CLR 15 (FWD)

The Navy and Marine Family!

 Taking Care of Our Own
• A quote from the Commandant:

"Marines take care of their own - period. This

enduring pledge between Marines is never more
sacred than during time of war. Just as every
Marine makes a commitment to the Corps when
they earn the title Marine, the Corps makes an
enduring commitment to every Marine - and an
enduring commitment to their family."
Who am I?
 Commander’s Philosophy
CLR-15 (FWD) has unique support capabilities and will provide unparalleled support to the MAGTF. The following traits define how
we will lead, support, and serve. We will act with a Combat Mindset.

Leadership: Character, Competence, and Caring

 Mission Statement

O/O, CLR-15 (FWD) provides General

Support to 1st MEB and executes intermediate
supply, field-level maintenance, medical, and
distribution IOT provide sustained combat
service support to units in the 1st MEB AO.
CLR-15 (FWD) Org
Questions?
Marine Corps Family Team
Building

Michele Chamberlin
Readiness & Deployment Support Trainer
1st Marine Logistics Group
 Marine Corps Family Team
Building
• Readiness and Deployment Support

• Family Readiness Program Training

• L.I.N.K.S.

• LifeSkills

Sign up for our classes at

mccscp.com or (760) 725-9052
 To Do List
Check List: Pages 44-54

• Financial Expectations • Financial Emergencies

– Separate Accounts – Navy Marine Corps Relief
– Split Pay Society
– Power of Attorney

• Copy of latest LES • ID Cards (DEERS)

• Budget/Bills • Contingency Plan

Personal Preparation

Vehicle Storage
(760) 725-5963

Vehicle Insurance

Leases

Voter Registration and Voting

 Should I Stay or Go?

Moving During Deployment?

Some things to consider:

- Lease Agreements
- Tri-Care
1-888-363-2273
- Vehicles
- Moving expenses
 Children
Talk with children about Deployment
•

Make DVD of deploying parent reading a story or special messages (www.unitedthroughreading.org)

•

Comfy items
•

Letters to your children

•
Single or Dual Active Duty
Parents
Family Care Plan

Exceptional Family
Member Program

Navy Marine Corps

Relief Society
 Preparing Loved Ones

• Parents & Extended Family

• Significant Others/ Fiancés

• Relationships Changes

• Military OneSource
Marines and Deployment Stress
• Stress problems are common during deployments

• Overwhelming stress can cause stress problems

• Stress reactions fall along a continuum

• Tools are available to help build resiliency, cope with

separation, and manage deployment stress
 Combat Operational Stress Continuum
for Marines
READY REACTING INJURED ILL

• Good to go • Distress or • More severe • Stress

• Well impairment or persistent injuries that
trained • Mild, distress or don’t heal
• Prepared transient impairment without
• Fit and • Leaves lasting intervention
• Anxious or
tough evidence • Diagnosable
irritable
• Cohesive (personality •PTSD
• Behavior
units, change) •Depression
change
ready •Anxiety
families
•Addictive
Individual Responsibility ChaplainDisorder
Chaplain &
& Medical
Medical
Leader
Leader Responsibility
Responsibility Responsibility
Responsibility
 Recognizing
Stress Problems
READY REACTING
• Calm and steady • Feeling anxious, irritable
• Confident and competent • Worrying
• Getting the job done • Cutting corners on the job
• In control • Short tempered or mean
• Sense of humor • Irritable or grouchy
• Sleeping enough • Trouble sleeping
• Eating the right amount • Eating too much or too little
• Working out, staying fit • Apathy, loss of interest
• Playing well and often • Keeping to oneself
• Active socially, spiritually • Negative, pessimistic
 Emotional Cycle of Deployment:
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 Building Individual Stress
Resilience to Combat Stress
Stress Resilience:
Ability to adapt to adverse or traumatic circumstances

Be proactive with your

Take care of yourself negative feelings by
and your family! talking to others!

Build on your Maintain a sense of

strengths humor

Maintain healthy Keep in contact with

relationships with people
who care about you your loved ones
 Casualty Notification Process
What is a casualty?

