Reserve Mobilization/Demobilization Under Title 14 U.S.C.

Procedures

Topics on this page

  1. Hurricane Irene Response
  2. Title 14 Reserve Recall Orders SPO Procedures Document is in Adobe Acrobat file format
  3. Deepwater Horizon Awards
  4. Surge Staffing Orders and Personnel Policy for Deepwater Horizon Response
  5. Travel Information
  6. Entitlements on Title 14 Recall Orders
  7. Policy for Title 14 Orders Duration and Frequency
  8. Demobilization Processing

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Title 14 Orders for Hurricane Irene Response

The Operational ID to use when preparing orders for Reservists recalled under Title 14 U.S.C. in support of Hurricane Irene Response is 0000032.00. Note, ADOS-AC orders will require a different Operational ID.

Travel accounting data and document IDs will be provided by the operational commander. Direct Access generates accounting data and document IDs, based on the Operational ID, for pay & allowances and FICA. The accounting data and document IDs for travel, provided by the operational commander, can be entered in the remarks/comments block of the order or a separate TDY order may be issued.

The procedures in the Title 14 Reserve Orders Guide should be followed when preparing orders for Hurricane Irene Response. However, change the Order Notes/Remarks entry to reflect "Operation Hurricane Irene Response" and utilize the accounting data provided by the recall authority for the travel document ID/TONO. Information in the guide on pay entitlements, travel entitlements/reimbursement and benefits is applicable to any Title 14 recall operation.

Deepwater Horizon Awards

The District Eight Deepwater Horizon Awards team has created a collaboration place on the CGPortal to provide procedures, information and answers to frequently asked questions on awards for personnel involved in the response. Past and present UAC Chiefs of Staff or ICP Incident Commanders, Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Supervisors, or the Parent Command of members deployed may nominate members, units, or teams for awards.

See ALCOAST 515/10 for more information. Note the reminder, in paragraph 9, for Reservists called up on Title 14 orders to be issued the Armed Forces Reserve Medal (AFRM) with "M" Device.

Title 14 Reserve Orders SPO Procedures

This document condenses procedures from the Direct Access Reserve Orders Guide for issuing recall to active duty orders under Title 14 U.S.C. in support of response to natural or man-made disasters.

Title 14 Reserve Recall Orders SPO Procedures Document is in Adobe Acrobat file format

At this time, the guide covers the following topics:

  1. Coast Guard Reserve Partial Mobilization Entitlements Policy
  2. Preparation of Orders in Direct Access
  3. SPO Endorsement/Pay Actions
  4. Extensions/Amend Duty Dates
  5. Demobilization
  6. Continuance on Active Duty
  7. Clarification of Entitlements When Transitioning From Title 14 to ADOS-AC Orders
  8. Travel Information

The guide was last revised on 25 August 2011. Here's a summary of changes:

  1. (25 Aug) Changed the title from "Operation Deepwater Horizon Response Reserve Recall Orders SPO Procedures" to "Title 14 Reserve Recall Orders SPO Procedures". Changed procedures specific to the Deepwater Horizon Response so they are applicable to any Title 14 Reserve Recall Order.
  2. (22 Jun) Noted, in the Continuance on Active Duty section, the DWH accounting line is a NO-YEAR account and therefore is not affected by Fiscal Year change. Orders may be issued spanning fiscal years with accounting data only for the current fiscal year.
  3. (07 Dec) Added link to ALCOAST 577/10 in the Continuance on Active Duty Section. Clarified, in the Amend Duty Dates and Demobilization sections, that the "demob date", as used in messages from the Unified Area Command (UAC) is not the member's last day of active duty. The last day of active duty is: The demob date + leave taken en route (if applicable) + travel time.
  4. (04 Aug) Added reminder to the demobilization section that the SPO shall enter award code "CGMOBDEV" (Mobilization Device for Armed Forces Reserve Medal) in Direct Access (Develop Workforce > Manage Competencies (GBL) > Use > Honors and Awards).
  5. (15 Jul) The TPAX profiles for Reservists who are also civilian Coast Guard employees need to be checked to ensure the system reflects their military status and rate/rank. If the claim comes in and is processed as if the member were in a civilian status, the member will receive different per-diem for days when there are deductible meals (50% of the daily rate vs. an individual meal deduction) and there are different rules for tips and phone calls.

