Issue 5/03 – 30 April 2003
 Password
access
to DIN
Question:
Read the latest Personnel Newsletter
and I am getting increasingly frustrated at our Admin services being
put onto the DIN, with no paper backup. The reason for the frustration
is that I do not have access to the DIN because of my current posting
outside Canada.
Having access to the Employee Member Access Application
would be nice, along with the Handbook of Canadian Military Life
– both recently advertised in the Newsletter.
But those of us not on the DIN can't see any of these sites.
When are we going to get password access into the
DIN, or when is the DIN going to go Internet-only (with appropriate
password access for certain sites)?
Answer:
Due to security reasons, the DIN is not accessible
to the general public (from private Internet Service Providers (ISPs)).
Access to the DIN is limited to DWAN workstations/laptops with DND/CF
Secure Remote Access (SRA).
Through SRA, remote users in North America with DWAN
workstations/laptops can gain access to the DWAN via toll-free dial-up.
For users outside North America, access to the DWAN can be provided
through dial-up ISP Internet connectivity, again for users with
dedicated DWAN workstations/laptops. Accounts are created, and workstations/laptops
are configured by DND supporting IM/IT organizations.
Assuming you have access to a workstation/laptop
that would qualify for DWAN access, you might want to start by opening
a work ticket with your local helpdesk. They should be able to determine
the viability of your request, and push it along to the proper authorities.
[Editor's note: We'll do our best to
provide an Internet URL, whenever we can, for readers without DIN
access.]
Upgraded CF Service Pin
Question:
In 1987, after serving 22 years in the Regular Force,
I transferred to the Primary Reserve. At that time, I received a
bronze CF Pin. In June 2002, after spending 15 years in the Primary
Reserve, I transferred to the Supplementary Reserve, giving me more
than 36 years of pensionable service. Am I entitled to upgrade my
CF Pin to the Gold CF Pin? If so, how do I go about getting it upgraded?
Answer:
Yes, you are entitled to a reissue of an upgraded
Certificate of Service (forms CF 54/CF 75) and CF Service Pin.
Where additional service has been accumulated in
another CF component subsequent to the issuing of the original forms
CF 54/CF 75, either or both certificates will be reissued without
cost to the CF member. In these circumstances, the original certificates,
together with unit verification of additional service, a current
photograph no larger than 3.8 x 5 cm, and any other particulars
that need changing, should be forwarded to DMCARM 4-3-3 to initiate
the reissue of new forms CF 54/ CF 75.
Visit http://admfincs.mil.ca/admfincs/subjects/cfao/018-23_e.asp
(Intranet users only) or telephone (613) 996-7901 for more information.
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