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SUBJ/FY-18 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OFFICER SPECIAL PAYS FOR ACTIVE DUTY//

REF/A/DOC/ASD/29SEP17/NOTAL//

REF/B/DOC/DOD/30DEC15//

REF/C/DOC/USC/28JAN08//

REF/D/DOC/OPNAV/28DEC05//

NARR/REF A IS MEMO FROM ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, HEALTH PROFESSIONS 
OFFICER SPECIAL AND INCENTIVE PAY PLAN.  REF B IS DODI 6000.13, ACCESSION AND 
RETENTION POLICIES, PROGRAMS, AND INCENTIVES FOR MILITARY HEALTH PROFESSIONS 
OFFICERS (HPOs).  REF C IS SECTION
335 OF TITLE 37, U.S. CODE SPECIAL BONUS AND INCENTIVE PAY AUTHORITIES FOR 
OFFICERS IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS.  REF D IS OPNAVINST 7220.17, SPECIAL PAYS FOR 
MEDICAL CORPS, DENTAL CORPS, MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS, AND NURSE CORPS OFFICERS.

RMKS/1.  This NAVADMIN announces the continuation of authority granted in 
references (a) through (d).

2.  Submission of requests for FY-18 special and incentive pays may begin 
upon release of this NAVADMIN in conformity with reference (d) and specific 
FY-18 special pay guidance.  Officers will have 30 days from the release date 
of this NAVADMIN to submit requests for special pays effective 1 October 
2017.  Officers must meet the eligibility outlined in the FY-18 special pays 
guidance.  All remaining officers not already under a consolidated special 
pays contract must submit a special pays request to transition from legacy 
special pays to consolidated special pay by 28 February 2018.

3.  Specific special pays implementation guidance, administrative procedures, 
and U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Special Pays point of contact 
information is available at 
http://www.med.navy.mil/bumed/Special_Pay/Pages/default.aspx.  If not a 
member of Navy Medicine, common access card (CAC) users will need to register 
their CAC, upon first access to the site.  For non- CAC users, please send 
email to usn.ncr.bumedfchva.mbx.specialpays-
bumed@mail.mil.  All personnel eligible for Medical Department Officer 
Special Pays are strongly encouraged to review their Corps- specific guidance 
located at the aforementioned link.

4.  This message will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, 
whichever occurs first.

5.  Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.//

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