N07200//
MARADMIN 505/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MPO-40//
SUBJ/THRIFT SAVING PLAN (TSP) 02-01//
REF/A/MSG/CMC/071035SEP2001//
REF/B/MSG/DFAS HQ/061500SEP2001//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 243-01. REF B IS PAAN 46-01 AND RPAAN 27-01//
POC/K.J. HACKBARTH/MAJ/COM 703-784-9387/DSN 278-9387//
RMKS/1. TSP ENROLLMENT FORMS (TSP-U-1) IDENTIFIED IN REF A ARE NOW
AVAILABLE ON LINE. ACCESS FORMS VIA MARINE ON LINE (MOL)
HTTPS://WWW.MOL.USMC.MIL OR THE TSP WEB SITE HTTP://WWW.TSP.GOV.
ADMINISTRATORS ARE CAUTIONED TO ENSURE THE TSP-U-1 FORM, AND NOT THE
CIVILIAN TSP ENROLLMENT FORM, IS BEING USED. THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT
FOR COMMANDERS TO RETAIN THE TSP-U-01 FORM AFTER THE UNIT DIARY
TRANSACTION HAS POSTED. THIS IS A CHANGE TO REF B.
2. MARINES WHO ELECT TO PARTICIPATE MAY ALSO ENROLL IN TSP BY
ACCESSING THEIR DFAS/EMSS ACCOUNT VIA HTTP://WWW.DFAS.MIL/EMSS OR
BY CALLING THE INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEM (IVRS)
1-877-DOD-EMSS (1-877-363-3677) OR COMMERCIAL (912) 757-3119. MARINES
NEEDING ASSISTANCE TO ESTABLISH A TEMPORARY PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER (PIN) THROUGH DFAS/EMSS CAN CALL THE EMSS CUSTOMER SUPPORT UNIT
(CSU) AT 1-800-390-2348 OR COMMERCIAL (216) 522-5122 BETWEEN THE HOURS
OF 0700 AND 1900 EASTERN STANDARD TIME MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
3. BONUS PAYMENTS MAY BE PLACED IN TSP PROVIDED AN ACCOUNT IS ALREADY
ESTABLISHED, AND THE CONTRIBUTION DOES NOT EXCEED THE ANNUAL LIMIT.
HOWEVER, CONSTRUCTIVE RECEIPT OF BONUS PAYMENTS IS NOT AUTHORIZED.
CONSTRUCTIVE RECEIPT IS WHEN A BONUS PAYMENT IS DELAYED IN ORDER TO
ALLOW FOR A TSP ACCOUNT TO BE ESTABLISHED. THIS DOES NOT PRECLUDE
DELAYING REENLISTMENT, HOWEVER, IF SUCH A DELAY MAKES THE MARINE
INELIGIBLE FOR THE BONUS, THEN THE BONUS CANNOT BE PAID.
4. REF A ERRONEOUSLY STATED THERE WOULD BE NO PENALTY FOR
IN-SERVICE-HARDSHIP WITHDRAWAL. THERE IS A TEN PERCENT PENALTY FOR
HARDSHIP WITHDRAWALS.
5. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON MARINE ON LINE (MOL),
HTTPS://WWW.MOL.USMC.MIL (FROM MOL LOOK AT "NOTICES" AND CLICK ON
"THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN"), THE TSP BOARD'S WEB SITE IS LOCATED AT
HTTP://WWW.TSP.GOV/ (CLICK ON "UNIFORM SERVICES") OR BY CONTACTING
YOUR ADMIN OFFICE.//
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