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FM CNO WASHINGTON DC 
TO NAVADMIN 
INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC 
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UNCLAS
NAVADMIN 002/21 
 
PASS TO OFFICE CODES: 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1 
INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JAN// 
 
SUBJ/FY-21 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OFFICER SPECIAL PAYS FOR ACTIVE DUTY// 
 
REF/A/DOC/USC/28JAN08// 
REF/B/DOC/DOD/30DEC15// 
REF/C/DOC/OPNAV/28DEC05// 
 
NARR/REF A IS SECTION 335 OF TITLE 37 U.S. CODE SPECIAL BONUS AND INCENTIVE 
PAY AUTHORITIES FOR OFFICERS IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS.   
REF B IS DODI 6000.13, ACCESSION AND RETENTION POLICIES, PROGRAMS AND 
INCENTIVES FOR MILITARY HEALTH PROFESSIONS OFFICERS (HPOs).   
REF C 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 (c). 
 
2.  Submission of requests for fiscal year (FY) 2021 special and incentive 
pays may begin upon release of this NAVADMIN in conformity with reference (c) 
and specific FY-21 medical department special pay guidance. 
 
3.  Specific special pays implementation guidance, administrative procedures 
and Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) special pays point of contact 
information is available at MyNavy Portal at https://my.navy.mil/ by 
navigating to Quick Links, BUMED, Careers, Special Pays.  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  This message will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, 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 John B. Nowell, Jr, N1// 
 
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