ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 301140Z JUN 03 ZYB MIN PSN 993510J27
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01400//
NAVADMIN 172/03
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/JUN//
 
SUBJ/PHARMACY OFFICER SPECIAL PAY AND OPTOMETRY RETENTION BONUS//
 
RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES PHARMACY OFFICER SPECIAL PAY AND
OPTOMETRY RETENTION BONUS FOR ACTIVE DUTY MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS.
PAY IS CATEGORIZED AS DISCRETIONARY PAY AND IS NOT AN ENTITLEMENT.
AUTHORITY IS DELEGATED TO CHIEF, BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY
(BUMED) OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS, EFFECTIVE 1 AUG 03, WITH
NO EXPIRATION DATE.
 
2.  ELIGIBILITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.
    A.  ALL CONTRACTS ARE APPROVED BY BUMED.  ELIGIBILITY AND
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ALONG WITH THE CONTRACT ARE AVAILABLE AT
THE FOLLOWING LINK:  HTTPS:/BUMED.MED.NAVY.MIL/M1/SP%20APPLY.HTM.
   B.  BUMED WILL DETERMINE ACTIVE DUTY OBLIGATION (ADO) INCURRED
FOR MEMBERS.  MEMBERS WILL BE INFORMED OF ADO VIA APPROVAL
NOTIFICATION LETTER.  ACCEPTANCE OF FIRST PAYMENT BY MEMBER
INDICATES AGREEMENT TO TERMS OF CONTRACT AND ADO.
 
3.  POC:  LCDR D. HEILMAN AT (202) 762-3357/DSN 762, E-MAIL:
DWHEILMAN@US.MED.NAVY.MIL OR KAREN GASTON AT (202) 762-3397/DSN 762,
E-MAIL:  KMGASTON@US.MED.NAVY.MIL.
 
4.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
 
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