    View your TPAX profile and change the status to military and enter your rate/rank. The following links provide menu paths for accessing the traveler profile in TPAX and Web-TPAX. It is only necessary to update the profile in the version of TPAX you are using for your claim(s).

    TPAX - http://www.uscg.mil/ppc/travel/t-pax/webhelp/Update_Profile.htm

    Web-TPAX - http://www.uscg.mil/ppc/webtpax/Modify_or_View_Profiles.htm

    Added a warning not to process any reserve PCS transactions for changes to drilling units while a member is on active duty. Do not process any Reserve PCS transfers (change of drilling unit) while a member is on active duty. Effective date any PCS transaction after the active duty is complete. If a PCS transaction process while a Reserve Component member is on active duty JUMPS will auto-stop several pay entitlements.

  6. (14 Jul) Added a note to the CONUS COLA entitlement entry. DA will not allow SPOs to input CONUS COLA transactions for Reservists on active duty for less than 181 days. A change to the JFTR permits payment of CONUS COLA to reserve component members on active duty for 140 or more days. Previous to this change, members on active duty for other than training needed orders for 181 or more days to have a CONUS COLA entitlement. The edit, in employee entitlements, is being reworked to allow for CONUS COLA transactions for Reservists on active duty for more than 139 days (IAW JFTR U8308). This work is expected to be completed by the end of July. Added that transactions to start SGLI and FSGLI payroll deductions for premiums need to be input, by the SPO. Members are automatically covered by SGLI at the $400,000 level upon activation. However the payroll deduction doesn't automatically start unless the member has a current election for the maximum SGLI. Members who declined or elected reduced coverage while serving in the Ready Reserve (Training/Pay Category "A") must submit new SGLI and FSGLI elections upon activation, if they do not desire the full SGLI coverage while serving on active duty. If the member doesn't decline or elect reduced coverage within 10 days of reporting for duty, the SPO must input transactions to start SGLI and FSGLI premium deductions at the maximum coverage levels.
  7. (09 Jul) Added "Clarification of Entitlements When Transitioning From Title 14 to ADOS-AC Orders" section to the guide.
  8. (15 Jun) Expanded the Extensions/Amend Duty Dates section to include a reminder to issue a Memo-Amendment to Reserve Orders when duty dates change. There are three key parts to the process of amending Reserve orders. They are:
    1. Amend the Actual Duty Date(s) in the Direct Access Reserve Orders component.
    2. Amend the Start/Stop date(s) for any corresponding pay entitlement entries in the Direct Access Employee Entitlements component.
    3. Issue a memo, to the member, with copies to the member's home unit, District (dxr), and TDY unit documenting the change(s). This step is necessary for travel claim documentation purposes. The original order has already been given to the member. Once issued, an original cannot be changed, it must be amended. Copies of orders printed out of Direct Access, will not reflect any changes to duty dates.
    Added an example of a Memo-Amendment as exhibit 4 on page 32.
  9. (14 Jun) Added requirement to include Order Note DW1 on all orders. The new note, which is not included by default on Title 14 orders, reads as follows:
    All personnel 24 hours or less from arrival at Crowne Plaza New Orleans, shall call the duty YN at 504-508-0790 between the hours of 0700 and 2000 Central Daylight Time to provide an ETA to Central Staging.
  10. (11 Jun) Added a note in the procedures for Verifying a Reservist's Prior Active Duty -- There is a blanket waiver in effect for personnel with more than 16 but less than 17 years service. See: http://www.uscg.mil/reserve/deepwaterhorizonfaq.asp#9
  11. (09 Jun) Added, in the Continuance on Active Duty, section that the responsible SPO for personnel serving on short-term ADOS orders in support of Operation Deepwater Horizon is the member's current SPO. The current SPO will retain the SPO PDR and remain responsible for inputting pay and personnel transactions during the member's deployment. This exception to the guidance in the Military Personnel Data Records System Manual, COMDTINST M1080.10H, is necessary due to the unique nature of this response.
  12. (08 Jun) Added a section for Continuance on Active Duty. This section outlines the procedure for issuing an ADOS-AC order to a member who voluntarily remains on active duty following completion of the Title 14 recall order.
  13. (02 Jun) Added Travel Information section as an enclosure.
  14. (19 May) Added a note, in step 8 of the Preparation of Orders section (Page 15), that changing the department ID in the Duty-Location section of the Reserve Orders tab will not create a PCS transaction; the member will remain assigned to their home unit. These are short-term active duty orders.
  15. (17 May) Removed requirement to issue form DD-214 upon demobilization. Per the Mobilization/Demobilization Guidance for Reservists (Para 8.) on the reserve website, a DD-214 is not authorized for non-contingency active duty of less than 90 days. Reservists activated under Title 14 U.S.C. 712 will not receive a DD-214 upon demobilization. This guidance was updated again when the Continuance on Active Duty section was added to state that a DD-214 is required if the member served a combined total of 90 or more days active duty with no break in service.

