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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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