Clothing allowance gone Sept 05

[Gunner]

I dunno Maybe because you only work half the time in uniform and the otherhalf pumping my gas........

As opposed to the glorified welfare system that we have developed for the regular force?  

Its a joke ....  don't take too much offence.

I never take offence to jabs at the Militia.  It would be like the eldest brother actually taking notice of the newborn infant in the family.

Well, it is your choice but you should take offence.

 

[sjm]

Here  is the CANFORGEN:

CANFORGEN 125/05 ADM(HR-MIL) 057 131726Z JUL 05
CLOTHING UPKEEP ALLOWANCE (CUA) TRANSITION TO POINTS REPLACEMENT FOR REGULAR FORCE MEMBERS
UNCLASSIFIED


REFERENCES: A. CANFORGEN 109/04 MASOP 023 270859Z JUL 04
B. CANFORGEN 142/03 ADM MAT 007 051414Z DEC 03



THIS IS A COORDINATED ADM (MAT)/ADM (HR-MIL) MSG


THE CANADIAN FORCES (CF) CONTINUES TO MODERNIZE ITS APPROACH TO ENSURING MILITARY PERSONNEL ARE PROVIDED WITH SUITABLE OPERATIONAL AND DISTINCTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL UNIFORMS (DEU). BUILDING ON THE SUCCESSFUL CLOTHING ON-LINE INITIATIVE, BASE/WING DEU SALES AND WAREHOUSE ACTIVITIES WERE CLOSED EFFECTIVE 01 JAN 05. DEU REPLACEMENT NOW EMPLOYS ONLINE ORDERING DIRECTLY TO LOGISTIK UNICORP. ALL MILITARY MBRS HAVE ACCESS TO CLOTHING ONLINE TO DEMAND DEU, VIA THE INTERNET OR INTRANET USING EITHER A PERSONAL OR A DND-OWNED PC, ON A 24/7 BASIS. IAW REFS A AND B, THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS FOR DIRECT PURCHASE AND DELIVERY OF DEU ITEMS TO CF PERS


CLOTHING UPKEEP ALLOWANCE (CUA) IS A FINANCIAL COMPENSATION PAID TO REGULAR FORCE PERSONNEL TO REPLACE WORN OUT PERMANENT ISSUE CLOTHING. AS SUCH, IT IS AN INDIVIDUAL ALLOWANCE TO SUPPORT A SUPPLY PROCESS. HOWEVER, DUE TO CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES, CUA NO LONGER SATISFIES ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. ADDITIONALLY, THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW OPERATIONAL CLOTHING HAS CHANGED DRESS OF THE DAY REGULATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CF - MOST PERSONNEL NOW WEAR EXCHANGEABLE OPERATIONAL CLOTHING AS THE DRESS-OF-THE-DAY


AS PART OF CLOTHING ONLINE, ALL PRIMARY RESERVE MEMBERS AND CADET INSTRUCTORS CADRE (CIC) ARE MANDATED TO ORDER REPLACEMENT DEU ONLINE BASED ON A POINTS ALLOCATION


EFFECTIVE 31 AUGUST 2005, CUA PAYMENT WILL CEASE AND REGULAR FORCE MEMBERS WILL SWITCH TO USING POINTS TO ORDER REPLACEMENT DEU VICE CASH PURCHASE. THE POINTS BASED SYSTEM IS FOUNDED UPON THE SAME CRITERIA USED TO CALCULATE CUA AND INCORPORATES THE EXISTING DEU SCALES FOR ALL THREE ENVIRONMENTS, THE TWO GENDERS, AS WELL AS OFFICER/NCM ENTITLEMENTS. IN ESSENCE, POINTS REPLACE DOLLARS AS THE CURRENCY OF EXCHANGE


