ALCOAST 365/21 - OCT 2021 FY22 SPECIAL DUTY PAY (SDP) AND ASSIGNMENT PAY (AP)

R 012047Z OCT 21
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
TO ALCOAST
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UNCLAS
ALCOAST 365/21
SSIC 7220
SUBJ: FY22 SPECIAL DUTY PAY (SDP) AND ASSIGNMENT PAY (AP)
A. Military Assignments and Authorized Absences, COMDTINST M1000.8
(series)
B. Special Duty Pay (SDP), COMDTINST 1430.1 (series)
1. This ALCOAST announces results of the FY22 Special Duty Pay and
Assignment Pay Panel (SDP/AP) that convened on 11 May 2021. The SDP
and AP levels recommended for FY22 were carefully balanced against
compelling needs, base resources and organizational priorities.
2. The monthly SDP and AP levels are indicated below:
     SD-1 - $75                        AP-1 - $75
     SD-2 - $150                      AP-2 - $150
     SD-3 - $225                      AP-3 - $225
     SD-4 - $300                      AP-4 - $300
     SD-5 - $375                      AP-5 - $375
3. This ALCOAST authorizes SDP/AP levels to begin in FY22
(01 Oct 2021 and not before) and are anticipated to remain in
effect until the end of FY22 (30 Sep 2022 and not after) contingent
upon Congress extending the authority to make payments. Monetary
interventions may be adjusted or terminated not less than 30 days
of advance official notice by ALCOAST.
4. FY21 SDP levels remain in effect until 30 Sep 21, at which time
they will terminate. Effective 01 Oct 21, the following enlisted
assignments and select officers are authorized SDP for FY22 at the
levels indicated below. The corresponding DA Code must be used when
entering SDP transactions into Direct Access:
Special Duty Pay (SDP)                                                  LEVEL     DA CODE
AN/SP-40E Technicians aboard CGC ALEX HALEY*...........SD-4        ANSPS
ATTC Aviation Survival Technician (AST) Instructors*.......SD-2        ATTCAST
Canine Explosive Detection Teams (CEDT) Handler*.........SD-1       CANINE
Ceremonial Honor Guard Members (Enlisted and
Officers)*...................................................................SD-2       HONOR
CG Cryptologic Group Cryptologic Direct Support
Element (CDSE)*:
CDSE Mission Supervisors.............................................SD-1       CDSED
CDSE Operators...........................................................SD-1       CDSED
CGCYBER Centralized Service Desk Branch (CSDB)*:
CSDB Functional Team Manager (FTM)............................SD-3       CGCYB16
CSDB Watch Supervisor (WS) & Functional Team
Leader (FTL)................................................................SD-2       CGCYB18
CSDB Analyst...............................................................SD-1       CGCYB19
CGCYBER: Cyber Protection Team (CPT)*:
CPT All Source Intel Analyst............................................SD-3       CGCYB07
CPT Close Access Network Operator..................................SD-3       CGCYB02
CPT Cyber Security Analysts.............................................SD-3       CGCYB03
CPT Interactive Operator...................................................SD-3       CGCYB04
CPT Network Infrastructure Service Specialist......................SD-3       CGCYB05
CPT System Architect........................................................SD-3      CGCYB06
CG Cryptologic Group (CGCG) Computer Network
Operations (CNO).............................................................SD-3       CGCYB01
CGCYBER: Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC)*:
CSOC Network Operations & Security Center (NOSC)
Battle Watch Captain (BWC)................................................SD-3      CGCYB17
CSOC Watch Supervisor (WS)..............................................SD-3      CGCYB10
CSOC Incident Responder (IR).............................................SD-2      CGCYB08
CSOC Analyst....................................................................SD-1      CGCYB3
CSOC Intelligence Watch Officer (IWO).................................SD-1      CGCYB09
CGCYBER: Enterprise Operations Center (EOC)*:
EOC Deputy Battle Watch Captain (DBWC).............................SD-2     CGCYB12
EOC Watch Supervisor (WS).................................................SD-3     CGCYB15
EOC Network Watchstanders................................................. SD-2    CGCYB13
EOC Systems Watchstanders..................................................SD-1    CGCYB14
CGRC Recruiting Billets*........................................................SD-4    RECPRO
Close Quarters Combat Instructor (CQCI)*...............................SD-3   CQCI
D8 OCS/OFFSHORE COC Marine Inspectors*.............................SD-1   D8
Dive (HRT) ATTC and NDSTC*.................................................SD-2    DV1HRT
Dive Deployable Team Leader (DTL)*........................................SD-2   DDTL
Heavy Weather Certified Coxswain*..........................................SD-2   COXHW
Helicopter Rescue Swimmers (RS)*...........................................SD-4   HELORS
Independent Duty Food Service Officer (IDFSO) FS-17
Competency Code (Cutters Classes: Only WTGB 140',
WPB 110' & 87')......................................................................SD-3    IDFSO
