(This was sent to all IMAs and PIRRs 24 Feb 2020. If you did not receive it in your personal email, please log in to the vMPF and make sure you have a good personal email in that system.)

 
RIO Buzz                                                                                                                         Vol. 2
 
The RIO Buzz will be a bi-weekly message from me with useful information that I hope will make it easy for you to serve.
 
HOW CAN RESERVISTS BOOK AIR TRAVEL?
If you are ready to book flights for upcoming orders, and the orders are already approved with a DTS authorization created, you can book right in DTS.  What if your orders aren’t ready yet or there is no authorization in DTS?  As a reservist, you can call your CTO and book flights with your GTC.  While you don’t need approved orders when you book, you will need to submit a copy of your approved orders (or a VOCO) at least 72 hours prior to your flight.

POSSIBLE PAY ISSUE FOR RECENT IDTs
If you transferred from a 24-period IMA position to one with 48-periods in the last year, you may be affected by a system error in UTAPS.  Some members are not being paid past the 24th period and are receiving points only.  If you have IDTs from the last few months you have not received pay for, this could be why.  Please create a ticket in myPers so we can see if you were affected and fix the issue immediately.

A BIG THANK YOU TO TSGT LOFTON FOR INCLUDING ME IN HER CEREMONY
In late January I had the opportunity to spend some time with HQ RIO Detachment 2, at JB Hickam in Honolulu.  I was honored to be asked to reenlist TSgt Alicia Lofton, a force management specialist there, and to do it at the USS Arizona Memorial.  What a great day! Check out the article here.
 
That’s the buzz for now.  Thanks for ALL that you do!

v/r,
Col Amy Boehle, HQ RIO Commander