IPAC's extended hours help Marines on tight timelines
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa (May 18, 2007) -- To help better serve the Marines on Okinawa, the Marine Corps Base Headquarters and Service Battalion Installation Personnel Administration Center has extended its hours.
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Lance Cpl. W. Zach Griffith
So now, instead of playing "beat the clock" during the work day, Marines can take care of their administrative business until 10:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, until 5 p.m. on Friday, and from 3:30-10:30 p.m. on Sunday.
The extended hours, in effect since April 8, are to help ensure Marines at outlying camps get the service they need, even if they don't have time during the work day.
"Our primary goal is to better serve the Marines and their families here on Okinawa with the administrative support they need," said CWO4 Corey Mayberry, the officer in charge of the IPAC.
According to Mayberry, the IPAC on Camp Foster services all Marines and families on Okinawa, and not everybody has time during the work day to take care of administrative needs.
"You don't generally want to do paperwork in your off time," said Cpl. Tyson Holm, a combat lithographer for 3rd Marine Division. "However, when something needs to get done and your shop can't lose you during the day, you still have time."
Even though the staff of the IPAC is split into shifts, there is no loss in service, according to Mayberry.
"The services you get after hours are exactly the same as those you get during the normal work day," he said.