Clothing Allowance
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In a nutshell; as of 1 Aug 05, we will no longer receive the "clothing upkeep allowance". In it's place is a point system. This system is broken into 2 groups. Group 1 being personell who wear their DEU's on a regular basis... ie : NDHQ. Group 2, pretty much everyone else. So if you happen to wear CADPAT as your dress of the day all the time, then you will be in group 2.
The point system works this way... at the end of every calendar year you will receive either group 1 points or group 2. Group 1 points are ( I believe ) 400 points and group 2 is 200. To exchange a complete set of DEU will require 1200 points. That said, you can do the math.
What it will cost in points for a specific item, I don't know.
When I get back to work, I will gladly try and upload the CANFORGEN for you.
Hope this helps
The point system works this way... at the end of every calendar year you will receive either group 1 points or group 2. Group 1 points are ( I believe ) 400 points and group 2 is 200. To exchange a complete set of DEU will require 1200 points. That said, you can do the math.
What it will cost in points for a specific item, I don't know.
When I get back to work, I will gladly try and upload the CANFORGEN for you.
Hope this helps
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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 CLOTHING MR. GEORGE (BUD) MERRITT BY E-MAIL (MERRITT.GAF AT FORCES.GC.CA) OR PHONE AT 613-941-3436. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE CLOTHING ONLINE WEBSITE ( HTTP://DGLEPM.OTTAWA-HULL.MIL.CA/DSSPM/PROJECTS/CLOTHING(SPACE UNDERSCORE) ONLINE/INDEX (SPACE UNDERSCORE) E.HTM) OR BY CONTACTING LCOL TERESA MCNUTT AT 997-3722
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 CLOTHING MR. GEORGE (BUD) MERRITT BY E-MAIL (MERRITT.GAF AT FORCES.GC.CA) OR PHONE AT 613-941-3436. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE CLOTHING ONLINE WEBSITE ( HTTP://DGLEPM.OTTAWA-HULL.MIL.CA/DSSPM/PROJECTS/CLOTHING(SPACE UNDERSCORE) ONLINE/INDEX (SPACE UNDERSCORE) E.HTM) OR BY CONTACTING LCOL TERESA MCNUTT AT 997-3722
Matt_Fisher
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So what happens to those service members that need to replace DEU items and they don't have the required points? Is there a provision that they can pay cash from their pocket?
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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
Some people have been receiving the $ allowance for years while never replacing any part of their DEU... treated just as found money - and someone at NDHQ suddenly woke up to realise it.
If you are a member of the CF, the clothing on line people already have your service number and know who you are.... simple matter to activate your account.... and once the account has been activated, you can regularly update your DEU kit.
There was a time when the CF thought that 40 or 50% of the upkeep allowance was being applied to what it was intended for... turns out that less than 10% was being used... you had to expect that some bean counters would figure it out.
Some people have been receiving the $ allowance for years while never replacing any part of their DEU... treated just as found money - and someone at NDHQ suddenly woke up to realise it.
If you are a member of the CF, the clothing on line people already have your service number and know who you are.... simple matter to activate your account.... and once the account has been activated, you can regularly update your DEU kit.
There was a time when the CF thought that 40 or 50% of the upkeep allowance was being applied to what it was intended for... turns out that less than 10% was being used... you had to expect that some bean counters would figure it out.
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Oh yeah, it is possible to get replacement kit issued to you - even if you have used up your points and don't have the cash..... if they can't approve the write off - the amount will be charged to your pay account and deducted over a period of time that is agreed upon... talk to the Fin O or the padre.
