UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 201509Z DEC 19 MID110000255006U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 299/19 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/DEC// SUBJ/FY-20 FULL-TIME SUPPORT AVIATION COMMAND RETENTION BONUS// REF/A/DOC/SECNAV/6FEB18// REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/15AUG05// NARR/REF A IS SECNAVINST 7220.88, AVIATION INCENTIVE PAYS AND BONUS PROGRAM. REF B IS OPNAVINST 7220.9, NAVY AVIATION CAREER CONTINUATION PAY.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 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 who choose to remain for a post command commander (PCC) tour. The return on investment is the retention for continued naval service of our aviation warfighters with their valuable skill sets and leadership experience. Information on the FY-20 FTS ADHRB will be released 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 who 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 commanders and flag officers of tomorrow. Their skills and leadership experience are essential to the success of the Navy. The FY-20 ACRB incentivizes their continued service in follow-on assignments requiring senior aviation leaders. b. ACRB applicants must have screened on the FY-20 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 or fleet replacement squadron commands. Consult the FY-20 ACRB Program information for specific eligibility criteria and limitations. The application opportunity commences with the release of this NAVADMIN and closes on 31 August 2020. c. All FY-20 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-20 ACRB obligates contractees to 3 years of obligated service to include full completion of a PCC 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 PCC 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 MyNavy Portal at https://my.navy.mil and then navigate to Quick Links, Navy Personnel Command website, Officer, Officer Detailing, PERS-46 FTS and open the FTS Aviation link under the FTS Community Links. 5. AvB points of contact a. Policy: Manager Reserve Component Branch at (901) 874-3605/DSN 882 or via e-mail at bupers-3_FTS_OCM.fct(at)navy.mil. b. Eligibility: FTS Aviation Placement Officer at (901) 874-4146/DSN 882 or via e-mail at fts_aviat_detail.fct(at)navy.mil. 6. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//