PAA 09-11 - Imminent Danger Pay and Hardship Duty Pay-Location for Libya, Tunisia, and Mediterranean Sea, and Interim Change to IRAM Paragraph 4006.3E

Scope

PAA 09-11 covers two topics. First, the Under Secretary of Defense memorandum dated 26 April 2011 designated Imminent Danger Areas for Imminent Danger Pay (IDP) purposes effective 19 March 2011. Marines on duty in the designated areas during any month or portion of a month qualify for IDP. Second, the advisory issues an interim change to IRAM paragraph 4006.3E to align with a change to MCO P1400.32D paragraph 1204.5 covering Privates through Corporals not recommended for promotion.

Audience

• IPAC pay clerks adjudicating IDP and HDP-L.
• S-1 desks tracking unit diary entries for not-recommended-for-promotion Page 11s.
• Section leaders maintaining Page 11 SRB entries for promotion-restricted Marines.
• 0102, 0111, and 0170 admin specialists.

Content scope

• IDP designation for the land area of Libya, the land area of Tunisia, and a defined water area of the Mediterranean Sea, all effective 19 March 2011.
• Air space above the designated land areas.
• Specific lat/long boundaries for the Mediterranean Sea coverage area.
• Interim change to IRAM paragraph 4006.3E aligning with MCO P1400.32D paragraph 1204.5 changes.
• Sample Page 11 SRB entry text for Privates through Corporals not recommended for promotion under MCO P1400.32 paragraphs 1204.3F through 3GG restrictions.
• Monthly unit diary entry requirement until favorable promotion recommendation.

Connection to higher policy

• DODFMR Volume 7A Chapter 17 (Imminent Danger Pay).
• USD memorandum dated 26 April 2011 designating IDP areas.
• MCO P1400.32D paragraph 1204.5.
• MCO P1070.12 IRAM paragraph 4006.3E.

Status

Released 031514Z May 11 by CMC Washington DC MRA MI MIF. Historical IDP designation has since been superseded by subsequent designations. The IRAM interim change pattern continues to be the procedural model for not-recommended-for-promotion Page 11s.