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Clarification of Entitlements When Transitioning From Title 14 to ADOS-AC Orders

09 July update to the Deepwater Horizon Reserve Orders Guide

Partial mobilization orders for emergency augmentation of active forces due to natural or man-made disasters and ADOS-AC orders are authorized under separate statutory provisions (titles 14 & 10 USC, respectively).  Accordingly, each order set is considered a separate order for some entitlements while the total period of combined active duty is considered for other entitlements.  Although ALCOAST 320/10 and the Title 14 Reserve Recall Orders SPO Procedures (dtd 15 June 2010) provide considerable guidance concerning the creation and administration of active duty orders for Reservists mobilized under the authority of title 14 USC §712 and continued on active duty under separate but consecutive ADOS-AC orders (e.g., no break in active duty greater than 24 hours), the following describes the conceptual framework for specific entitlements affected by the transition. 

Entitlements based upon separate order sets:

  1. Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH).  Title 14 orders and ADOS-AC orders are considered separate short-term orders for BAH purposes and thus the BAH rate for each order is always based upon the place from which the Reservist was initially ordered to active duty - their home at the time they were first called to active duty under the Title 14 order. Do not combine the Reservist's total active duty from consecutive Title 14 and ADOS-AC orders, which may equal up to 240 days (60 days + 180 days = 240 days), to form an entitlement to BAH at the rate for the location where the member is performing active duty.

    Note: Per CG PAYMAN Section 3-G-11.e., "A RC member who changes his or her place of residence for any reason other than official PCS orders upon or after starting Active Duty for Training (ADT) or Active Duty Other Than Training (ADOT) will continue to receive the principal place of residence (locality-based) BAH rate initially authorized."
  2. CONUS-COLA.  This entitlement is payable only when ordered to active duty for a period of 140 days or more.  In cases of short term active duty orders (180 days or less), CONUS-COLA is payable at the rate for the place from which the Reservist is ordered to active duty.  Accordingly, Reservists under Title 14 orders are not entitled to CONUS-COLA, but if ordered to a consecutive period of ADOS-AC of 140 days or more, will be entitled to CONUS-COLA if the place from which ordered to duty has a rate greater than zero. 
  3. Travel to and from places of duty.  Per the Joint Federal Travel Regulations (JFTR), members are entitled to transportation allowances to reimburse the costs for travel from the place ordered to active duty and return to that place at the completion of duty.  Upon completion of Title 14 orders, members who perform travel from their out-processing point to the place from which ordered to active duty are entitled to reimbursement for eligible expenses.  If ordered to a consecutive period of ADOS-AC following their Title 14 order, members are entitled to transportation from the place from which ordered to duty and, upon completion of that duty, transportation back to the place from which ordered to active duty.  If travel is not performed between consecutive Title 14 and ADOS-AC orders, no transportation reimbursement allowances are authorized.

