ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 151307Z SEP 00 ZYB MIN PSN 171565J25
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N07220//
NAVADMIN 239/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N13//
 
SUBJ/CHANGES TO THE NUCLEAR OFFICER INCENTIVE PAY PROGRAM//
 
REF/A/DOC/SECNAV/22SEP99//
 
REF/B/MSG/COMSUBLANT/171600ZDEC99//
 
NARR/REF A IS SECNAVINST 7220.65J, NUCLEAR OFFICER
INCENTIVE PAY (NOIP) PROGRAM.  REF B ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO
REF A WRT GRADUATE EDUCATION OBLIGATION.//
 
RMKS/1.  NUCLEAR POWERED SHIPS AND SUBMARINES REMAIN A CENTERPIECE
OF OUR NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY.  THE NAVAL NUCLEAR PROPULSION
PROGRAM'S UNPARALLELED RECORD OF SUCCESS IS A DIRECT RESULT OF
QUALITY PERSONNEL, RIGOROUS SELECTION AND TRAINING, AND STANDARDS
EXCEEDING THOSE OF ANY OTHER NUCLEAR PROGRAM IN THE WORLD.  NAVY
LEADERSHIP REMAINS COMMITTED TO ACCESSING AND RETAINING THE RIGHT
QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THESE PROFESSIONAL OFFICERS.  AS SUCH, THE
FOLLOWING CHANGES TO NUCLEAR OFFICER INCENTIVE PAY (NOIP) HAVE BEEN
AUTHORIZED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY AND SUPERCEDE ENCLOSURE (1)
OF REF A.
 
2.  THE CONTINUATION PAY RATE INCREASED FROM $15,000 TO $19,000
EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 00.  THE ANNUAL INCENTIVE BONUS FOR UNRESTRICTED
LINE OFFICERS INCREASED FROM $10,000 TO $12,500 AND FOR LIMITED
DUTY OFFICERS INCREASED FROM $4,500 TO $6,000, ALSO EFFECTIVE
1 OCT 00.  PER PARA 7.C(5) OF REF A, OFFICERS CURRENTLY UNDER A
COPAY CONTRACT AGREEMENT MAY EXECUTE A NEW THREE, FOUR, OR FIVE
YEAR CONTRACT.  THE PERIOD OF AGREEMENT MUST EXTEND TO OR BEYOND
THE EXISTING AGREEMENT, BUT MAY NOT EXCEED 26 YEARS OF COMMISSIONED
SERVICE.  OFFICERS CURRENTLY ON A CONTRACT WHO HAVE ALSO INCURRED
ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE FROM POST-GRADUATE EDUCATION MAY ALSO
EXECUTE A NEW CONTRACT.  THIS CHANGE FROM PARA 7.C(5) WAS ANNOUNCED
IN REF B.  OFFICERS DESIRING A NEW AGREEMENT MAY SUBMIT THEIR
REQUEST IN THE FORMAT OF ENCLOSURE (3) TO REF A.
 
3.  THE NUCLEAR OFFICER ACCESSION BONUS INCREASED FROM $10,000 TO
$12,000 EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 00.  OFFICERS WILL RECEIVE $10,000 UPON
ACCEPTANCE INTO THE NUCLEAR PROPULSION PROGRAM AND WILL RECEIVE AN
ADDITIONAL $2,000 UPON COMPLETION OF THE NUCLEAR POWER TRAINING
PIPELINE.  OFFICERS ACCEPTED FOR NUCLEAR POWER TRAINING ON
OR AFTER 1 OCT 00 WILL BE PAID AT THE NEW RATE.
 
4.  CHANGES TO REF A WILL BE PROMULGATED SEPCOR.  BUPERS POC FOR
ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS IS LT MIKE SOWA, PERS-421D, AT (901) 874-
3933/DSN 882 OR E-MAIL AT P421D@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL.
 
5.  RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1//
 
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