Mobile Training Branch (MTB) Deployable Team Leaders*..............SD-2    ITDLDR
Mobile Training Branch (MTB) Deployable Team Members*............SD-1     ITDMBR
MSRT Advanced Interdiction (AI) Coxswain*...............................SD-3     ADVINT
MSRT Deployable Team Leader (DTL) Enlisted (E-6 and
below)....................................................................................SD-3     MSRTTL
MSRT Tactical Operators (MSRT-TO)............................................SD-2     DOGB2
MSST Deployable Team Leader...................................................SD-1     DOGDTL
MSST Tactical Coxswain............................................................SD-1     COXMSST
National Motor Life Boat School Surfman Instructors....................SD-5      NMLBSINT
National Strike Force (NSF):
NSF Response Supervisor*.......................................................SD-3       NSF-RS
NSF Response Technician*.......................................................SD-2        NSF-RT
NSF Response Member*...........................................................SD-1       NSF-RM
Non-Compliant Vessel (NCV):
NCV Pursuit High Risk Training (HRT) Instructors
& Training Safety Officers*........................................................SD-1      MLEAIN1
NCV Pursuit Coxswain Afloat*....................................................SD-2      COXNCV
NCV Pursuit Mission Commander (PMC) Aboard
CG Cutters (Enlisted)*..............................................................SD-2       NCVCMD
NCV Pursuit Coxswain Ashore (E-5 and below)*............................SD-2      COXNCV
Precision Marksman-Aviation (PM-A) HITRON/ATC*........................SD-2     APMARK
Precision Marksman-Aviation (PM-A) TACLET*...............................SD-2     APMARK
PSU Tactical Coxswain (Active Duty)*..........................................SD-1      COXPSU
SMTC Tactical Operator Course (TOC) Instructors*.........................SD-1      SMTCIN1
SMTC/SMDT Navy Diving & Salvage Training Center CG
HRT Instructors*.......................................................................SD-2      SMTCNAVY
SMTC/SMDT High-Risk Training (HRT) Instructors and
School Chiefs*..........................................................................SD-1       SMTCIN1
Surfman Certified (Enlisted and Officers)*.................................... SD-5       SURFCT
TACLET Deployable Team Leader*................................................SD-3       DOGDTL1
TACLET Tactical Operator*...........................................................SD-2       DOGB2
Tactical Certified Coxswain*..........................................................SD-1      COXTACT
5. SDP commences on the date a member reports to an eligible
position and, if applicable, meets the following eligibility
criteria:
    a. AN/SPS-40E Technicians aboard CGC ALEX HALEY (WMEC 724)*:
Member must be qualified as an AN/SPS-40E technician and assigned
to CGC ALEX HALEY.
    b. ATTC Aviation Survival Technical (AST) Instructors*: Member
is authorized SDP the day they are qualified as an instructor by CG
ATTC CO. Instructors must maintain currency qualifications in order
to maintain SDP eligibility. SDP stops upon lapse of qualifications
or qualification currency.
    c. Canine Explosive Detection Team (CEDT) Handlers*: Canine
Handlers must be certified prior to receiving SDP. If the handler
or canine is decertified, then SDP stops until the handler or canine
is recertified.
    d. Ceremonial Honor Guard Members*: Member must achieve
qualifications as an Honor Guardsman and be designated by the unit
CO. SDP may be stopped at CO's discretion.
    e. CG Cryptologic Group Cryptologic Direct Support Element
(CDSE)*: Member must complete/achieve the required courses/
qualifications prior to designation as a Mission Supervisor or
Operator. Member is authorized SDP upon certification by the
unit CO.
    f. CGCYBER Centralized Service Desk Branch (CSDB) Functional Team
Manager (FTM), Watch Supervisor (WS), Functional Team Leader (FTL),
and Analyst*: Members must be assigned to CGCYBER, USCYBERCOM,
or other DoD or DHS positions, maintain an active Secret clearance
access, possess administrative credentials, and be designated by the
CO.
    g. CGCYBER Cyber Protection Team (CPT) All Source Intel Analyst,
Close Access Network Operator, Cyber Security Analyst, Interactive
Operator, Network Infrastructure Service Specialist, Systems
Architect and CGCG Computer Network Operations (CNO)*: Members
must be assigned to CGCYBER, USCYBERCOM, or other DoD or DHS
cybersecurity positions, maintain an active TS/SCI clearance access,
pass a counterintelligence polygraph, and be designated by the CO.
     h. CGCYBER Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC) Network
Operator & Security Center (NOSC) Battle Watch Captain (BWC), Watch
Supervisor (WS), Incident Responder (IR), Analyst, and Intelligence
Watch Officer (IWO)*: Members must be assigned to CGCYBER,
USCYBERCOM, or other DoD or DHS cybersecurity positions, maintain
an active TS/SCI clearance access, pass a counterintelligence
polygraph, and be designated by unit CO.