• Any Marine lost to the

organization having been
declared injured, deceased,
DUSTWUN, missing, or ill in
non-hostile or hostile situation.

Can occur any time…any

Casualty Notification Process

• A casualty incident CACO

UNIT
occurs!
MRC
• GOAL is notification
within 8 Hours of
learning of casualty
incident…

• Notification Hours:
0500-2400
 Casualty Notification Process

• Service “A” Uniform

• CACO and one other Marine/Sailor.
• Chaplain (If available)
• NEVER GOES ALONE
• You will NOT receive casualty
notification via phone
 American Red Cross
1-877-272-7337
How do you send a message?

1. Only emergencies of a birth, death or serious illness.

2. Must have contact information for hospital or Doctor.

3. Message is sent to the command within a few hours after

American Red Cross is contacted.
 Emergency Leave

• Official Communication

• Immediate Family

• Emergency Leave is decided by your command.

 Communication

• Letters

• E-mail

• Moto-Mail

• Telephone calls
Care packages – 1-800-610-8734

www.usps.com
 Resources
• Stress & Anger Management

• Chaplains

• Counseling Service

• Military OneSource

• Combat Operational Stress Workshops

• FRO
Questions?

Make sure you know who your

Family Readiness Officer is
before leaving.

Thank you for your service to

our Country.
Family Readiness Officer Contact Info
CLR-15
Allen Fowler
Office Phone (760) 763-3551
Cell Phone (760) 468-7204
E-mail: allen.r.fowler@usmc.mil

Maintenance Bn
Leonila Thompson
Office Phone (760) 725-3023
Cell Phone (760) 846-4292
E-mail: Leonila.Thompson@usmc.mil

Supply Bn
Marty Rector
Office Phone (760) 725-1841
Cell Phone (760) 468-7618
E-mail: marty.k.rector@usmc.mil

Surgical Company
Leah Prouty
Office Phone (760) 763-0193
Cell Phone (760)468-7983
E-mail: leah.prouty@usmc.mil
I
MEF
POSTAL
Operatio
n
Enduring
 Classes of Mail
• FIRST CLASS (13 oz or less)
– Averaging about 7-10 days for delivery
• PRIORITY (Over 13 oz. up to 70 lbs.)
– Recommended for packages.
– Average about 7-10 days delivery.
– LARGE FPO/APO FLAT RATE BOX ($12.50regardless of
weight)
– FLAT RATE BOX ($10.70 regardless of weight)
– FLAT RATE ENVELOPE ($4.90 regardless of weight)
• PARCEL POST (Over 2 lbs. up to 70 lbs.)
– Slowest/Cheapest way to send packages.
– Average about 8-14 days delivery.
• MOTO MAIL (Email to Hard-copy letter)
• NON-POSTAL (USPS) carriers (i.e., FEDEX, UPS, DHL)
are not handled by Military Postal Clerks.
PROPER PACKING IS A MUST
 TIPS FOR PROPER PACKAGING
• Recommend NYLON FILAMENT FIBER TAPE OR MAILING
TAPE. Masking and scotch tape are NOT AUTHORIZED.

• Place LIQUID items such as salsa, lotion and beverages in

separate zip lock bags.

• Always use the SMALLEST box possible.

• Always use DURABLE boxes.

• Use BUBBLE WRAP/STYROFOAM POPCORN when sending

breakable items.

• Package items TIGHTLY to avoid shifting.

 TIPS FOR PROPER PACKAGING
• Never send BULKY items in an envelope
(i.e,. Keys, Dog Tags, Rings, and Cassette Tapes).

• Include the RETURN and ADDRESSEES ADDRESS inside the

parcel.

• Place the address on only one side of the article being mailed.

• Use INSURANCE on packages that contain valuable items

going to and from the U.S. and deployment site.
 CUSTOMS REGULATIONS
• All mail weighing OVER 16 OUNCES must be presented to a
post office for mailing.

