Transfer of Reserve Pay Functions and Operations
This MARADMIN announces the transfer of Reserve pay operations from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service Kansas City (DFAS-KC) to the Marine Corps Support Activity (MCSA) Finance Office, effective October 3, 2003. The transfer resulted from a DFAS study that identified uniquely Marine Corps functions being performed at DFAS-KC, prompting the return of Reserve pay responsibilities to Marine Corps control.
Issued: October 8, 2003
1. THE DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE (DFAS) CONDUCTED AN INTERNAL STUDY DESIGNED TO STANDARDIZE FUNCTIONS AT THE FOUR MILITARY PAY OPERATION SITES. THE STUDY CONCLUDED THAT THE DFAS-KC RESERVE PAY SECTION PERFORMED MANY UNIQUELY MARINE CORPS FUNCTIONS. AS A RESULT, DFAS REQUESTED THE AUTHORITY TO RETURN THE RESERVE PAY FUNCTION TO THE MARINE CORPS. 2. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 3, 2003, RESERVE PAY OPERATIONS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED BY MILITARY PAY OPERATIONS, DFAS-KC WERE REALIGNED TO THE MARINE CORPS SUPPORT ACTIVITY (MCSA) FINANCE OFFICE. DFAS-KC WILL RETAIN LIMITED PAY RESPONSIBILITIES. THE EXACT DETAILS CONCERNING THE MOVEMENT OF THESE RESERVE PAY FUNCTIONS AND THE SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS REMAINING WITH DFAS-KC WILL BE OUTLINED IN PAY AND ALLOWANCE ADVISORY NOTICE (PAAN) 61-03 AND RESERVE PAY AND ALLOWANCE ADVISORY NOTICE (RPAAN) 51-03.