TECHNICIAN MOBILIZATION BRIEFING Pay/Leave Federal Employee Health Benefits Federal Employee Group Life Ins NGAUS Ins Trust Thrift Savings Plan Effect on Retirement Additional Information

Pay/Leave May utilize annual leave, military leave, and compensatory time Let it remain in account Use of annual leave in excess of 240 hours encouraged Completion of HRO Form 92 With-in Grade Increases and Pay Adjustments continue

Federal Employee Health Benefit Coverage can continue for up to 24 months in non-pay status (SF50’s, Approved Contingency) DoD pays full premium Options –Continue coverage –Terminate – Reinstates automatically upon Return to Duty –Delay reinstatement (if applicable) HRO Form 92-1 – Required upon Return To Duty Delay reinstatement for duration of TAMP (180 days)

Federal Employee’s Group Life Insurance Continue up to 12 months at no cost Must elect to Continue or Terminate coverage after 12 months Elect to Continue –Pay employee and agency share of the premiums –Must make payment arrangements before leaving for active duty –Reinstated automatically upon Return to Duty Elect to Terminate –Right to convert to a non-group policy –Reinstated automatically upon Return to Duty

NGAUSIT Call (800) ext to arrange payment of life insurance Disability insurance stops and is reinstated upon return HRO notifies NGAUS of Active Duty Status

Thrift Savings Plan May make retroactive contributions upon Return To Duty based on current TSP Form 1 in Official File Offset – Uniformed Services Contributions –Tax-exempt earnings = Tax-exempt contributions Receive copy of memo to DFAS from HRO upon return to duty –FERS Only – Agency 1% memo TSP Loan – TSP Form 41 required to notify TSP of non-pay status

Effect on Retirement May make a military deposit (buy back) No interest on deposit, if paid in full before end of third year from date of return to duty Rules of deposit –CSRS before 1 Oct 1982 –CSRS after 30 Sep 1982 –FERS

Additional Information 5 Days – Excused Absence –42 Consecutive Days –Support of GWOT – Title 10 –Not cumulative –Once every 365 days (12 months) –Immediately upon Return to Duty (First day as active Technician) Reference: HRO Memo 09-01, Excused Absence for Technicians Returning From Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), Dated 5 Jan 09

EXCUSED ABSENCE SAMPLE TIMELINE 5 Days Excused Absence 5-9 Jan Nov 0325 Feb 05 GWOT Deployment (52 Days) 14 Nov Jan Month Waiting Period 5 Jan 04 – 4 Jan 05 GWOT Deployment (60 Days) 4 Mar – 2 May 04 GWOT Deployment (15 Days) 1–15 Oct 04 GWOT Deployment (60 Days) 23 Dec 04 – 20 Feb 05 5 Days Excused Absence Feb 05

HRO EMPLOYEE RELATIONS TECHNICIAN BRANCH TECHNICIAN SERVICES/BENEFITS *CW2 Cathleen Lentz Employee Relations Supervisor  SMSgt Susan Mindy Retirement/Worker’s Comp  Holly Adams SCD’s, Benefits, Appointments  Lois Lehman Retirement/Military Deposit  Carol Diamond Workers’ Comp/WIGI, Tenure  Nicole Leiby Standards, Appraisals, Awards  SSG Ann Williams Standards, Appraisals, Awards  MSgt Jamie Tyler Military Deposits FAX NUMBER:

Additional Information Must be submitted by supervisor: –Two SF 52’s (Mandatory) –Copy of official military orders (Mandatory) –HRO Form 92 (Mandatory)

Additional Information Able to apply and be considered for Technician Position Vacancies: –HRO Website – New Announcements posted weekly –Copies of signed application packets with a supervisor w/instruction letter (recommended) –HRO-ST (6-10) Memo dtd 19 Jun 2006, Subject: Technician Vacancy Consideration During Absences

HRO STAFFING BRANCH POC FOR TECHNICIAN STAFFING *MSG Linda Reedy, Supervisor  Elaine Duenas-Brown  TSgt Matthew Kauffman  SPC Amanda Pham  Cathy Hain  Betsy Shultz  Karen Eckels FAX NUMBER:

MY BIZ ACCESS FOR LWOP TECHNICIAN Technician provides correct Internet Protocol (IP) information to HRO. (External/Public IP of supporting element into CONUS) HRO provides information to NGB Firewalls will be updated HRO coordinates a test with service member POC’s, TSgt Ryan Titzell, , DSN , SFC Tina Nimitz, , DSN ,

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