New year, new financial changes & updates

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  • By By Debbie Smith
  • 908th FM
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. --  A new change came into effect in December for AROWS-R: When you want to print your orders in AROWS-R the Social Security Number is now masked. The Reservist and Order Specialist have a print option in AROWS-R to unmask the SSN. Orders for pay and travel must contain the SSN.

If you have printed these orders without it you can pen and ink it on each copy of the AF938 or 1610. This will be acceptable for pay purposes. 

Your W2 for 2014 was available as of Jan. 7 in myPay. Make sure you are able to access myPay so when you are ready to file your Income Tax for 2014 you will be able to retrieve your W2.

Some quick reminders to help you keep your time in myPay secure: DO NOT USE A PUBLIC COMPUTER OR KIOSK SYSTEM TO ACCESS myPay! Using a public system places you at greater risk for compromise of your myPay account. Even connection via a public wifi network exposes your information to possible theft.

To learn more on this subject go to myPay.dfas.mil and in the upper right-hand side of the page select "DFAS Home" then select latest "News & Events."

If you are out-processing the 908th due to retirement, transferring to another unit or going IRR, you must come to the FM office to make sure all of your pay documents, travel vouchers, GTC card issues have been taken care of and you have out- processed properly.

Those Reservists on long tours lasting more than 31 days will accrue leave, which is 2.5 days of leave for every 30 days on duty. You must complete an AF988 leave form and sign it and have it approved by your supervisor before the FM office can give you a leave number.

The JTR (Joint Travel Regulation) has all the new changes on Flat Rate Per Diem.  You can log into DTS and on the home page under the "News" section you can find all the new changes which began Oct. 1.

The Department of Defense GTC (Government Travel Card) will be migrating to Chip and PIN cards which started in mid-January 2015.  To prepare, login to CitiManager and ensure your mailing address is current and accurate. When your new card arrives call Citibank to confirm receipt, activate it and sign the back of the card.  You will also need to update your GTC information in DTS. 

As always, if you have any questions regarding your pay or entitlements, contact your FM office at (334) 953-6722.