• All parcels being sent FROM, TO or BETWEEN an APO/FPO

must bear a customs form.

• To assist customs and prevent damage to your package,

include Lock Combination or Keys when mailing sea-bags, or
foot lockers.

• Custom forms must be filled out in DETAIL.

 MAILING RESTRICTIONS
• OBSCENE MATERIAL (pictures, magazines, nude or semi-
nude).
• PORK and PORK BY-PRODUCTS.
• LARGE QUANTITIES of material contrary to the Islamic
belief. Quantities for personal use are permissible.
• No Alcohol.
• For additional restriction, contact your local military post
office.
• EXPRESS MAIL not authorized.
– If accidentally accepted at post office, request refund for
overpayment.
FREE Postal Mailing Supplies
Sent to your home (ask for military package)
www.USPS.com 1-800-610-8734

6 Priority Boxes
6 Mailing labels
6 US Customs Forms
1 Roll of Tape
 OFFICIAL DEPLOYED ADDRESS

COMMANDING OFFICER
ATTN:
Unit XXXX
FPO AP XXXX-XXX
Never change address
Most Important Slide!!!
 PERSONAL DEPLOYED ADDRESS

RANK , FULL NAME

Unit XXXXX
FPO AP XXXX-XXX
Never change address
Most Important Slide!!!
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
FORM – PS FORM 3575
 FREE MAIL
• FROM an overseas combat location TO the United
States ONLY.

• Postcards, Letters and Recorded Communications

(whether sound or video) with the character of
personal correspondence.

• Must have a FROM and a TO address.

• “FREE” written in the top right corner.

I MEF MotoMail Brief
MotoMail
Definition

Free USMC system that delivers sealed letters

submitted via the Internet from anywhere and
is printed at USMC Post Offices in Afghanistan
and usually delivered within 24 hours or less
www.MotoMail.us Website
 How Does It Work?
(3) Downloaded (4) Printed in Unit
# order on any PC
from website
with a Print-2-Mail
Anytime Folder/Sealer
Anytime

(2) Sent to
MotoMail Server

(6) Letter
Read & Re-read

(5) Delivered
(1) Submit via any Internet thru unit mail
PC from Anywhere call
 WWW.MotoMail.us
Website Features
• Address Book
• Letter Status Report
• Support the Troops – not to a specific Marine
• Chat Board – family members to communicate
• Customer Feedback about MotoMail service
• News & Media – Handouts, Posters & News
• Customer Care Inquiries
– Suggestions, Problems, & Help via email or toll free number.
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)
• Tell-A-Friend – Spread the news
• Photo Mail – a feature that allows family members to send
photos inside of the MotoMail letter.
 MotoMail Locations

• MotoMail - submitted via the • MotoMail in Afghanistan are printed at

Internet from anywhere, anytime Bastion and flown or convoyed to FOB’S
 What MotoMail CAN’T do
• NOT available worldwide for delivery
– Currently available in Iraq, Afghanistan,
and the MEUs.

• MotoMail CAN’T be sent FROM

Afghanistan to the U.S. (Can be sent
locally within Afghanistan)
 MotoMail POC Info
I MEF POC
Postal Officer
Box 555001
Camp Pendleton CA 92055-5001

DSN 361-1196
Comm. 1-760-763-1196
E-mail: mcbcampenpostal@usmc.mil

HQMC POC

MotoMail Info:
MotoMail Toll Free 1-877-763-2542
Website: www.motomail.us
 Any
Questions?
• Military Post Office
– 725-5769
– 763-1196
• Postal Website
– http://www.i-mef.usmc.mil/MLG/specialstaffsections/postal

• “We can’t fix it, if we don’t know”

