MyPay Accounts for Active Duty and Reserve Marines
This MARADMIN mandates that all Marines establish a MyPay Personal Identification Number (PIN) by September 30, 2005, to access pay information electronically. Effective October 1, 2005, DFAS will discontinue producing hardcopy Leave and Earning Statements, and W2s will only be produced in hardcopy upon request through MyPay. Marines on deployment have 60 days after returning to their permanent duty station to establish their MyPay PIN.
Issued: August 4, 2005
1. BACKGROUND. THE MOST MODERN AND EFFECTIVE METHOD TO PROVIDE MARINES WITH PAY INFORMATION IS BY ELECTRONIC MEDIA. THE MYPAY WEBSITE (<mypay.dfas.mil mypay>) ALLOWS MARINES ACCESS TO THEIR MOST CURRENT PAY INFORMATION. CURRENTLY, THE OVERALL MARINE CORPS ENROLLMENT IN MYPAY STANDS AT 75 PERCENT AND THE MARINE CORPS GOAL IS 100 PERCENT. 2. POLICY. ALL MARINES ARE REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH A MYPAY PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (PIN) NO LATER THAN 30 SEPTEMBER 2005. MYPAY ACCESS ALLOWS THE MARINE TO PRINT LEAVE AND EARNING STATEMENTS (LES), WAGE AND TAX STATEMENTS (W2S), AND TRAVEL PAYMENT INFORMATION. AS OF 1 OCTOBER 2005 DFAS-KC WILL NO LONGER PRODUCE THE MEMBER'S COPY OF THE LES; HARDCOPY W2S WILL ONLY BE PRODUCED FOR MEMBERS THAT ELECT A HARDCOPY VIA MYPAY; DISBURSING AND FINANCE OFFICES WILL NO LONGER BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PAPER COPIES OF SETTLED TRAVEL CLAIMS. 3. PROCEDURES. MARINES THAT DO NOT HAVE AN ESTABLISHED PIN FOR MYPAY SHOULD VISIT THE MYPAY WEBSITE (<mypay.dfas.mil mypay>) AND SELECT "HOW DO I GET A NEW PIN" UNDER THE POPULAR FAQ'S HEADING. IF ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED, MARINES MAY CONTACT THEIR DISBURSING FINANCE OFFICE FOR ASSISTANCE. MARINES THAT DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET MUST SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM THEIR COMMAND. 4. EXCEPTION. MARINES CURRENTLY ON A UNIT DEPLOYMENT OR TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL DUTY IN SUPPORT OF A CONTINGENCY OPERATION WILL NOT BE IMMEDIATELY REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH A MYPAY PIN. ESTABLISHMENT OF A MYPAY PIN IS REQUIRED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RETURNING TO THE PERMANENT DUTY STATION (PDS). 5. HQMC(RFF) POC FOR THIS MESSAGE IS GYSGT K.A. TAYLOR (TAYLORKA@HQMC.USMC.MIL) 703-614-4981, DSN 224-4981.