Entitlements that are based upon continuous active duty under consecutive sets of orders:

  1. Family Separation Allowance for Temporary Duty (FSA-T).  Members with dependents who meet the basic FSA-T eligibility requirements in Section 3-H-3.a.(3) of the Coast Guard Pay Manual, COMDTINST M7220.29 (series), under Title 14 orders will continue to be entitled to FSA-T if ordered to consecutive active duty under ADOS-AC orders, if otherwise eligible.  Social visits of short duration (after meeting the initial 30 day continuous separation requirement) involving a return home (such as a week or less in leave status) do not interrupt FSA-T entitlement, so long as a member returns to qualifying duty for a period of at least 30 days.  A visit by family members to a member's TDY site of more than 30 days terminates FSA-T entitlement on the 31ST day of the visit.  FSA-T eligibility following a visit to the TDY site by dependents of more than 30 days resumes after the member's dependents depart the vicinity and if there is 30 or more days remaining in the duration of the TDY. 
  2. Annual Leave.
     
    1. Leave Accrual & Usage.  Leave is earned for active duty periods of 30 or more consecutive days at the rate of 2-1/2 days per month.  Reservists should, consistent with their unit's operational requirements, be allowed and encouraged to use their accrued leave.  Otherwise accrued leave must be sold at time of demobilization or release from ADOS-AC per section 10-A of the Coast Guard Pay Manual, COMDTINST M7220.29 (series).  Members completing Title 14 recall orders and immediately continuing on ADOS-AC under another order for 30 or more days may carry unused leave over into the new active duty period.  Under current law, members may carry over up to 75 days accrued annual leave to a new fiscal year (1 October 2010) without loss. 
    2. Sale of Unused Annual Leave.  Leave accrued by a Reservist under orders of 365 days duration or less are not subject to the 60 day career limitation on sale of leave.  Accrued annual leave may not be carried over into inactive duty.  Leave not used as of the last day of active duty must be sold or will be lost. 
    3. All travel claims must be reviewed to ensure leave taken is annotated as such on the DD-1351.  Entitlement to travel allowances ceases when a member takes leave during a period when otherwise so entitled.  Failure to show leave on a travel claim will result in erroneous payment of travel allowances that will later be recouped. 

Surge Staffing Orders and Personnel Policy for Deepwater Horizon Response

Surge staffing requirements for Deepwater Horizon response operations will be a sustained and high priority effort. Some orders are now being issued by priority message traffic with short time frames for report dates.

It is imperative that orders are processed and issued in a timely manner, ideally within 24 hours of message receipt for both active duty and reserve forces, to ensure members can report as quickly as possible in theatre.

Guidance for preparing Reserve recall orders under Title 14 U.S.C. can be found in e-mail ALSPO MSG B/10, which is available at http://www.uscg.mil/ppc/alspo.asp.

Any active duty member on 31 day or less orders who wants to stay TDY for DEEPWATER HORIZON longer than specified on their orders/message must get UAC/ICP approval AND get the approval of their unit for an extension to be granted.

Any reserve member on 60 day orders will remain activated for DEEPWATER HORIZON for 60 days unless the UAC/ICP approves an earlier DEMOB date. On a case-by-case basis, if any reserve member has a problem with 60 days, the UAC/ICP will try to accommodate their individual needs (always balanced against the needs of the service).

Any reserve member on 30 - 60 day orders, or on 31-60 day orders/message, will remain activated for DEEPWATER HORIZON for 60 days unless UAC/ICP approves an earlier DEMOB date. On a case-by-case basis, if any reserve member has a problem with 60 days, the UAC/ICP will try to accommodate their individual needs (always balanced against the needs of the service). SPOs must extend orders in DA, per section 4 of the Title 14 Reserve Recall Orders SPO Procedures Guide, for members who were initially issued Title 14 recall orders for less than 60 days.

