R 180910Z JUN 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 296/13
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC PR(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/REDUCTION OF CASUAL PAYMENTS AND MANDATED USE OF EAGLE CASH//
REF/A/MSGID:CENTCOM FRAGO 09-1567//
REF/B/ARCENT FRAGO 09-145//
REF/C/USFOR-A FRAGO 12-314//
REF/D/DODFMR VOL 7A//
POC/CWO5 JOHN M. ADAMS/UNIT:HQMC RFF/NAME:703-614-3548(DSN 225)//
NARR/REF A ADDRESSES REDUCTION OF U.S. CURRENCY IN THE CENTCOM AOR. REF B AND C OUTLINE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF E-COMMERCE AND REDUCTION OF CASH IN THEATER. REF D IS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION FOR MILITARY PAY POLICY AND PROCEDURES.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO PUBLISH GUIDANCE MANDATING THE REDUCTION OF MARINE CORPS CASUAL PAYMENTS AND DIRECTING THE USE OF THE EAGLE CASH CARD (ECC) STORED VALUE CARD (SVC) IN ORDER TO REDUCE CASH FROM THE CENTCOM AOR AS MANDATED IN REFERENCES (A) THROUGH (C).
2. BACKGROUND. REFERENCES (A) THROUGH (C) OUTLINE THEATER GUIDANCE DIRECTING SERVICE COMPONENTS IN THE CENTCOM THEATER TO TRANSITION TO NON-CASH PAYMENTS TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT FEASIBLE. IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THIS REQUIREMENT THE MARINE CORPS COMPLETED ALL REQUIRED ACTIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE ECC SVC CAPABILITY AT THE MLG DISBURSING OFFICES. THE ECC SVC IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE U.S. TREASURY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD), AND THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON (FRBB) THAT IMPROVES SERVICE MEMBER FINANCIAL FLEXIBILITY, DETERS COUNTERFEITING, MITIGATES BLACK MARKETING, REDUCES CASH ON THE BATTLEFIELD, AND MINIMIZES THE RISKS AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HANDLING OF U.S. CURRENCY IN A DEPLOYED ENVIRONMENT.
3. ACTION. ALL MARINES DEPLOYED OR DEPLOYING TO THE CENTCOM THEATER OF OPERATIONS WILL BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN AN ECC SVC TO ACCESS PERSONAL FUNDS FOR FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS IN LIEU OF CHECK CASHING AND CASUAL PAYS. UNIT COMMANDERS WILL DIRECT THE USE OF THE ECC SVC THROUGHOUT THE CENTCOM THEATER OF OPERATIONS. THE USE OF CASUAL PAY WILL BE RESTRICTED TO LOCATIONS THAT DO NOT SUPPORT THE ECC SVC OR TO EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES AS OUTLINED IN REFERENCE (D). EMERGENCY CASUAL PAYMENTS AT LOCATIONS THAT SUPPORT THE ECC SVC WILL ONLY BE DONE ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN REQUEST FROM THE COMMANDING OFFICER.
4. COORDINATION.
A. UNITS AND INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE CURRENTLY DEPLOYED OR WILL BE DEPLOYING PRIOR TO 1 JULY 2013 WILL COORDINATE WITH THE DEPLOYED MARINE CORPS REGIONAL DISBURSING OFFICER THAT SUPPORTS THEM IN THEATER TO OBTAIN ECC SVCS. ISSUANCE OF ECC SVCS IN THEATER WILL BE DONE AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS FEASIBLE BUT IN A MANNER THAT DOES NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT ONGOING OPERATIONS. UNIT COMMANDERS AND THE DEPLOYED DISBURSING OFFICER WILL DETERMINE THE MOST FEASIBLE AND SUPPORTABLE ISSUANCE SCHEDULE.
B. UNITS AND INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE SCHEDULED FOR DEPLOYMENT ON OR AFTER 1 JULY 2013 WILL COORDINATE WITH THEIR CONUS SUPPORTING MLG DISBURSING OFFICER TO ENSURE ECC SVCS ARE ISSUED TO ALL THEIR MARINES PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT TO THE CENTCOM THEATER OF OPERATIONS.
5. REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THIS INFORMATION.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN J. E. WISSLER, DEPUTY COMMANDANT, PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES.//