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Show HILL TOP TIMES -- Thursday. July 3. 1986 tion ne Action Line is your opportunity to keep Hill AFB a great Air Force base, When you call Ext. 77000, your comments will be recorded and staffed through the responsible agency for action. It is requested that you give your supervisor and chain of command the opportunity to work with you in an- - Dislocation allowance explained aren't first and last PCS moves QWhy in the Temporary Lodging Expense Entitlement that was made retroactive to Oct. 1, 1985? The Temporary Lodging Expense Entitlement that became effective Oct. 1, 1985 is tied to Section 303(c) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, 63 Statute 814, as amended by Section 2(12) of the Career Incentive Act of 1955, 69 Statute 21, 37 U.S.C. 253(c). These two acts authorize payment of a dislocation allowance on a permanent change of station but do not authorize a member entitlement to payment of a dislocation allowance when ordered from home to their first duty station or from their last duty station to home. (Reference decisions of the Comptroller General, Vol. 38, page A 405.) ext 77 swering questions and solving problems before calling Action Line. This will help Action Line to better serve the purpose for which it is intended, MAJ. GEN. CHARLES McCAUSLAND Commander, Ogden ALC past three months because of conversion to the new Sperry computer. We will continue to do everything we can to make certain your LESs and NPAs are distributed to your unit so they or 9 level. Programs have been developed that are designed to give employees retained pay while taking a change to lower grade. Program Move, Copper Cap, and other upward mobility initiatives allow individuals to gain entry into the GS-- 5 or GS-- 7 levels without losing money. Since education and experience are evaluated on their own merits, no priority is given to either when they both rated as best qualifying. They are counted equally in this situation; however, supervisors will make the final determination as to whom they will select for a position. To give individuals a priority based on the fact they have a degree would be in violation of merit promotion and cannot be done. potential will be available on or before payday. Merit promotion prevails in a f After pursuing degree logistics to r vance my opportunity for promotion here ad-vi- at Hill, I am discouraged to find since receiving my degree I qualify only at the GS-- level. Would you please explain what role education plays in the promotion process? Shouldn't someone who has made the effort to complete his education be given some priority consideration 5 During the last three months our military pay statements have often arrived late. Is there a reason why we cannot receive them on time? As a service oriented organization, our A goal is to provide military members with the best possible pay service including delivery of Leave and Earning Statements and Net Pay Advices in a timely manner. We process data upon receipt from the Air Force Accounting and Finance Center but there are times we encounter problems and the delivery of LESNPAs is delayed. This has been particularly true over the 7 for promotion? of Personnel Management The APositions Handbook XI Qualification Standards Water creates a hazard Under the General Schedule is the Office 18 for Military pay statements late guideline used by all government agencies to determine what kinds of experience, education, training, grade, and time needed to qualify for each series. Most qualification standards allow for an education substitution for experience; however, this substitution usually will qualify an individual only at the GS--5 level with four years of college or a bachelor's degree. This will vary depending upon the type of degree or courses required. This substitution of education is explained to all supervisors at the time a Promotion Evaluation Pattern is developed. Education is rated on its own merits and could rank lower, higher or equal to experience. Most PEPs allow for this education substitution at the GS-- or GS-- 5 the road at the did not put in a rain gutter. When the sprinkler system is on, the water covers two lanes of the road which creates a hazard for motorcycles and bicycles. Would it be possible to install a rain gutter in that area to eliminate the hazard? repaved QWhen they at the South Gate they The amount of traffic on South Gate Drive makes a rain gutter unfeasible. 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