    i. CGCYBER Enterprise Operations Center (EOC)*: Deputy Battle
Watch Captain (DBWC), Network Watchstanders, System Watchstanders,
and Watch Supervisor (WS): Members must be assigned to CGCYBER,
USCYBERCOM, or other DoD or DHS cybersecurity positions, maintain
an active TS/SCI clearance access, pass a counterintelligence
polygraph, and be designated by the CO.
    j. CGRC Recruiting Billets*: Member must be serving in a position
assigned to a recruiting office, recruiting chat center, regional
supervisor, Training Center Cape May (TCCM) Recruiting C-School
instructor, standardization team position, reserve recruiters, and
recruiting office liaison to MEPS. Member must maintain currency in
qualifications/certifications, complete the CG RC recruiter PQS,
pass a qualification board and maintain good standing during their
assignment. Member must be certified by the CGRC CO in order to
maintain eligibility for SDP.
    k. Close Quarters Combat Instructor (CQCI)*: Member must be
assigned to MSRT, TACLET, SMTC, or SMTD, and have successfully
completed the CQCI course (502938), and be designated in writing
as a CQCI by the respective unit CO.
    l. D8 Marine Inspectors engaged in conducting OCS/OFFSHORE COC
inspections*: Member is authorized SDP upon qualification/
certification from the unit CO.
    m. Dive High Risk Training (HRT) ATTC and Naval Diving and
Salvage Training Center (NDSTC)*: ATTC Member is authorized SDP
once qualified as an HRT instructor by the unit CO.
    n. Dive Deployable Team Leader (DTL)*: Member is authorized
SDP once qualified as a DTL by the unit CO.
    o. Heavy Weather Certified Coxswain*: Member must serve as a
certified Heavy Weather coxswain stationed at a surf or heavy
weather station and who routinely serves in the unit's rotational
watch schedule as a certified operational Heavy Weather coxswain.
Member is authorized SDP upon certification from the unit CO.
    p. Helicopter Rescue Swimmer (RS)*: Member must be assigned to
an AST billet, fulfill all appropriate operational and physical
training requirements and be designated as a rescue swimmer on the
watch schedule, or have been deployed TDY in a rescue swimmer
capacity for at least 14 days during the month (any comparable
combination of duty and deployment days will suffice). Members of
the rescue swimmer standardization division and other rescue
swimmers at ATC Mobile who are assigned to AST are included.
The unit CO must certify in writing that the member meets all
eligibility requirements for entitlement.
    q. Independent Duty Food Service Officer (IDFSO) FS-17 Competency
Code (cutters classes WTGB 140', WPB 110' & WPB 87')*: Member is
authorized SDP upon reporting for duty in an eligible billet on a
WTGB 140', WPB 110' or WPB 87' cutter. The member must acquire the
FS-17 competency code within one year of their reporting date. If
the member does not acquire the FS-17 competency code within one
year of their reporting date, SDP will be suspended until the FS-17
competency code is authorized by the CS Rating Force Master Chief.
    r. Mobile Training Branch (MTB) Deployable Team Leaders and
Members*: Members must be serving in a designated team leader or
team member billet with command approved qualification and must
deploy at least 175 days per year.
    s. Maritime Security Response Teams (MSRT) Advance Interdiction
Coxswain*: Member must be assigned to and complete all the
qualifications for this designation. A member will have SDP stopped
anytime the qualification has lapsed or is removed from these
designated positions, if absent from the unit for greater than 30
days (not including TDY), or at any time COMDT (CG-751) determines
the member is no longer entitled to SDP.
    t. Maritime Security Response Teams (MSRT) Deployable Team Leader
(DTL)*: Members are authorized SDP upon qualification/certification
from the unit CO.
    u. Maritime Security Response Teams (MSRT) Tactical Operators
(MSRT-TO)*: Members are authorized SDP upon qualification/
certification from the unit CO.
    v. Marine Safety and Security Team (MSST) Deployable Team
Leaders*: Members must be fully qualified and serving as a
Designated Team Leader (DTL) by the unit CO.
    w. Marine Safety and Security Team (MSST) Tactical Coxswain*:
Member must complete Tactical PQS, and be certified by the unit CO.
    x. National Strike Force*: Members must be serving in a NSF
response billet on the PAL, fulfill the appropriate qualifications
for response member (RM), response technician (RT), or response
supervisor (RS), and be designated in writing by the CO of the
respective unit.
    y. Non-Compliant Vessel (NCV) High-Risk Training (HRT)
Instructors & Training Safety Officers (CTS)*: Member must maintain
current qualifications/certifications and complete the MLEA HRT
instructor and/or NCVP TSO certification to maintain their
eligibility for SDP. Final approval for designation lies with the
MLEA Commander.
