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R 071927Z JAN 02 ZYB MIN PSN 289733J32
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N07220//
NAVADMIN 004/02
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N1//
 
SUBJ/SURFACE WARFARE OFFICER CONTINUATION PAY
/(SWOCP) EARLY PAYMENT OPTION//
 
REF/A/RMG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/181759ZOCT1999//
 
REF/B/DOC/SECNAV/14JAN2000//
 
REF/C/DOC/TITLE 37 U.S.C. 319 (A) (3)/01OCT1999//
 
REF/D/DOC/FY-02 NDAA/28DEC2001//
 
REF/E/DOC/SECNAV/22SEP1999//
 
NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 281/99 ANNOUNCING NAVY'S SURFACE WARFARE
OFFICER CONTINUATION PAY (SWOCP) PROGRAM.  REF B IS SECNAVINST
7220.84 ESTABLISHING THE SWOCP PROGRAM.  REF C IS LEGISLATION
GOVERNING SURFACE WARFARE OFFICER CONTINUATION PAY.  REF D IS FY-02
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT, AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF SWOCP ONE
YEAR PRIOR TO THE END OF AN OFFICERS INITIAL MINIMUM SERVICE
REQUIREMENT (MSR) FROM THEIR COMMISSIONING PROGRAM.  REF E IS
SECNAVINST 7220.65K UPDATING NAVY'S NUCLEAR OFFICER INCENTIVE PAY
PROGRAM.//
 
RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN PROVIDES ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE TO REF A AND
AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF SWOCP ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF
COMMISSIONING PROGRAM MSR IAW REF D.  FURTHER, A DEPARTMENT HEAD
(DH) SCREENED SURFACE WARFARE OFFICER MAY APPLY FOR SWOCP UP TO SIX
MONTHS IN ADVANCE OF ACTUAL ELIGIBILITY DATE.  PAYMENT WILL BEGIN
WHEN THE OFFICER IS WITHIN ONE YEAR OF COMPLETION OF HIS/HER
COMMISSIONING SOURCE MINIMUM SERVICE REQUIREMENT.
 
2.  OFFICERS CURRENTLY QUALIFIED IN THE SUPERVISION, OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE OF NAVAL NUCLEAR PROPULSION PLANTS SHOULD APPLY FOR
NUCLEAR OFFICER INCENTIVE PAY (NOIP) IAW REF E PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR
SWOCP.  LIAISON WITH THE DETAILER PRIOR TO APPLICATION IS RECOMMENDED
TO ENSURE THAT CONTRACTS ARE EXECUTED TO MAINTAIN NOIP AND SWOCP
ELIGIBILITY.
 
3.  ELIGIBILITY.  TO APPLY AN OFFICER MUST BE OF THE REGULAR NAVY OR
NAVAL RESERVE ON ACTIVE DUTY WHO MEETS ALL THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
    A.  IS QUALIFIED AND SERVING AS A SWO (DESIGNATION 111X).
    B.  HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR ASSIGNMENT AS A DH ON A SURFACE VESSEL
AND OFFERED A CONTRACT BY PERS-41, IN CONJUNCTION WITH A DH OR
SPECIAL SCREENING BOARD.
    C.  IS WITHIN ONE YEAR OF COMPLETING ANY SERVICE COMMITMENT
INCURRED THROUGH THE OFFICER'S ORIGINAL COMMISSIONING PROGRAM.
    D.  IS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE AFLOAT DH TOURS OR A SINGLE LONGER
TOUR AS ASSIGNED BY PERS-41.
    E.  IS DESIGNATED TO FILL DH SEQUENCING PLAN BILLETS.  THIS DOES
NOT APPLY TO OFFICERS IN FOLLOW-ON DIVISION OFFICER (THIRD TOUR)
BILLETS.
    F.  APPLIES PRIOR TO GRADUATION FROM DH SCHOOL.  OFFICERS WILL BE
INELIGIBLE FOR SWOCP IF THEY DO NOT APPLY PRIOR TO GRADUATION.
(THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO OFFICERS WHO ARE STILL WITHIN MINIMUM
SERVICE REQUIREMENT (MSR) AT GRADUATION FROM DH SCHOOL, OR WHO ON 1
JAN 02 ARE SERVING AS DEPARTMENT HEADS.)
 
4.  SWOCP PAYMENT.
    A.  ELIGIBLE OFFICERS MAY APPLY FOR SWOCP.  THOSE OFFICERS ARE
ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE 10,000 DOLLARS UPON CONTRACT ACCEPTANCE.  THEN
AT THE START OF DH SCHOOL, OR THE START OF THE DH TOUR (WHICHEVER IS
EARLIER), THOSE OFFICERS WILL RECEIVE THE FIRST OF FOUR 10,000
DOLLAR ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS.  THE REMAINING THREE ANNUAL PAYMENTS
WILL BE MADE ON THE ANNIVERSARY DATE OF THEIR DH SCHOOL OR DH TOUR
REPORT DATE (DATE DIARIED ON BOARD ULTIMATE DUTY STATION).
    B.  OFFICERS MAY NOT APPLY FOR SWOCP UNTIL THEY ARE DH SCREENED
AND ARE WITHIN EIGHTEEN MONTHS OF COMPLETING THEIR MINIMUM SERVICE
REQUIREMENT (MSR).  FOR OFFICERS WHO START THE DH TOUR SEQUENCE
STILL WITHIN ONE YEAR OF REACHING THEIR MSR AND THEN APPLY, PAYMENTS
WILL BEGIN UPON APPLICATION APPROVAL.  ANNUAL INSTALLMENT AMOUNTS
WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE NUMBER OF YEARS THE OFFICER HAS REMAINING
IN THE TOURS AND WILL TOTAL THE ALLOTTED 50,000 DOLLARS.
 
5.  APPLICATION PROCEDURES ARE PROVIDED IN REF A.  ADDITIONALLY, ALL
OTHER PROVISIONS OF REF A REMAIN IN EFFECT.
 
6.  POCS:  (1) CAPT JOHN W. PETERSON (POLICY), N131W, (703)
693-2305/DSN 223.  EMAIL:  N131W@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL.
           (2) MS. SHELIA BRIDGES (APPLICATIONS AND PROGRAM
EXECUTION), PERS-412T, (901) 874-3913/DSN 882.
           (3) CONSULT SURFACE WARFARE DISTRIBUTION DIVISION WEB SITE
(PERS 412, SWO BONUS PAGE) FOR ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
HTTP:/WWW.PERSNET.NAVY.MIL/PERS41.
 
7.  RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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