NEW PROCEDURES FOR PROCESSING BONDS AND ALLOTMENTS IN THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS)
Date Signed: 11/19/2007 | MARADMINS Number: 679/07
MARADMINS : 679/07
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R 171008Z NOV 07
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO MARADMIN
AL MARADMIN(UC)
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UNCLAS
MARADMIN 679/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MI//
SUBJ/NEW PROCEDURES FOR PROCESSING BONDS AND ALLOTMENTS IN THE
/MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS)//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/DOD/YMD:20070814//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/-/YMD:20070914//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/DOD/YMD:20070928//
NARR/REF A IS PAAN51-07 AND RPAAN 49-07 BONDS AND ALLOTMENTS (B&A)
SYSTEM MERGING WITH THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS). REF
B IS PAAN58-07 AND RPAAN55-07 BONDS AND ALLOTMENTS (B&A) SYSTEM
MERGING WITH THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS). REF C IS
PAAN60-07 AND RPAAN57-07 BONDS AND ALLOTMENTS (B&A) SYSTEM MERGING
WITH THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS).//
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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  REFS A THROUGH C PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON THE IMPACT
OF THE BONDS AND ALLOTMENTS MERGER INTO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE
SYSTEM (MCTFS) DURING SOFTWARE RELEASE 2-07.  WITH THIS MERGER, AN
ORDER OF PRECEDENCE FOR DEDUCTIONS AND COLLECTIONS WAS IMPLEMENTED
WHICH WILL PRECLUDE MARINES FROM OVER ALLOTTING THEIR DISPOSABLE
INCOME AND BECOMING INDEBTED TO THE GOVERNMENT.  WHILE MANDATORY
ALLOTMENTS (SGLI, STATE AND FEDERAL TAXES) WILL CONTINUE TO BE PAID,
DISCRETIONARY ALLOTMENTS (GARNISHMENTS FOR ALIMONY AND CHILD SUPPORT
PAYMENTS, CHILD/SPOUSAL SUPPORT ALLOTMENTS, TSP DEDUCTIONS, AND CAR
PAYMENTS) WILL NOW EITHER BE PAID IN FULL, PARTIALLY PAID, OR NOT
PAID AT ALL BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF DISPOSABLE INCOME.  IF A
MARINE SHOULD HAPPEN TO OVER ALLOT HIS/HER DISPOSABLE INCOME, THEN
DISCRETIONARY ALLOTMENTS WILL BE HELD IN A SUSPENDED STATUS UNTIL
SUFFICIENT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO MAKE THE PAYMENT.
2.  COMMANDERS, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND DISBURSING PERSONNEL SHOULD
THOROUGHLY FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THE REFERENCES TO ENSURE A
TOTAL AWARENESS OF THE RAMIFICATIONS THIS CHANGE MAY HAVE ON
MARINES' PAY.
3.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN R.S. COLEMAN, DC, M&RA.//