Any reserve member on 30 day or less (non Title 14 recall) orders who wants to remain activated for DEEPWATER HORIZON longer than specified on their orders must get UAC/ICP approval AND get the approval of their unit for an extension to be granted.

Travel Information

ALCGPSC message 044/10 provides some helpful tips for using your Government Travel Charge Card (GTCC) and provides information to assist all members traveling in support of the Deepwater Horizon Response and the support staffs assisting with travel coordination of members involved in the response.

Meals - If the member consumed meals that were being provided by BP for free, they must deduct those meals on their travel claim.

If all three meals are consumed at no cost to the traveler, only the IE amount for that day is payable ($5 CONUS IE, or the applicable locality IE rate, or $3.50 OCONUS).

Use the Daily Exceptions screen in Web-TPAX to change the meal type code to the code for Deductible Meal (DED) for each meal provided by BP. You can access the Daily Exceptions screen by clicking the Exceptions button while on the Reimbursables tab of your request for settlement.

Entitlements on Title 14 Recall Orders

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Adapted from ALCOAST 462/06
COAST GUARD RESERVE PARTIAL MOBILIZATION ENTITLEMENTS POLICY
A. Title 14 U.S.C., Section 712
B. Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act Of 2006 (P.L. 109-241 Of July 11, 2006)
C. Joint Federal Travel Regulations (JFTR)
D. Coast Guard Pay Manual, COMDTINST M7220.29b
E. Personnel and Pay Procedures Manual, PPCINST M1000.2a, Ch. 11
F. Reserve Policy Manual, COMDTINST M1001.28a
G. Identification Cards for Members of the Uniformed Services, Their Eligible Family Members, and Other Eligible Personnel, COMDTINST M5512.1

1. Ref (a) provides authority to effect involuntary recall of ready Reservists to active duty (AD) in support of natural or man-made disasters [ALCOAST 458/06 explains the changes. Title 14 Orders can now be issued for up to 60 days. Reservists may be involuntarily recalled under Title 14 U.S.C 712 for a maximum of 60 days in any four-month period or 120 days in any two-year period. There are no exceptions to the active duty limitation.]. The purpose of this guidance is to provide policy clarification concerning entitlements for recalled reserve personnel. The intent is to ensure that recalled reserve personnel receive all compensation authorized under law or regulation under terms of their orders.

2. Reservists recalled to AD under involuntary recall orders per ref (a) are not ordered to a new Permanent Duty Station (PDS). This distinction precludes the issuance of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) entitlements and is the conceptual foundation for the pay and allowance entitlements cited in this guidance.

3. Travel and transportation entitlements:

a. Travel entitlements.

(1) Under ref (a) (as amended by ref (b)), Reservists may be involuntarily ordered to active duty for up to 60 days and are authorized travel allowances.

(2) Involuntary active duty orders under authority of ref (a) are TDY type orders and must reflect the availability of govt quarters and messing. Govt quarters and messing shall be used to the maximum extent possible.

b. Per diem authority.

Note: See the Travel Information section above for procedures for listing "Deductible Meals"

(1) Reservists involuntarily recalled to ad for up to 60 days whose principal place of residence is not within commuting distance of the ad site are entitled to applicable travel/per diem allowances for the entire period.  Absent a determination under par. 3.b.(2) below, a one-way reasonable commuting distance is considered 50 miles/one hour.

(2) Local order-issuing authorities are responsible for determining the local reasonable commuting distances within their AORs. Areas within a reasonable commuting distance are described in par. U3500-B of ref (c).

(3) In any event, regardless of the distance actually traveled, a member who voluntarily commutes between home and duty location is not authorized per diem or allowances, even if their residence lies outside the local reasonable commute distance. Recalled Reservists in the local travel area, residing outside the limits of the duty location, may be authorized per diem when their duties require them to remain away from their principal place of residence. One round trip mileage to/from their residence is authorized for the entire TDY period.

(4) Members assigned to career sea pay eligible vessels are not authorized per diem.

