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NEW MONTHLY BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE (BAS) FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS 

R 141126Z DEC 01  ZYW
  FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//MPP//
  TO MARADMIN
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  UNCLAS  //N01900//
  MARADMIN 619/01
  MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MPP-20/MPO-40//
  SUBJ/NEW MONTHLY BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE (BAS) FOR
  /ENLISTED MEMBERS//
  REF/A/SECTION 402 OF TITLE 37, UNITED STATES CODE//
  AMPN/REF A IS THE STATUTE AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT BAS REFORM//
  POC/K.J. HACKBARTH/MAJ/COML 703-784-9387/DSN 278-9387//
  RMKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO ANNOUNCE THE NEW
  ENLISTED BAS POLICY EFFECTIVE 1 JAN 02.  THIS POLICY IS
  EFFECTED IN RESPONSE TO DIRECTION CONTAINED IN NATIONAL
  DEFENSE AUTHORITIZATION ACT OF 2001.  PER THE REFERENCE,
  ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE ENLISTED MARINES ARE ENTITLED TO A
  STANDARD MONTHLY BAS RATE (SIMILAR TO HOW OFFICERS ARE
  ENTITLED TO THEIR BAS).  THE NEW MONTHLY BAS RATE WILL BE
  PUBLISHED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.  ENLISTED MARINES ATTENDING
  BOOT CAMP AND MARINES GOING THROUGH OCS WHO HAVE NO
  CONTINUOUS PRIOR ENLISTED SERVICE (ACTIVE OR RESERVE) WILL
  NOT BE ENTITLED TO MONTHLY BAS.
  2.  THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) WILL            
              AUTOMATICALLY START MONTHLY BAS FOR ENLISTED MARINES WHO
  ARE AUTHORIZED TO MESS SEPARATELY AND ARE RECEIVING BAS AT
  THE SEPRATS/COMRATS RATE.
  3.  FOR ENLISTED MARINES WHO HAVE A MEAL CARD AND ARE
  RECEIVING BAS-PARTIAL (BAS-P), THE MCTFS WILL AUTOMATICALLY
  START MONTHLY BAS AND CHECK THE DISCOUNTED MEAL RATE (DMR)
  AT $6.75 PER DAY.  GENERALLY, MARINES WITH MEAL CARDS ARE
  CONSIDERED TO BE AN ESSENTIAL STATION MESSING (ESM) STATUS.
  4.  ESM IS MANAGED IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE CURRENT
  BAS-P/MEAL CARD PROGRAM. THIS CHANGE IN BAS WILL REQUIRE NO
  CHANGE TO CURRENT MEAL CARD PROCESS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
  SOME UNIT DIARY REPORTING DIFFERENCES.  UNIT DIARY REPORTING
  DIFFERENCES ARE DEFINED IN A PAY AND ALLOWANCE ADVISORY
  (PAAN) THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED PRIOR TO 1 JAN 02.  ENLISTED
  MARINES IN PAY GRADES E-1 THROUGH E-6, PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED
  TO SINGLE GOVERNMENT QUARTERS ASHORE WHO ARE BEING SUBSISTED
  IN KIND (ISSUED A MEAL CARD) ARE ENTITLED TO MONTHLY BAS BUT
  WILL BE IN AN ESSENTIAL STATION MESSING (ESM) STATUS.  THIS
  INCLUDES ENLISTED MARINES ATTENDING ACCESSION PIPELINE            
              MILITARY TRAINING (AFTER COMPLETION OF RECRUIT TRAINING).
  FOR STAFF SERGEANTS, WHO ARE NOT AUTOMATICALLY AUTHORIZED BAS,
  THE UNIQUENESS OF THEIR SPECIALIZED SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
  PERMITS COMMANDING OFFICERS TO USE THIS UNIQUE QUALITY AS
  JUSTIFICATION, ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, TO GRANT PERMISSION TO
  MESS SEPERATELY.  ESM IS MESSING DECLARED BY THE INSTALLATION,
  BASE OR STATION COMMANDER RESPONSIBLE FOR SINGLE GOVERNMENT
  QUARTERS AND MESSING AS ESSENTIAL FOR THE EFFICIENT AND
  ECONOMICAL OPERATION OF THE APPROPRIATED FUND DINING FACILITY
  OR NECESSARY FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL
  PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED TO SINGLE QUARTERS.
  A.  ENLISTED MARINES ASSIGNED TO ESM WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY
  CHARGED FOR ALL MEALS MADE AVAILABLE (WHETHER EATEN OR NOT) AT
  THE DMR OF $6.75 A DAY FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH.  MARINES WILL
  RECEIVE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MONTHLY BAS RATE AND THE DMR
  OF $6.75 PER DAY (THIS AMOUNT WILL BE GREATER THAN THE CURRENT
  BAS-P RATE).
  B.  MARINES ASSIGNED TO ESM WHO ARE TAD/TDY TO SEA DUTY, FIELD            
              DUTY, ESSENTIAL UNIT MESSING (EUM), OR GROUP TRAVEL, WILL
  CONTINUE TO HAVE THE DISCOUNTED MEAL RATE AUTOMATICALLY DEDUCTED
  FROM THEIR PAY.
  5.  BAS AT THE RATIONS IN KIND NOT AVAILABLE RATE (RIKNA) WILL
  ALSO CHANGE FROM A DAILY RATE TO A MONTHLY RATE. THE NEW MONTHLY
  BAS RIKNA RATE WILL BE $262.50.
    ** ANNUAL RE-CERTIFICATIONS FOR RIKNA IS STILL REQUIRED **
  6.  NEW BAS UNIT DIARY ENTRIES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO COMMANDERS.
  NEW MCTFS REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER
  ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS WILL BE PUBLISHED BY DFAS-PMCP/KC
  PAAN/RPAAN MESSAGE.//
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