MILITARY FOREIGN SERVICE REGULATIONS (MFSR) - HARDSHIP ALLOWANCE (HA) BONUS - MEMBERS DEPLOYED ON INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
SUBJECT: RESULTS OF THE DEPARTMENTAL HARDSHIP AND RISK COMMITTEE (DHRC) MEETING HELD 10 FEB 05
REFS:
A. 1150-110/D151 (J3 COORD) 28 FEB 05
B. NDHQ DCBA 407 161425Z APR 04
1. REF A ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS OF THE DHRC MEETING HELD 10 FEB 05.
2. AT THE MEETING 10 FEB 05 THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED OP GLAUCUS, OP ATHENA (KABUL AND CAMP JULIEN, TV HILL, KMNB RECCE SQN, ETT - DEPLOYED, BAGRAM, CAMP MIRAGE, ABU DHABI AND QATAR), RCMP AFGHANISTAN, OP SIRIUS INCLUDING LO NAPLES, PLANNING ASSISTANCE TEAM TO AFRICIAN UNION, OP STRUCTURE (COLOMBO AND AMPARA), OP IOLAUS, NTIM - IRAQ, RCMP BAGHDAD AND HAITI.
3. THE APPROVED LEVELS OF HARDSHIP ALLOWANCE (HA) AND RISK ALLOWANCE (RA) ARE INDICATED BELOW. THE DOLLAR VALUES EFF 01 APR 04 AND 01 APR 05 ARE PROVIDED AT REFS B AND C
3.A. OP GLAUCUS (ATHENS AND LO NAPLES)
3.A.(1) RISK - LEVEL 0
3.A.(2) NEW MISSION - FIRST ASSESSMENT - EFFECTIVE 01 AUG 04.
3.B. OP ACCIUS - AFGHANISTAN
3.B.(1) HARDSHIP - LEVEL 4
3.B.(2) RISK - LEVEL 4
3.B.(3) NO CHANGE
3.C. OP ATHENA - KABUL AND CAMP JULIEN
3.C.(1) HARDSHIP - LEVEL 4
3.C.(2) RISK - LEVEL 4
3.C.(3) NO CHANGE
3.D. OP ATHENA - TV HILL, KABUL
3.D.(1) HARDSHIP - LEVEL 5
3.D.(2) RISK - LEVEL 4
3.D.(3) NO CHANGE
3.E. OP ATHENA - KMNB RECCE SQN (DEPLOYED)
3.E.(1) HARDSHIP - LEVEL 5
3.E.(2) RISK - LEVEL 4
3.E.(3) EFFECTIVE 01 AUG 04. RATING APPLIES TO RECCE SQN PERSONNEL AND ATTACHMENTS ON A DAILY BASIS ONLY WHEN DEPLOYED ON OPERATIONS OUTSIDE CAMP JULIEN IN EXCESS OF 24 HRS.
3.F. OP ATHENA - ETT (DEPLOYED)
3.F.(1) HARDSHIP - LEVEL 5
3.F.(2) RISK - LEVEL 4
3.F.(3) NO CHANGE
3.G. OP ATHENA - LO BAGRAM
3.G.(1) HARDSHIP - LEVEL 3
3.G.(2) RISK - LEVEL 4
3.G.(3) HA DECREASED FROM LEVEL 4 TO LEVEL 3 EFFECTIVE 31 MAR 05
3.H. OP ATHENA - CAMP MIRAGE
3.H.(1) HARDSHIP - LEVEL 2
3.H.(2) RISK - LEVEL 1
3.H.(3) NO CHANGE
3.I. OP ATHENA - LO NAVCENT - ABU DHABI
3.I.(1) HARDSHIP - LEVEL 2
3.I.(2) RISK - LEVEL 1
3.I.(3) NO CHANGE
3.J. OP ATHENA - LO DOHA, QATAR
3.J.(1) HARDSHIP - LEVEL 3
3.J.(2) RISK - LEVEL 1
3.J.(3) NO CHANGE