4. Pay and allowances:

a. Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH).

(1) Reservists ordered to active duty under ref (a) for 30 days or less are entitled to the applicable BAH-RC rate for their respective pay grade and dependency status.

(2) Reservists ordered to active duty under ref (a) for 31 days or more are entitled to Locality-Based BAH (based upon the members residence) or Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA) (if outside the united states) for their respective pay grade and dependency status. A member retains entitlement to Locality-Based BAH even if released from active duty (RELAD) before completion of the initial period of duty so long as the orders were initially issued for 31 or more days of consecutive active duty.

(3) If the initial orders for less than 31 days are extended or changed to ADOS-AC that extend duty periods beyond the initial 30 days, Locality-Based BAH (based upon the members residence) or OHA (if outside the united states) is authorized only if the new orders are for more than 30 days as computed from the date of amendment. Otherwise, BAH-RC remains the housing allowance entitlement. Example: a member is ordered to duty for a period of 30 days involuntary active duty under ref (a).  On day 15 of the active duty period, the orders are amended to extend the duration by 15 more days, for a total of 45 days active duty. Since, as of the date of amendment, the remaining period of active duty totals only 30 days, the housing allowance entitlement is BAH-RC. In the foregoing example, the amendment to orders on day 15 would have to be for an additional 16 or more days, making the remaining duration of active duty 31 days, in order for the member to become entitled to Locality-Based BAH. In the latter case, Locality-Based BAH would be payable only from the date of the amendment.

b. Subsistence allowance.

(1) BAS is authorized.

(2) Recalled Reservists assigned to career sea pay eligible vessels will have discount meal rates deducted as appropriate.

c. Family Separation Housing Allowance (FSH). Recalled reserve personnel are not authorized FSH because they are not ordered to a Permanent Duty Station.

d. Family Separation Allowance (FSA). FSA is intended to compensate members with dependents for the additional expenses incurred because of family separation when members are assigned to a ship away from its homeport or in a TEMDU/TDY status away from (in this case) their dependents. FSA is not payable under involuntary active duty orders of 30 days or less duration. However, if the orders are for active duty periods of more than 30 days (either the initial duration or as amended), FSA may be authorized to start from the initial date of recall for personnel whose duty required them to be away from their dependents for a period of more than 30 consecutive days. However, if a mobilized Reservist interrupted the initial 30 day period of family separation for any reason (such as a short visit during liberty), the 30 day separation period must be re-set.

e. Advance pay. Not applicable.

f. CONUS COLA. Reservists recalled under ref (a) are not authorized CONUS COLA.

g. Family Supplemental Subsistence Allowance (FSSA). Recalled Reservists may be eligible for FSSA. See section 3-n of ref (d) concerning policy and application procedures.

h. Special and incentive pays. Reservists recalled to AD who perform duties under the same circumstances as active duty component members are eligible to receive any of the special/incentive pays listed in sections 4.B (CSP), 4.G (Dive Pay), 4.H (IDP/HFP), 4.I (SDAP), 4.J (PA Board Cert Pay), 4.K (FLPP), 5.C (Flight Deck HDIP) or 5.E (HDIP-VBSS) of ref (d). Reservists qualified for and ordered to duties for which Special Duty Assignment Pay (SDAP) is authorized must have SDAP authorized on the orders (on original or by amendment) which recalled them to AD.

i. Uniform allowances. Enlisted Reservists are entitled to BMA or SMA for orders of 30 or more days duration, and RBMA/RSMA for orders less than 30 days duration.

j. Ref (e) contains pay and personnel procedures related to reserve mobilizations for servicing personnel offices (SPOs). SPOs need to be extremely careful when preparing Title 14 orders in order to prevent overpayments/underpayments. See para 6.a. below regarding reserve order processing.