RANK NAME RANK NAME
CLR 15 FWD H&S CO CLR 15 FWD SURG.CO
UNIT 42145 UNIT 42135
FPO AP 96427-2145 FPO AP 96427-2135

RANK NAME RANK NAME

CLR 15 FWD MAINT. CO CLR 15 MT. CO
UNIT 42286 UNIT 42147
FPO AP 96427-2286 FPO AP 96427-2147

RANK NAME RANK NAME

CLR 15 FWD SCTY.CO CLR 15 SUPPLY CO
UNIT 42160 UNIT 42285
FPO AP 96427-2160
FPO AP 96427-2285
Disbursing Support
for
Deployed
Environments
Family Readiness
Brief
Last Update January 2010
 Deployed Disbursing

• Mission: To provide the full spectrum of

disbursing support to personnel deploying
worldwide.
 Entitlements

• Family Separation Allowance $250.00

• Imminent Danger/Hostile Fire Pay $225.00
• Hardship Duty Pay-L $100.00
• Deployed Per Diem (Daily Rate) $3.50
• Basic Allowance for Subsistence
Enlisted $323.87
Officer $223.04
• Maximum monthly Combat Zone Tax Exclusion
per month: $7,611.30 (CY 2010).
 Family Separation
Allowance
(FSA)
• REF: DODFMR Vol 7a, Chap 27
• Member must have a spouse or
guardianship/custody of a dependent.
• Rate is $250.00 per month. (All pay grades)
• Entitled after being deployed for 30 consecutive
days, but is retroactive to first day of separation.
• Non-taxable.
 Imminent Danger Pay/
Hostile Fire Pay
• REF: DODFMR Vol 7a, Chap 10
• Rate is $225.00 per month.
• Entitlement is not prorated. Member entitled to
IDP/HFP for the entire month regardless of date
of arrival or departure from theater.
• Non-taxable
 Hardship Duty Location
Pay (HDP-L)
• REF: DODFMR Vol 7a, Chap 17
• Rate for Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan is
$100.00 per month.
• Entitlement is prorated, based on members date
of arrival or departure from theater.
• Non-taxable
 Deployed Per Diem

• REF: DODFMR Vol 7a, Chap 25

• Daily entitlement. Rate is $3.50 per day
• Member entitled to deployed per diem the day
after arrival in theater and will continue through
the day prior to departure from theater.
• Non-taxable
 Basic Allowance for
Subsistence (BAS)
• REF: DODFMR Vol 7a, Chap 25
• Officers and enlisted in receipt of BAS will
continue to receive this entitlement while
deployed.
• Discounted Meal Rate (DMR) deduction will
terminate for Marines while deployed for
OIF/OEF.
• Monthly Rate for enlisted is $323.87.
• Monthly Rate for officers is $223.04.
• Non-taxable.
 Combat Zone Tax Exclusion
(CZTE)
• REF: DODFMR Vol 7a, Chap 44
• While deployed in a CZTE area member is
exempt from Federal and State income tax
withholdings.
• Maximum exemption cannot exceed the highest
enlisted pay grade basic pay entitlement plus
Imminent Danger/Hostile Fire Pay.
• SgtMaj of the Marine Corps $ 7,386.30 +
$225.00 = $7,611.30
• Applies generally to senior officers (O-4’s /
CWO4’s) and above.
 Other Pay Considerations

Casual Pay
•
Split pay
•
Allotments
•
Check Cashing
•
Saving Deposit Program (SDP)
•
Selective Re-enlistment Bonus (SRB)
•
Lump Sum Leave (LSL)
•
 Other Pay Considerations
(cont.)

• Assignment Incentive Pay (AIP)

• Combat Leave
• Special Leave Accrual (SLA)
• Wounded in Action Entitlements
• MyPay
 Casual Pay

• REF: DODFMR Vol 7a, Chap 32 / MCO 7220.44A

• An advance on your pay that will be deducted from
future scheduled paydays.
• Member can receive up to a maximum:

- SNCO / Officer $400.00 per month

- Sgt’s and Below $200.00

• Theater level policy

Should be reserved for emergency
 Split Pay

• REF: APSM Chap 9, Sec 11, 91101

• A means to budget and receive money while
deployed that does not affect your direct deposit.
• Works similar to an allotment deduction.
• Eliminates the danger of member and spouse
accidentally spending the same funds.
• Two (2) administration reportable entries
(Requested Split Pay Amount RSPA and
start/stop).
• Units are encouraged to take advantage of the
split pay option.
• Member can change RSPA via MyPay.
 Allotments