3.K. OP SIRIUS -CP 140 DET NAS SIGONELLA
3.K.(1) HARDSHIP - LEVEL 2
3.K.(2) RISK - LEVEL 1
3.K.(3) NEW MISSION - FIRST ASSESSMENT - EFFECTIVE 16 OCT 04
3.L. OP SIRIUS - LO NAPLES
3.L.(1) HARDSHIP - LEVEL 2
3.L.(2) RISK - LEVEL 0
3.L.(3) NEW MISSION - FIRST ASSESSMENT - EFFECTIVE 16 OCT 04
3.M. OP STRUCTURE - AMPARA (DART DEPLOYMENT)
3.M.(1) HARDSHIP - LEVEL 5
3.M.(2) RISK - LEVEL 2
3.M.(3) NEW MISSION - FIRST ASSESSMENT - EFFECTIVE 28 DEC 04 TO INCLUDE THE STRATEGIC RECCE TO THEATRE
3.N. OP STRUCTURE - COLOMBO (DART DEPLOYMENT)
3.N.(1) HARDSHIP - LEVEL 2
3.N.(2) RISK - LEVEL 1
3.N.(3) NEW MISSION - FIRST ASSESSMENT - EFFECTIVE DATE 28 DEC 04 TO INCLUDE THE STRATEGIC RECCE TO THEATRE
3.O. OP IOLAUS - IRAQ
3.O.(1) HARDSHIP - LEVEL 5
3.O.(2) RISK - LEVEL 4
3.O.(3) NEW MISSION - FIRST ASSESSMENT - EFFECTIVE 28 SEP 04
3.O. NATO TRAINING IMPLEMENTATION MISSION - IRAQ
3.O.(1) HARDSHIP - LEVEL 5
3.O.(2) RISK - LEVEL 4
3.O.(3) NEW MISSION - FIRST ASSESSMENT - EFFECTIVE 14 AUG 04
3.P. OP AUGURAL - PLANNING ASSISTANCE TEAM TO AFRICIAN UNION - ADDIS ABABA 3.P.(1) HARDSHIP - LEVEL 3 3.P.(2) RISK - LEVEL 1 3.P.(3) NEW MISSION - FIRST ASSESSMENT - EFFECTIVE 15 SEP 04
3.Q. OP AUGURAL - PLANNING ASSISTANCE TEAM TO AFRICIAN UNION - KHARTOUM
3.Q.(1) HARDSHIP - LEVEL 4(P)
3.Q.(2) RISK - LEVEL 2(P)
3.Q.(3) NEW MISSION - PROVISIONAL RATINGS BASED ON OP SAFARI
3.R. RCMP - AFGHANISTAN
3.R.(1) HARDSHIP - LEVEL 5
3.R.(2) RISK - LEVEL 4
3.R.(3) NEW MISSION - FIRST ASSESSMENT - EFFECTIVE 4 SEP 04
3.S. RCMP - BAGHDAD
3.S.(1) HARDSHIP - LEVEL 5
3.S.(2) RISK - LEVEL 4
3.S.(3) NO CHANGE
3.T. RCMP - PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI
3.T.(1) HARDSHIP - LEVEL 4
3.T.(2) RISK - LEVEL 4
3.T.(3) NEW MISSION - FIRST ASSESSMENT. EFFECTIVE 17 JUL 04
3.U. RCMP - HAITI (OUTLYING REGIONS)
3.U.(1) HARDSHIP - LEVEL 5
3.U.(2) RISK - LEVEL 4
3.U.(3) NEW MISSION - FIRST ASSESSMENT. EFFECTIVE 17 JUL 04
3.V. RCMP - ADDIS ABABA
3.V.(1) HARDSHIP - LEVEL 3
3.V.(2) RISK - LEVEL 1
3.V.(3) NEW MISSION - FIRST ASSESSMENT. RATING BASED ON LEVELS ESTABLISHED FOR CF PERSONNEL IN ADDIS ABABA.
3.W. RCMP - KHARTOUM
3.W.(1) HARDSHIP - LEVEL 4(P)
3.W.(2) RISK - LEVEL 2(P)
3.W.(3) NEW MISSION - PROVISIONAL RATING BASED ON OP SAFARI.

