ARPC UTA Support, Total Force Shared 1-800 #, Tricare Reserve Select Premiums for '09, CEI Access on vPC-GR

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ARPC NOTAM 055 --  Commanders- CONTACT CENTER DECEMBER AND JANUARY UTA SUPPORT (ANG, AFRC) - Reserve Personnel Contact Center counselors will provide service Dec. 20 and Jan. 3, 10 and 17. They can be reached by calling 800-525-0102 (preferred) or DSN 926-6528. Saturday hours are 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. MT. Airmen can always request assistance 24/7/365 by logging onto virtual Personnel Center-Guard and Reserve, the customer service Web portal for personnel support, online at http://arpc.afrc.af.mil/vPC-GR/.  

TOTAL FORCE SHARED 1-800 NUMBER FOR PERSONNEL SUPPORT (ANG, AFRC) -- In an effort to better serve all Airmen, a Total Force shared 1-800 number, 1-800-525-0102, a familiar one to Air Reserve Component Airmen since December 1979, will now be the Total Force Service Center shared phone number for all centralized personnel actions for Regular Air Force, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve military and civilian Airmen beginning February 2009.

TRICARE RESERVE SELECT MONTHLY PREMIUM RATES FOR 2009 (ANG, AFRC) - The Tricare Management Activity announced new monthly rates effective Jan. 1, 2009, decreasing the current amounts for both member and family coverage. The new rates will decrease from $81 to $47.51 for member only coverage and from $253 to $180.17 for member and family coverage. Individuals may visit http://www.tricare.mil/mybenefit/home/overview/Plans/ReserveSelect to obtain further information on the Tricare Reserve Select program.

ANNUAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION ACCESS ON vPC-GR (ANG, AFRC) -- Updated CEI provides Defense officials visibility of who can be called up for active military duty without jeopardizing the civilian forces responsible for safeguarding our country. Airmen now can access the OSD Guard-Reserve Portal to update their Civilian Employment Information when they log into the vPC-GR Dashboard. Beginning 60 days before their birthday, a pop-up reminder will appear when Ready Reserve Airmen log on to the vPC-GR Dashboard. The reminder will appear until the update has been completed or until their birth date.

All ANG and Reserve Airmen, with the exception of Active Guard Reserve members and retirees, are required to complete this annual requirement. A link to the OSD Guard-Reserve Portal https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/Guard-ReservePortal is also located on the vPC-GR home page to help Airmen update their CEI.

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ERIC W. CRABTREE, Brig Gen, USAFR
HQ Air Reserve Personnel Center Commander