Temporary change to twenty-year letter issue

ARPC NOTAM 201 - Commanders -- Due to a recent programming error in Points Credit Accounting System (PCARS), the system used to capture Guard/Reserve points, we have temporarily discontinued the issuance of Twenty-Year Letters. Members can still apply for retirement without having received the Twenty-Year Letter. We anticipate resuming the Twenty-Year Letter process in February 2017.

This error will cause a delay in the opportunity to make election concerning Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP). This error will not affect the 90-day timeline to make election. Once we have reached resolution and updating is restored, members will maintain the opportunity and the 90-day timeline to make election.


//signed//
ELLEN M. MOORE, Colonel, USAF
Commander, HQ Air Reserve Personnel Center