• REF: DODFMR Vol 7, Chap 42

• My Pay is your best resource to start an
allotment.
• You cannot allot out more than your net
disposable income. Monthly net pay after all
deductions; includes special pays and
reenlistment bonus.
• Note: Excess casual pay can result in an
indebtedness to the government which can
adversely affect payment of allotments.
• System changes have been implemented to
prevent members from becoming overpaid.
 Allotments (cont.)

• Allotments can be paid in three categories; mandatory, partial, or

full/none.
• If sufficient net pay is not available, a partial allotment payment
will be made, and the member will be in a “no pay due” condition.
• If the allotment does not accept partial payments, it will be
suspended and paid in subsequent months if sufficient net pay is
available.
• Note: Reconciliation with the creditor will be the responsibility of
the member.
 Check Cashing
• REF: DODFMR Vol 5, Chap 4
• The deployed disbursing offices will provide check
cashing to all members in the CENTCOM AOR.
• Note: Coordination should be made with spouses
to avoid over withdrawal of checking account.
- SNCO/Officer $700.00 per month
- Sgt’s and below $400.00 per month
- Civilians $700.00 per month
• Checks will be deposited and funds withdrawn 24-
48 hours after cashing.
 Savings Deposit Program

• REF: DODFMR Vol 7, Chap 51

• Vietnam era program in which deployed
members in combat zones may deposit all or
part of unallotted pay into a DOD savings
account.
• $10,000 maximum contributable amount in five
dollar increments.
• Deposits cannot exceed a members monthly
unallotted pay and allowances.
• Must be in country 30 consecutive days in order
to contribute.
• Interest accrues at an annual rate of 10% and
compounds quarterly.
 Savings Deposit Program
(cont.)
• If deposited before or on the 10th of each month it
accrues interest for entire month; if after the 10th,
it begins interest accrual the following month.
• Although federal income earned in a hazardous
duty zone is tax free, interest accrued on
earnings deposited into SDP is taxable.
• Eligibility to make deposits terminates on date of
departure from theater. Interests continues to
accrue for 90 days after departure, if desired.
• If you grant an individual a Power of Attorney, it
needs to specifically state that it grants them
authorization to deposit money.
 Savings Deposit Program
(cont.)
• I MEF Disbursing will have the capability to process
both cash/check deposits and allotments in theater
(J Allotments)
• Withdrawls of accrued interest or full refunds may
be requested via MyPay or e-mail from a dot mil
address to:
CCL-SDP@DFAS.MIL
• For more information members may call DSN 580-
6545, Com (216) 522-6545, or 1-800-624-7368
 Selective Re-enlistment
Bonus (SRB)
• REF: MARADMIN 378/09, MCBUL 7220
• If you’re going to be eligible for a bonus, do the
research now – SRB’s are taxed here, but are tax
free in tax free environments. Check with your
Career Retention Specialist.
• In order to receive your full amount of the 4 year
bonus you have to re-enlist for a full 4 yrs plus
any remaining obligated service.
• 6 months remaining on your current contract, you
would have to re-enlist for a total of 4 years and 6
months to receive the entire bonus.
 Lump Sum Leave
(LSL)
• REF: DODFMR Vol 7a, Chap 35
• Lump Sum Leave is paid upon re-enlistment or
separation.
• LSL is only non-taxable when the leave being
sold is combat leave.
• Leave that is not earned in the combat zone will
be taxed.
• Contact your Career Retention Specialist
 Assignment Incentive Pay
(AIP)
• REF: MARADMIN 716/08
• Individual/Unit deployments involuntarily
extended by the SECDEF beyond 365 days boots
on ground (BOG) in the USCENTCOM AOR are
authorized $1000 of AIP for every month (or
partial month) that exceeds 12 months BOG or
for every month that exceeds 12 months within a
15 month period.
• BOG clock starts and stops when the “majority” of
the unit arrives and departs theater.
 Assignment Incentive Pay
(AIP)
(AIP (cont.)
• Individual (IA’s, TT’s) BOG clock starts and stops
day of arrival in theater and day of departure.
• USCENTCOM AOR is defined as Iraq, Kuwait,
Afghanistan, Bahrain, and the Horn of Africa.
• Eligibility for payment begins the first day of the
involuntary extension.
• Payment of AIP is based on a 30 day month and
is not prorated
• Administration reportable entry.
 Combat Leave