5. Benefits:

a. Leave. Leave is only earned for active duty periods of 30 or more consecutive days.  In instances where the AD period is extended by changing the type of orders all members who serve a combined consecutive period of 30 days or more, accrue 2.5 days of leave per month of active duty. Recalled Reservists should, consistent with their unit’s operational requirements, be allowed and encouraged to use their accrued leave. Otherwise accrued leave must be sold at RELAD per section 10-a of ref (d).  All travel claims must be reviewed to ensure leave taken is annotated as such. Leave accrued under orders of 365 days or less are not subject to the 60 day career limitation on sale of leave.

b. Servicemembers Group Life Insurance (SGLI). All Reservists recalled to active duty are automatically insured under SGLI for 400,000 dollars and under Traumatic SGLI (TSGLI) for up to 100,000 dollars for a scheduled, dismemberment-type loss. Children are automatically covered under SGLI. Members must request spousal coverage if they do not already have it by submitting form SGLV- 8285a to their SPO. Members may opt out or reduce their own SGLI coverage by completing form SGLV-8286 and submitting it to their Servicing Personnel Office (SPO). Members electing reduced or no coverage must complete the required forms within 60 days of reporting for duty.

(1) When released from duty under Title 14, members transitioning to SELRES will automatically be re-enrolled at full coverage and must complete another form SGLV-8286 to opt out or reduce their coverage.

(2) When released from duty under Title 14, members transitioning to IRR, without scheduled training, will no longer be eligible for SGLI, but will retain 120 days of coverage following RELAD, providing they do not decline coverage during or after their active duty period.

(3) Members electing to reduce coverage or opt out, must do so within 60 days of commencement of eligibility. Members may complete the form after the end of the Title 14 duty period, but not more than 60 days after the active duty eligibility period started. Members who transition from Title 14 to SELRES, may complete one form (within the same time frame) to cover both periods. Example: A member is recalled under ref (a). On 15 September 2006. If he/she elects to opt out, or reduce the level of coverage, he/she must complete the form NLT 14 November 2006. If the member transitioned to SELRES on 12 October 2006, he/she may complete one form for both periods up until 14 November 2006.

c. Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). All members in a pay status may participate in the Thrift Savings Plan by completing form TSP-U-1 and mailing it to PPC (mas-tsp). To avoid an overpayment situation, Reservists should ensure that sufficient funds are available in their pay account after TSP deductions to cover any outstanding garnishments or debts (such as SGLI).

d. Incapacitation benefits: Chapter 6 of ref (f) applies. Issuance of a line of duty determination is the critical first step. Line of duty policy application is specifically outlined in 6.a.6 of ref (f), and can be satisfied by completion of CG-3822 or letter incident report.  As per 6.a.6.d. of ref (f), a member on a call or order to active duty specifying a period of 30 days or less who incurs or aggravates an injury, illness, or disease shall not have his or her orders terminated solely because of the injury, illness, or disease, unless requested by the member. Upon RELAD, the member is entitled to benefits as outlined in chapter 6 of ref (f).  As per 6.a.6.c. of ref (f), a member on a call or order to active duty specifying a period of 31 or more days who is RELADED within 30 days, or commencing such period of active duty because they to not meet physical standards for retention or deployment due to a pre- existing condition not aggravated during the period of active duty, shall be considered to have been serving under an order to active duty for a period of 30 days or less.  Medical and dental care shall be provided for Reservists incurring or aggravating an injury, illness, or disease in the line of duty, and physical examinations shall be authorized to determine fitness for duty or disability processing. Reservists who are not medically qualified to perform military duties because of an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated in the line of duty may be eligible to receive incapacitation pay.

e. Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS):

(1) Reservists ordered to active duty under ref (a) for 30 days or less will not be eligible for TRICARE Prime benefits.

(2) Reservists ordered to active duty under ref (a) for 31 days or more and their dependents are entitled active duty TRICARE benefits and must be correctly enrolled in DEERS. Upon demobilization, Reservists will not be eligible for Transitional Assistance Management Program (TAMP) benefits.

f. TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS), TRICARE Dental Program (TDP) and Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP).

(1) Members mobilized under ref (a) are not entitled REAP benefits.

