14 <strong>ANGI</strong> <strong>65</strong>-<strong>101</strong> 15 April1994Chapter 4A4:::TI VE DUTY PROCEDURES4.1. General. ANG members may perf,orm dutyin a variety of active duty status: Annual Training,Special Training, School Training, Initial Active DutyTraining (BMl), Active Guard/ Reserve (AGR) dutyand Military Personnel Appropriation Duty (MPA).Reference NGR (AF) 50-1 for duty definitions, andlimitations. Active duty pay transactions arecreated in the IMPS active duty suspense file bylAOS when the special order is published. MilitaryPay can enter duty transactions directly into IMPS.All updates will be based on published ordcars.4.2. Authorization and Certif ication. ActiveDuty performance is authorized by the publishedactive duty special order. Active duty orders will becertified by the Member's Supervisor for the dutyperiod. When a member submits a stabment ofduty for payment of active duty, the certificationmust agree with the active, duty ordetr. If acertification is received which requires anamendment, it will be returned to the unit. It maysubsequently be resubmitted with the applicableamendment attached. Documents will bo legible,prepared in ink or by machine with originalsignatures. Corrections will be made in pen andink. Draw a single line through the incorr,ect entryand initial; do not obliterate the original entry.Whiteout and correction tape will not be used. Datafacsimile (FAX) documentation is acceptable basedon DFAS-DE/JA message R1 614 21 Z Nov 93 . SeeAFM 177-373 , volume 3 for further information ondata FAX documentation. Military Pay processesactive duty based on the five general categoriesbelow:4.2.1 . Short Tours - less than 30 days in le,ngth.4.2.2. Long Tours - 30 days or more in length.4.2.3 . BMT Tours - Basic military training &technical school (IADT for non- prior service' only).4.2.4 . Pre- certified tours - for deployment training.4.2.5 . AGR Duty - Paid through JUMPS (Ei monthsor longer).4.3. Short Tours (Less Than 30 Day s;). Shorttours are usually performed in Annual Training,Special Training, School Training and MPA status.Military Pay processes the active duty tour forpayment (C01 ) when the duty is complete and thecertified statement of duty is received. Thecertification for payment will not process in IMPSprior to last day of the tour (exception, seeparagraph 4.6., precertified tours).4.4. Long Tours (30 Day s Or Longer·). Longtours are usually performed in School Training,Special Training or Temporary AGR status. Oncethe long tour pay transaction is processed byDFAS, members are paid through the fifteenth ofthe month at mid-month and through the thirtieth orthirty-first of the month at the end of the month.4.4.1. Tour payment starts. The reporting officialcertifies the "reported for duty" portion of thestatement of duty and submits it to military pay.Submit the long tour pay transaction (A24 ) to DFASon or after the first day of the tour to start payment.When tour payment is started before the certifiedstatement of duty is received:4.4.1.1. Stop tour payments if the certifiedstatement for the tour start is not received after 1 0workdays of the report date.4.4.1.2. Collect the payments made if the certifiedstatement for tour start is not received after 20workdays of the report date.4.4.2. The member's reporting official will certifythe "release of duty" portion of the statement ofduty upon tour completion and the member willsubmit it to military pay. The certified orderconfirms the tour end date and supports processingof member's leave payment transactions.4.4.3. Leave accrual and payment. Membersperforming active duty tours of duty, for 30 days orlonger, accrue 2.5 leave days per month. Wheneverpossible members should be scheduled to use theaccrued leave during the tour. It is not ANG policyto extend tours to accommodate use of leave.Leave authorization numbers are issued by MilitaryPay and the AF Form 988, Leave AuthorizationRequest will be approved by the member'sreporting official. Copies I and Ill of the completedAF Form 988 will be transmitted to Military Pay forprocessing. Unused leave will be paid after thecompletion of the tour, provided the member hasnot exceeded the 60 -day career limitation. Paidleave days are charged to the current year baseworkdays for annual, school, special and temporaryAGR programs by DFAS-DE.4.5. Initial Active Duty Training (B MT). A BMTtour is only performed by a non-prior servicemember. Workdays are centrally managed and notaccounted for at base level. The complete tour,including the initial skill training is accounted forunder the BMT military personnel accountingproject (5 22). The guidance for long tours(paragraph 4.4. above) applies with the followingexceptions:4.5.1. Tour start and completion do not require acertified duty statement. Submit the active dutytransaction (A24 ) to DFAS once the first "E01 "partial payment posts to the JUMPS- RF accounts
<strong>ANGI</strong> <strong>65</strong>-<strong>101</strong>15 April199415receivable file. Verify completion of training whenmember returns from BMT/Technical Training.4.5 .2. BMT leave days are not deducted frombase workday allocations since the workdays arenot managed at base level.4.6. Pre-cert if ied Tours. Only Annual andSpecial Training tour types are eligible for paymentas a precertified tour. Unit commanders willrequest precertified tour processing from MilitaryPay, as far in advance as possible.4.6.1. The precertified tour will be at least 12days long and have at least 10 membersparticipating as a unit. Waivers to the minimumnumber of members may be requested fromANGRC/FMF.4.6.2. Changes for "highest date paid" may berequested though ANGRC/FMF. The highest datepaid for the end-of-month "code three" run cannotbe changed.4.6.3. Direct Deposit to the member's financialinstitution will be the normal method of payment forprecertified tours (effective with the DFAS-DE 19 93program change implementation). Those membersnot participating in Direct Deposit will receivechecks mailed to their home address.4.6.4.5. The certifying official may elect to have themember sign in and sign out on the Annual TrainingRoster if a roll call is not feasible.4.7. AGR Tours Paid Through JUMPS.Members performing AGR tours longer than sixmonths will normally be transferred into the JUMPSpay system. The JUMPS- RF record will be closed(using the A2 4, pay status K transaction) for theperiod of the AGR tour, to prevent dualcompensation. The Military Pay Office will functionas the CBPO and AFO liaison for AGR members.Workdays are centrally managed and notaccounted for by IMPS at base level; AGRauthorizations are managed at the state and ANGlevels.4.8. MPA Tours. Military PersonnelAppropriation tours are Air Force mandays paidthrough JUMPS-RF. They may be short or longtours and follow the guidance listed in paragraphs4.3. and 4.4. above. Leave days are not deductedfrom base workday allocations since the workdaysare not managed at base level. All amendments toorders should be coordinated through theauthorizing headquarters.4.6.4 In order to prevent overpayment orunauthorized payment of precertified tours, thefollowing procedures are required:4.6.4.1. Military Pay will produce the AnnualTraining Roster in multiple copies. The Military PayOffice will retain one copy and provide at least twocopies to the certifying officials.4.6.4.2. On the first day of the tour, the certifyingofficial verifies attendance by calling roll. Thecertifying official lines through the names ofmembers not present and has the appropriateorders revoked. Any members present but not onthe Annual Training Roster will be added to the endof the roster. Hand carry or fax one copy of theroster, copies of revoked orders and copies oforders for members added to the 1/'oster, to theMilitary Pay Office by the established deadline forsubmission .•4.6.4.3. During the tour, the certifying official willupdate the roster for any members who do notcomplete the scheduled tour and obtain amendedorders.4.6.4.4. On the last day of the tour, the certifyingofficial will again verify attendance by calling roll.They will annotate the roster for members notpresent at the end of the tour. The roster, withamended orders, will be submitted to the MilitaryPay Office by the established deadline. Military Paywill make the appropriate collections.