Special and Incentive Pays
Basic pay and allowances are only a part of the military compensation picture. Many military members qualify for special pays and incentives that are part of the service's recruitment and retention efforts. Some compensate members for assignment to hazardous or difficult duty conditions.The Military Compensation website provides pages that describe some of the more common special pays. These include:
- Hardship Duty Pay (HDP)
- Hostile Fire Pay/Imminent Danger Pay (HFP/IDP)
- Assignment Incentive Pay (AIP)
- Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay (HDIP)
Hazardous Duty
- Section 301(a) Hazardous Duty Incentive Pays (HDIP).
- Section 301(a)(1) Flying Duty, Crew Members.
- Section 301(a)(2) Flying Duty, Non Crew Members.
- Section 301(a)(3) Parachute Duty Pay.
- Section 301(a)(4) Demolition Duty Pay.
- Section 301(a)(5) Pressure Chamber Duty Pay; Section 301(a)(6) Acceleration and Deceleration Duty Pay; Section 301(a)(7) Thermal Stress Duty Pay.
- Section 301(a)(8) Flight Deck Duty Pay.
- Section 301(a)(9) Toxic Pesticides/Dangerous Organisms Personal Exposure Pay.
- Section 301(a)(10) Toxic Fuel/Propellants and Chemical Munitions Exposure Duty Pay.
- Section 301(a)(11) Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) – Maritime Interdiction Operations.
- Section 310 Hostile Fire/Imminent Danger Pay.
- Section 307a Assignment Incentive Pay (AIP).
- Section 314 Overseas Tour Extension Incentive Pay (OTEIP).
- Section 301a Aviation Career Incentive Pay (ACIP).
- Section 301c Submarine Duty Incentive Pay (SUBPAY).
- Section 304 Diving Duty Pay.
- Section 305a Career Sea Pay (CSP).
- Section 320 Career Enlisted Flyer Incentive Pay (CEFIP).
- Section 309 Enlistment Bonus (EB).
- Section 312b Nuclear Officer Accession Bonus.
- Section 324 Accession Bonus for New Officers in Critical Skills.
- Section 329 Accession Bonus for Members Appointed as a Commissioned Officer after Completing Officer Candidate School.
- Section 301b Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP).
- Section 308 Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB).
- Section 312 Nuclear Officers Extending Period of Active Duty.
- Section 312c Nuclear Career Annual Incentive Bonus.
- Section 318 Special Warfare Officer Continuation Pay.
- Section 319 Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) Continuation Pay.
- Section 321 Judge Advocate Continuation Pay (JACP).
- Section 355 Critical Skills Retention Bonus (CSRB) or Bonus for Assignment to High Priority Unit.
- Section 306 Officers Holding Positions of Unusual Responsibility.
- Section 307 Special Duty Assignment Pay for Enlisted Members.
- Section 326 Incentive Bonus for Conversion to Military Occupational Specialty to Ease Personnel Shortage.
- Section 301d Multi-year Retention Bonus for Medical Officers.
- Section 301e Multi-year Retention Bonus for Dental Officers.
- Section 302(a)(2) and (3) Medical Officer Variable Special Pay (VSP).
- Section 302(a)(4) Medical Officer Additional Special Pay (ASP).
- Section 302(a)(5) Medical Officers Board Certification Pay (BCP).
- Section 302(b) Medical Officer Incentive Special Pay (ISP).
- Section 302a(a) Optometrists Regular Special Pay.
- Section 302a(b) Optometrists Retention Special Pay.
- Section 302b(a)(2) and (3) Dental Officer Variable Special Pay (VSP).
- Section 302b(a)(4) Dental Officer Additional Special Pay (ASP).
- Section 302b(a)(5) Dental Officer Board Certification Pay (BCP).
- Section 302b(a)(6) Dental Officer Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Incentive Special Pay (ISP).
- Section 302c Nonphysician Health Care Providers Board Certification Pay (BCP).
- Section 302d Registered Nurse Accession Bonus.
- Section 302e Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) Incentive Special Pay.
- Section 302h Dental Officer Accession Bonus.
- Section 302i Pharmacy Officer Retention Special Pay.
- Section 302j Pharmacy Officer Accession Bonus.
- Section 302k Accession Bonus for Medical Officers in Critically Short Wartime Specialties.
- Section 302l Accession Bonus for Dental Officers in Critically Short Wartime Specialties.
- Section 303(a) Veterinary Corps Officer Special Pay.
- Section 303(b) Veterinary Corps Officer Board Certified Pay (BCP).
Updated August 15, 2011