• REF: DODFMR Vol 7a, Chap 35 / MARADMIN

462/05
• Leave earned in combat zone is tax free.
• Your next regular annual leave taken, your combat
leave days will be deducted first from your leave
balance and create a non-taxable day for income
tax purposes.
• If leave is taken during the month of departure
from combat zone, the member accrues no
additional tax benefit.
 Special Leave Accrue
(SLA)

• REF: MARADMIN 666/09

• Marines may accumulate 75 days of leave per
Fiscal year.
• SLA is granted for lost leave when a qualifying
duty is met.
• Eligibility criteria of serving on duty for a
continuous period of at least 120 days while
serving in a deployable ship, deployable
operating force, or “other duty.”
 Special Leave Accrue
(SLA) (cont.)

• Duties must be extraordinary circumstances in

direct support of operational requirements
• Must preclude Marine from taking leave to
include working weekends, special liberty
periods, and National Holidays.
• Battalion/Squadron Commanders have the
discretion to restore all or a portion of the lost
leave.
 Wounded in Action
Entitlements (WIA)

• REF: MARADMIN 685/08, TSGLI Home Page

• PAC (Pay and Allowance Continuation Program)
- Any member, in the line of duty who incurs a wound,
injury, or illness while serving in a combat operation or a
combat zone, while serving in a hostile fire area, or
while exposed to a hostile fire event (regardless of
location) and is hospitalized for treatment of the wound,
injury, or illness shall continue to be paid under the pack
program, those pay and allowances the member was
receiving at the time of hospitalization.
 Wounded in Action
Entitlements (WIA)

• Entitlements include:
- Hardship Duty Pay, Hostile Fire/Imminent Danger
Pay, Deployed Per Diem, Hazardous Duty Incentive
Pay, etc.
• Entitlements not included:
- Basic Pay, Basic Allowance for Subsistence, Cost of
Living Allowance, Family Separation Allowance, etc.
• Member receiving IN-PATIENT care may continue
to receive CZTE up to 2 years after the Combat
Zone designation is terminated.
• Re-hospitalization as in-patient restarts CZTE.
 Wounded in Action
Entitlements (cont.)

• Traumatic injury Protection (TSGLI)

• The TSGLI provides for payment to service
members who are severely injured (on or off duty)
as the result of a traumatic event and suffer a loss
that qualifies for payment under TSGLI.
• Payment is determined by Office of SGLI.
• Based on severity of injury or loss of ability to
perform specific activities.
• Injuries must occur during participation in OIF/OEF
and in geographic location.
• http://www.insurance.va.gov/sgliSITE/tsgli/TSGLIFAQ.htm
 MyPay

• REF: MyPay Home Page

• Know how to read your LES & have access
to it in order to monitor your pay.
• MyPay will be your number one way to keep
view of your LES.

• MyPay (https://mypay.dfas.mil).

• Restricted MyPay Pin access can be

obtained through MyPay. This special pin
allows the user to only view pay information.
 MyPay (cont.)

• PIN resets if needed can be done in theater.

• Understand that forecast amounts are just
that – forecast. It is your responsibility to
check the actual amount deposited into your
account.
 General Information

• Powers of Attorney are highly recommended.

Keep in mind you will need to specify access for
SDP.
• If your spouse has a problem with your pay,
Disbursing cannot assist him/her without a
Power of Attorney.
• We cannot help over phone unless it is a
question of a general nature.
• Admin starts and stops all entitlements
Questions?