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SUBJ/FY-05 MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICER SPECIAL PAY PLAN//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICER SPECIAL PAY PLANS
HAVE BEEN UPDATED FOR FY-05.  THESE SUPPLEMENTAL PAYS ARE DESIGNED
TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN QUALIFIED MEDICAL AND DENTAL CORPS OFFICERS
WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY PROVIDING A DEGREE OF PAY PARITY COMMENSURATE
WITH THEIR CIVILIAN COUNTERPARTS.
2.  BUMED WILL DETERMINE ACTIVE DUTY OBLIGATION INCURRED AND NOTIFY
THE OFFICER OF THEIR OBLIGATION FOR MULTI-YEAR SERVICE AGREEMENTS
ONCE APPROVED.  ACCEPTANCE OF FIRST PAYMENT WILL INDICATE AGREEMENT
TO THE TERMS OF ALL SERVICE AGREEMENTS AND ACTIVE DUTY OBLIGATION.
3.  GENERAL ELIGIBILITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR
ADDITIONAL SPECIAL PAY, INCENTIVE SPECIAL PAY, BOARD CERTIFIED PAY,
MULTI-YEAR SPECIAL PAY, AND DENTAL OFFICER MULTI-YEAR RETENTION
BONUS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
    A.  ADDITIONAL SPECIAL PAY.  MEDICAL OR DENTAL CORPS OFFICERS ON
ACTIVE DUTY FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN 1 YEAR, NOT UNDERGOING
INTERNSHIP OR INITIAL RESIDENCY TRAINING, AND WHO EXECUTE A SERVICE
AGREEMENT TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN 1
YEAR.
    B.  INCENTIVE SPECIAL PAY.  MEDICAL CORPS OFFICERS BELOW THE
GRADE OF O7 WHO HAVE A CURRENT AND VALID UNRESTRICTED LICENSE OR
APPROVED WAIVER, HAVE COMPLETED SPECIALTY QUALIFICATION BEFORE 1
OCTOBER 2004, AND EXECUTE A SERVICE AGREEMENT TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE
DUTY FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN 1 YEAR.
    C.  BOARD CERTIFIED PAY.  MEDICAL OR DENTAL CORPS OFFICERS ON
ACTIVE DUTY FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN 1 YEAR WHO HAVE A CURRENT
AND VALID UNRESTRICTED LICENSE OR APPROVED WAIVER AND ARE BOARD
CERTIFIED PER DODI 6000.13.  SUBMIT REQUEST AND A COPY OF BOARD
CERTIFICATION TO BUMED (M1-32).
    D.  MULTI-YEAR SPECIAL PAY FOR MEDICAL CORPS OFFICERS AND DENTAL
OFFICER MULTI-YEAR RETENTION BONUS FOR DENTAL CORPS OFFICERS.
MEDICAL OR DENTAL CORPS OFFICERS BELOW THE GRADE OF O7 WHO HAVE A
CURRENT AND VALID UNRESTRICTED LICENSE OR APPROVED WAIVER, HAVE AT
LEAST 8 YEARS OF CREDITABLE SERVICE OR HAVE COMPLETED ANY ACTIVE
DUTY SERVICE COMMITMENT INCURRED FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING,
HAVE COMPLETED INITIAL RESIDENCY TRAINING OR IS SCHEDULED TO
COMPLETE INITIAL RESIDENCY TRAINING BEFORE 1 OCTOBER 2004, AND WHO
EXECUTE A SERVICE AGREEMENT TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 2, 3, OR 4
YEARS.
4.  SPECIFIC PAY RATES FOR THESE VARIOUS SPECIAL PAYS, SERVICE
AGREEMENTS, AND REQUEST FORMS CAN BE FOUND AT
HTTP:SLANT-SLANT NAVYMEDICINE.MED.NAVY.MIL, CLICK ON "BUMED" AND 
THEN SPECIAL PAYS CAN BE FOUND UNDER "DEAPRTMENTS."  ALL SERVICE
AGREEMENTS AND PAY REQUESTS SHOULD BE FAXED TO BUMED (M1-32) FOR
APPROVAL AND PROCESSING AT THE NUMBER LISTED BELOW.  IF YOU HAVE
DIFFICULTY ACCESSING THE WEB SITE LISTED ABOVE, CONTACT ONE OF THE
POC'S LISTED BELOW.
5.  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.
6.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//

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