FY-06 FULL-TIME SUPPORT AVIATION CAREER CONTINUATION PAY:

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SUBJ/FY-06 FULL-TIME SUPPORT AVIATION CAREER CONTINUATION PAY//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  RETENTION OF EXPERIENCED AVIATION TRAINED
OFFICERS REMAINS A TOP PRIORITY AND IS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE
NAVY'S MISSION AND MAINTAIN COMBAT READINESS.  AVIATION CAREER
CONTINUATION PAY (ACCP), FIRST IMPLEMENTED IN FY-00, ENCOURAGES HIGH
QUALITY AVIATION OFFICERS TO CONTINUE SERVICE IN NAVAL AVIATION.
2.  THE FY-06 ACCP PROGRAM OFFERS SELECTED BONUSES TARGETING
ELIGIBLE FULL TIME SUPPORT (FTS) PILOTS AND NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICERS
(NFO) FOR DEPARTMENT HEAD, OFFICERS IN CHARGE, AND COMMAND.  ALL
ELIGIBLE AVIATORS ASSIGNED TO DESIGNATED BILLETS ON OR AFTER 1 OCT
05 MAY APPLY FOR ACCP.
3.  ANNUAL AWARD AMOUNTS ARE $15,000 AT ALL LEVELS REGARDLESS OF
DESIGNATOR.  CONTRACT LENGTHS WILL BE BASED ON INITIAL ELIGIBILITY
DATE, 1 OCT 05 OR DATE REPORTED ONBOARD IF LATER, AND DETERMINED AS
FOLLOWS:
    A.  12 MONTH DEPARTMENT HEAD (DH) CONTRACT FOR AVIATORS WITH
SIX MONTHS TO ONE YEAR REMAINING UNTIL PRD;
    B.  24 MONTH DH CONTRACT FOR AVIATORS WITH AT LEAST 13
MONTHS BUT LESS THAN TWO YEARS REMAINING UNTIL PRD;
    C.  24 MONTH OIC CONTRACT FOR BOARD SELECTED AVIATORS;
    D.  30 MONTH DH CONTRACT AVIATORS WITH 25 MONTHS OR MORE UNTIL
PRD;
    E.  36 MONTH COMMAND/MAJOR COMMAND CONTRACT FOR BOARD
SELECTED AVIATORS.
4.  ELIGIBILITY.  THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS APPLY:
    A.  AVIATORS MUST HAVE COMPLETED THEIR ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE
OBLIGATION (ADSO) FOR UNDERGRADUATE FLIGHT TRAINING AND NOT BE
OBLIGATED UNDER A CURRENT ACCP AGREEMENT.
    B.  AVIATORS MUST HAVE COMPLETED THEIR INITIAL OBLIGATION
INCURRED WHEN ACCEPTING REDESIGNATION TO FTS.  THIS OBLIGATION IS
TWO YEARS FOR OFFICERS WHO TRANSFER FROM THE ACTIVE-DUTY LIST AND
THREE YEARS FOR SELECTED RESERVE OFFICERS RECALLED TO FTS.
    C.  MOBILIZED AND TEMPORARILY RECALLED RESERVE OFFICERS ARE NOT
ELIGIBLE FOR ACCP.
5.  ALL ACCP REQUESTS MUST HAVE COMMANDING OFFICERS'S ENDORSEMENT.
FOR DETAILS, ELIGIBILITY, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, AND APPLICATION
FORMAT VISIT THE FTS AVIATION DETAILER WEBSITE AT WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/
OFFICER/FULLTIMESUPPORTMOBILIZED/AVIATORS/.
6.  FOR APPLICATION QUESTIONS CONTACT THE FTS AVIATION DETAILER AT
(901) 874-4146/DSN 882.
7.  RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY, JR., N1/NT.//
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