UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 101517Z DEC 18 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 296/18 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/DEC// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2019 FULL-TIME SUPPORT AVIATION COMMAND RETENTION BONUS (CORRECTED COPY)// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the Fiscal Year 2019 (FY-19) Full Time Support (FTS) Aviation Command Retention Bonus (ACRB). 2. A vital part of developing a total force strategy and maintaining combat readiness is to provide appropriate incentives to retain skilled personnel for critical naval aviation enterprise billets. The FTS Aviation Bonus (AvB) program, consisting of the Aviation Department Head Retention Bonus (ADHRB) and ACRB, incentivizes highly talented, hard-working, career-minded naval aviators and naval flight officers to choose to remain for a post command commander tour. The return on investment is the retention for continued Naval service of our aviation warfighters with their valuable skill sets and leadership experience. The FTS ADHRB will be released at a later date in separate correspondence. 3. FTS ACRB a. The FTS ACRB is designed to retain those officers with the capabilities and command experience in our primary warfighting missions that are critical for the future of our service. Our cadre of commander (CDR) commanding officers (CO) lead our naval aviation enterprise today and they are the major CDRs and flag officers of tomorrow. Their skills and leadership experience are essential to the success of the Navy. The FY-19 ACRB incentivizes their continued service in follow-on assignments requiring senior aviation leaders. b. ACRB applicants must have screened on the FY-19 aviation command screen board (ACSB) as CO of an eligible operational, operational training or special mission CDR command in order to apply. Eligible commands are those for which the annual ACSB selects officers to serve as CO, excluding second- in- grade/sequential/bonus/fleet replacement squadron commands. Consult the FY-19 ACRB program information for specific eligibility criteria and limitations. The application opportunity commences with the release of this NAVADMIN and closes on 31 August 2019. c. All FY-19 ACRB contracts will be worth $100,000. Eligible officers will receive an initial payment of $34,000 and two anniversary payments of $33,000. Participation in the FY-19 ACRB obligates contractees to 3 years of obligated service to include full completion of a post command commander tour, which may be between 24 and 36 months, depending on assignment. ACRB obligation ends at the completion of 22 years of service, the projected rotation date of the assigned post command CDR tour or 3 years from contract acceptance date, whichever is later. ACRB applications for those currently under ADHRB obligations, will be accepted, held in abeyance and activated upon ADHRB contract expiration. 4. Additional AvB Information a. Officers accepting AvB contracts are not precluded from participating in the career intermission program (CIP). Officers interested in both AvB and CIP should contact the AvB program manager and their detailer for more information. b. For further AvB details, eligibility and application procedures, visit the Navy Personnel Command Aviation Bonus website at http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers- npc/officer/detailing/aviation/ocm/pages/accp.aspx. 5. AvB Points of Contact a. Policy: Lieutenant Commander Jeffrey Greco, BUPERS-351D, at (901) 874-3605/DSN 882 or e-mail at Jeffrey.m.greco(at)navy.mil. b. Eligibility: PERS-46C, at (901) 874-4146/DSN 882 or e-mail at fts_aviat_detail.fct(at)navy.mil. 6. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, whichever occurs first. 7. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//