Retirement Forms and Worksheets

The forms and worksheets necessary to process your retirement and start your retirement pay are listed in the Retirement Package (download from https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/CG-1/PPC/RAS/retpack.pdf). The forms can be accessed online via PPC's web site (https://dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/pd/forms).

Please complete the forms and worksheets legibly. We strongly recommend you fill them out online using the Adobe Acrobat program on the Coast Guard Standard Workstation. Completion of form Coast Guard, PHS, & NOAA Retired Pay Account Worksheet and Survivor Benefit Plan Election (CG-4700) is mandatory to establish your account so you can be paid on time. Effective January 1, 2019, PPC (RAS) will accept a scanned, emailed, or faxed copy of Form CG-4700, provided an SBP Spousal Concurrence (Section VII) is NOT required. If you decline to elect SBP coverage, elect less than the maximum coverage, or elect child-only coverage while having an eligible spouse, PPC (RAS) will continue to require the original CG-4700 with spousal concurrence (signature) and notarized—with no exceptions. We’re hopeful this will allow for a more efficient process. Thank you. Please also make sure you are using the December 2017 (12/17) version of this form. Beginning on 1 January 2019, previous versions will be obsolete and will not be accepted.

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PPC Retiree & Annuitant Services Web Pages and Files

• RAS Home Page
• Retirement Package (PDF)
• Account Changes, Directory Assistance & FAQs
• Blended Retirement System (BRS)
• Retirement Certificates
• Retirement Processing
• Retired Direct Access / Global Pay Self Service
• Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA)
• Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP)
• Retired Pay Calculators
• The Retirees' Newsletter

PPC Customer Satisfaction Survey:

We continually monitor our processes in an ongoing attempt to Improve service. Anytime you receive service from us, you are invited to fill out our customer service survey at: http://www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/ccb/survey/

Note: In order to ensure the safety and security of your information our Customer Satisfaction Survey is only accessible from within the Coast Guard Data Network. If you would like to provide feedback on the service you received, but do not have access to the Coast Guard Data Network (via a Coast Guard Standard Workstation), please contact us by email to PPC-DG-M-Feedback@uscg.mil.

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Commanding Officer (RAS)
U. S. Coast Guard
Pay & Personnel Center
444 SE Quincy St
Topeka KS 66683-3591
Toll Free: 1-800-772-8724
Commercial: 785-339-3415
Fax: 785-339-3770
Email: ppc-dg-ras@uscg.mil
https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/ras/