ON 1 SEPTEMBER 2005, ALL REGULAR FORCE MEMBERS WILL ACQUIRE 200 POINTS. THOSE IN DEU UNITS WILL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL 400 POINTS BY 1 DECEMBER 2005. MOREOVER, DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF PAID SERVICE WHEN PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO DIFFERENT GROWTH PATTERNS, REPLACEMENT OF DEU GARMENTS WILL BE ACTIONED THROUGH THE BASE/WING SUPPLY OPI WITHOUT USE OF POINTS


FURTHERMORE, TWO NEW USAGE TIERS ARE INTRODUCED THAT REFLECT THE MEMBER'S USUAL DRESS OF THE DAY. TIER ONE APPLIES TO PERSONNEL IN UNITS THAT USUALLY WEAR DEU, WHILE TIER TWO APPLIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN UNITS THAT USUALLY WEAR OPERATIONAL CLOTHING (I.E. CADPAT, LWCC, FLYING GEAR OR NAVAL COMBAT RIG). TOTAL POINT ALLOCATION TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF EACH DEU ITEM AS WELL AS THE SCALES OF ISSUE AND REPLACEMENT COST. DUE TO MORE FREQUENT WEAR TIER ONE PERSONNEL WILL NATURALLY WEAR-OUT THOSE GARMENTS AT A FASTER RATE. ACCORDINGLY, PERSONNEL WHO ROUTINELY WEAR DEU WILL RECEIVE A HIGHER ALLOCATION OF POINTS THAN THOSE WHO USUALLY WEAR OPERATIONAL DRESS


ACCORDINGLY, TIER ONE PERSONNEL WILL RECEIVE 600 POINTS ANNUALLY WHILE TIER TWO PERSONNEL WILL RECEIVE 200 POINTS ANNUALLY. POINTS WILL BE ASSIGNED ANNUALLY ON 1 APRIL TO THE MEMBERS PERSONAL ONLINE ACCOUNT WITH LOGISTIK BASED ON INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM PEOPLESOFT


UNUSED POINTS WILL AUTOMATICALLY ROLL OVER UNTIL A MAXIMUM OF 1200 POINTS ARE ACCUMULATED. THIS EQUATES TO THE APPROXIMATE POINT VALUE REQUIRED TO REPLACE ONE COMPLETE ISSUE OF ALL DEU ITEMS


INDIVIDUAL POINT ENTITLEMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE AND WILL INCLUDE A MECHANISIM TO ENABLE PERSONNEL TO TRACK THEIR POINTS. ALLOTMENT OF POINTS WILL BE TRACKED AGAINST ENTITLEMENT


CF PERSONNEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO REPLACE DEU ITEMS, WITHOUT UTILIZING THEIR POINTS, FOR SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS APPROVED WRITE-OFFS, CHANGE OF ENVIRONMENT, CFR PROMOTIONS, MEDICAL CONDITIONS, ETC. THESE SPECIAL ISSUES WILL BE ACTIONED THROUGH THE BASE/WING SUPPLY OPI, AGAIN WITH THE OPTION OF DIRECT DELIVERY TO THE MEMBERS ADDRESS OF CHOICE. MEMBERS WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPTION TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL KIT ABOVE THEIR ENTITLEMENT ONLINE WITHIN THEIR DESIGNATED ENVIRONMENT AT THE CONTRACT PRICE


FURTHER INFORMATION, FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQS), DETAILED POINTS CALCULATIONS ETC MAY BE FOUND ON THE MASOP WEBSITE ( HTTP://WWW.FORCES.GC.CA/ADMMAT/COSMAT/MASOP/INDEX_E.HTM) ADDITIONAL QUERIES MAY BE SUBMITTED VIA THE MASOP WEBSITE OR REFERRED TO THE MASOP TEAM LEADER...  (Remainder deleted as it contains Names...)


PS I only take offence at people telling me at what I should take offence.

 

[mover1]

The canforgen. Like most, sounds of gobbledy gook. A lot of filler but not much meat. I looked on the din (mesop and and other sites) and didn't find much there either. I asked a freind of mine (Who runs clothing stores) He is usually very knowlageable but told me he was waiting further direction.

In otherwords the broad plan is out and the details are to follow.