(2) TRS premiums are suspended for members ordered to active duty for 31 days or more.

(3) TDP premiums are suspended for members ordered to active duty for 31 days or more.

(4) Upon demobilization members may enroll in TRS if desired.

6. Administration procedures.

a. Field commands and Districts (dxr) must complete diligent reviews of recall candidates before issuing orders. Commands must verify a members physical ability to perform duty prior to deployment, or in exigent circumstances in the first 30 days. Districts (dxr), with the assistance of SPOs, are required to determine the amount of combined active service for recall candidates before issuing orders. Members approaching 16 yrs or more combined active service must obtain CG-13 approval per art 3.b.6.b of ref (g). Order preparing officials shall ensure that orders are prepared in Direct Access using "Invol Active Duty, Title 14" as the type of duty. Specific guidance for preparing Title 14 reserve orders for Operation Deepwater Response can be found on the PPC web site at http://www.uscg.mil/ppc/da/T14ReserveOrders.pdf. The website contains a Direct Access Reserve Orders Guide and specific guidance for preparing reserve mobilization orders. Original orders must be printed and signed.

7. Questions concerning pay and travel allowance entitlements may be submitted to COMDT (CG-1222). Questions concerning DEERS eligibility may be submitted to PSC (psd-fs). Questions concerning reserve incapacitation benefits shall be directed to the servicing District (dxr) or CGPSC-rpm.  Questions regarding order issuing procedures shall be directed to the servicing District (dxr).

Policy for Title 14 Orders Duration and Frequency

Adapted from ALCOAST 458/06
CHANGES TO TITLE 14 RESERVE RECALL AUTHORITY

A. TITLE 14, SECTION 712, U.S. CODE
B. COAST GUARD MANPOWER MOBILIZATION AND SUPPORT PLAN, COMDTINST M3061.1
C. RESERVE POLICY MANUAL, COMDTINST M1001.28A

1. Reference (a), the authority to recall Reservists in support of incidents such as serious natural or manmade disasters, accidents, catastrophes, and acts of terrorism has been amended by the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 to increase the duration of an involuntary recall from 30 to 60 days in any 4-month period. The ceiling is increased to a maximum of 120 days in any 2-year period. The change also authorizes recall of Reservists prior to an incident or event "to aid in prevention of an imminent catastrophe, act of terrorism, or transportation security incident."

2. Recall requests shall follow the procedures outlined in reference (b). Reservists recalled under Title 14 may be issued orders for up to 60 days.

3. These changes will be reflected in the next update to references (b) and (c)[And to Chapter 11 of the Personnel and Pay Procedures Manual]

Demobilization Procedures

Adobe Acrobat IconNote: See Section 5 of the Title 14 Reserve Recall Orders SPO Procedures for more detailed procedures.

SPOs will:

  1. Amend the order's "Actual Duty End Date" if it doesn't already match the date of the member's last day on acitve duty (The demobilization date + leave taken en route (if applicable) + travel time = last day of active duty).
  2. Dispose of leave (for orders of 30 or more days), by completing the leave tab on the reserve orders.
  3. Enter award codes "CGMH" (Armed Forces Reserve Medal) and "CGMOBDEV" (Mobilization Device for Armed Forces Reserve Medal) in Direct Access (Develop Workforce > Manage Competencies (GBL) > Use > Honors and Awards). The "From" and "To" dates should be the same as orders begin and end dates.

Note 1: Completion of duty under a short-term reserve order (less than 140 days ADT/180 days ADOT) does not require submission of a Statement of Intent (SOI) or separation/RELAD transaction in Direct Access.

Note 2: A DD-214 is not authorized for non-contingency active duty of less than 90 days. Reservists activated under Title 14 U.S.C. 712 will not receive a DD-214 upon demobilization. However, a member who served a combined consecutive total of 90 or more days under Title 14 recall orders and voluntary ADOS-AC orders or other AD would be authorized a DD-214, for the entire period of service of the combined orders, upon demobilization/completion of active duty.

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