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SUBJ/ELECTRONIC LEAVE AND EARNING STATEMENT (E-LES) ON
/EMPLOYEE MEMBER SELF SERVICE (E/MSS)//
REF/A/CMC MSG/MARADMIN 384/00//
AMPN/REF IS ANNOUNCEMENT OF CHANGES IN TOLL FREE PAY INFO SERVICES.//
RMKS/1. THE ELECTRONIC LEAVE AND EARNINGS STATEMENT (E-LES) IS NOW
AVAILABLE. THE E-LES IS A PAPERLESS INITIATIVE THAT WILL ALLOW DOD
CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES AND MARINE CORPS ACTIVE AND RESERVE MEMBERS TO
VIEW AND PRINT THEIR LES THROUGH E/MSS. IT WILL ENABLE USERS TO VIEW
THEIR LES, WHICH WILL ALSO CONTAIN THE FORECASTED AMOUNTS FOR THE
SUBSEQUENT PAYDAYS. E-LES MIRRORS THE EXISTING HARDCOPY LES AND IS
PROTECTED BY A SECURE PROTOCOL THAT PROTECTS DATA BETWEEN THE USER'S
PC AND THE E/MSS SERVER. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR USING E/MSS AND
E-LES ARE THE INDUSTRY-STANDARD BROWSERS NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR VERSION
3.0, 4.01 OR HIGHER; MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER VERSION 4.0 OR
HIGHER OR NETSCAPE COMMUNICATOR.
2. E-LES BENEFITS ARE FOUR FOLD. CUSTOMERS CAN ACCESS E-LES WHILE
STILL RECEIVING THEIR HARDCOPY LES WHERE NECESSARY. THE E-LES CAN
BE VIEWED SEVERAL DAYS EARLIER THAN THE EXISTING HARDCOPY LES'S.
YOU CAN ASSIST IN THE EFFORT TO SAVE TIME AND RECOURSES BY
REQUESTING TERMINATION OF THE HARDCOPY DELIVERY (HELPING DOD SAVE
MONEY USED TO PRODUCE, MAIL AND DISTRIBUTE THE PAPER COPY). E/MSS
WILL DISPLAY THE LAST THREE-PAY PERIOD LES'S FOR VIEWING OR
PRINTING. AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, AND OCTOBER 2000 LES'S WILL BE
AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING BY 15 NOVEMBER 2000.
3. E-LES WILL ONLY SUCCEED IF DOD EMPLOYEES/MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL
CUSTOMIZE THEIR E/MSS TEMPORARY PINS. TEMPORARY PINS ARE ONLY GOOD
FOR 120 DAYS AFTER ISSUANCE AND ALL PERSONNEL ARE REQUIRED TO
CUSTOMIZE THEIR PIN WHEN USING E/MSS FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE
TOLL-FREE NUMBER TO OBTAIN A NEW PIN FOR E/MSS AND INTERACTIVE VOICE
RESPONSE SYSTEM (IVRS) OR FOR ANY OTHER PIN RELATED QUESTIONS FOR
E/MSS AND INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEM (IVRS) IS 1-800-390-2348
(AVAILABLE FROM 7 A.M. UNTIL 7 P.M. EST, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY).//