When are deadlines for PDE verifications provided?

• A. Two weeks after the SWE
• B. At the start of the year
• C. Immediately after the SWE
• D. Approximately four months prior to the SWE, PSC will release an ALCGENL message that provide deadline dates for PDE corrections.

Answer: (D)

Deadlines for PDE verifications are set through an official PSC All Commands General (ALCGENL) message, issued about four months before the SWE, and that message provides the specific deadline dates for PDE corrections. This lead time ensures commands and personnel have enough time to review PDE data, submit corrections, and have them processed ahead of the SWE. The deadlines aren’t announced at year-start or immediately after the SWE, nor only a couple weeks after the SWE; they come with a four-month lead via the ALCGENL communication, which is why that option is correct.