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SUBJ/FY-18 FULL TIME SUPPORT AVIATION DEPARTMENT HEAD RETENTION BONUS//

REF/A/DOC/SECNAV/6FEB18//

AMPN/REF A IS SECNAVINST 7220.88, AVIATION INCENTIVE PAYS AND BONUS 
PROGRAM.//

RMKS/1.  This NAVADMIN announces the FY-18 Full-Time Support (FTS) Aviation 
Department Head Retention Bonus (ADHRB) program in line with reference (a).  
A vital part of developing a total force strategy and maintaining combat 
readiness is to provide appropriate incentives to retain skilled personnel 
for critical naval aviation enterprise billets.  The FTS ADHRB program 
provides selected bonuses as an incentive to eligible pilots and naval flight 
officers (NFO) through department head (DH) billets.

2.  The FY-18 FTS ADHRB program continues the bonus system of previous years 
that is tied directly to force structure and targets initial eligible 
aviators.  Annual rates for the 3 year contracts are listed below and vary by 
community from $5,000 to $28,000 for squadron DH.  DH retention bonuses will 
be paid in equal annual installments.  The FTS ADHRB rates for FY-18 are:

    HM  Pilot            $15,000/YR ($45,000 total)
    HSC  Pilot           $15,000/YR ($45,000 total)
    HSM  Pilot           $15,000/YR ($45,000 total)
    HT  Pilot            $5,000/YR  ($15,000 total)
    VAQ - Pilot/NFO      $18,000/YR ($54,000 total)
    VFA/C - Pilot/NFO    $28,000/YR ($84,000 total)
    VP - Pilot/NFO       $15,000/YR ($45,000 total)
    VR  Pilot            $28,000/YR ($84,000 total)
    VT(JET) - Pilot/NFO  $15,000/YR ($45,000 total)
    VT(PROP) - Pilot/NFO $10,000/YR ($30,000 total)

3.  DHs not on contract who served as DH in a squadron/wing staff billet 
between 1 October 2017 and the FY-18 FTS ADHRB Program NAVADMIN release date 
are eligible to apply for a limited time.
Signed contracts must be received by PERS-4327 within 30 days of NAVADMIN 
release.  For aviators still serving as DH in a squadron/wing staff billet as 
of the release of this NAVADMIN, FY-18 FTS ADHRB applications must be 
received prior to 31 August 2018.

4.  For specific details, eligibility, and application procedures visit the 
FTS aviation officer website at
http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-
npc/officer/detailing/fulltimesupport/pages/aviation.aspx.

5.  Point of contact is CDR Steven Hatch at (901) 874-4146/DSN 882 or at 
steven.s.hatch@navy.mil.

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  This message will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, 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

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

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