    z. Non-Compliant Vessel (NCV) Pursuit Coxswain Afloat*: Member
must be assigned to a NCVP cutter and routinely serve in the unit's
rotational watch schedule as a certified operational Pursuit
Coxswain (PCOXN) to receive SDP.
    aa. Non-Compliant Vessel (NCV) Pursuit Mission Commanders (PMC)
Aboard CG Cutters (Enlisted)*: Pursuit Mission Commanders must be
assigned to a NCVP unit and serve in the rotational duty schedule
as a certified PMC to received SDP.
    bb. Non-Compliant Vessel (NCV) Pursuit Coxswain Ashore (E-5 and
below)*: Member must be assigned to a NCVP station and routinely
serve in the unit’s rotational watch schedule as a certified
operational PCOXN to received SDP.
    cc. Precision Marksman-Aviation/HITRON (PM-A)*: Member must be
fully qualified and in a deployable billet. Qualification must be
designated in writing by the unit CO.
    dd. Precision Marksman-TACLET (PM-A)*: Member must be fully
certified as an aviation gunner in a deployable unit. Certification
must be designated in writing by the unit CO.
    ee. PSU Tactical Coxswain (Active Duty)*: Member must be on Title
10 Orders (10 USC 12302 or 10 USC 1230 (d)) in support of a
contingency in order to qualify for SDP. Reservists on ADOS orders
not in support of a contingency (RFO assistance) would not be
authorized SDP.
    ff. SMTC Tactical Operator Course (TOC) Instructors*: Members
must maintain current qualifications/certification and complete
the TOC instructor certification in order to maintain their
eligibility for SDP. Final approval for designation is determined
by the unit CO.
    gg. SMTC/SMDT High-Risk Training (HRT) Instructors*: Members must
maintain current qualifications/certification and complete the HRT
instructor certification in order to maintain their eligibility for
SDP. Final approval for designation is determined by the unit CO.
    hh. Surfman Certified (Enlisted and Officers)*: BOSN Commanding
Officers at surf stations and National Motor Lifeboat School
instructors are required to maintain certification and participate
as duty standing Surfmen. Members serving as a qualified Surfman
instructor at the National Motor Lifeboat School or a certified
Surfman stationed at a surf station and who routinely serve in the
unit's rotational watch schedule will receive SDP.
    ii. TACLET Deployable Team Leader*: Must be certified and
designated by the CO.
    jj. TACLET Tactical Operator (TO)*: Must be certified and
designated by the CO.
    kk. Tactical Certified Coxswain*: Tactical Coxswains must be
assigned to Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security (PWCS) activities
including Maritime Critical Infrastructure/Key Resources patrol and
security boardings stations and routinely serve in the unit's
rotational watch schedule as a certified operational Tactical
Coxswain. Members must complete Tactical PQS, and be certified by
CO/OIC as a Tactical COXN.
6. FY21 AP levels remain in effect until 30 Sep 21, at which time
they will terminate. Effective 01 Oct 21, the following enlisted
assignments and select officers are authorized AP for FY22 at the
levels indicated below. The corresponding DA Code must be used when
entering AP transactions into Direct Access:
Assignment Pay (AP)                                                   LEVEL      DA CODE
Academy Company Chief*..........................................AP-2        OCSCHF
CG Counterintelligence Service (CGCIS) Special
Intelligence Assignment (Position PAL # 19363812)*.....AP-3        SPCINT
CG Counterintelligence Service (CGCIS) Agent*............AP-2        CINTLA
CG-821 Program Reviewer (Position PAL # 00031448)......AP-4     PRGRVR
CGIS Protective Service Agent (PSA) (Enlisted)*.............AP-3      CGISPSD
CGIS Special Agent (Enlisted)*.....................................AP-3      SPECAG
Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL):
CSEL MCPOCG*..........................................................AP-5       CMC-MC
CSEL CMC (MCPOCG-D, MCPO-CGR, DCMS, DCO, PAC, LANT)*...AP-4    CMCLV4
CSEL CMC (Districts, FORCECOM, DOL, PSC, JIATF-S,
USCGA, CGCYBER, HQ-BNCR)*....................................AP-3        CMCLV3
CSEL CMC/CSC (Sectors, Bases, CGRC, Area Operational
Forces CSEL, TRACEN Petaluma, TRACEN Yorktown, TRACEN
Cape May, AVTRACEN E-CITY, SMTC, PATFORSWA, PSU, ALC,
SFLC, MFPU)*...........................................................AP-2          CMCLV2
D17 Aids to Navigation Teams (ANT)............................AP-2          D17
Defense Attaché Service (DAS) Support Staff*...............AP-3         DETACH
Engineering Petty Officer (EPOs) Afloat*........................AP-1         EPOAFL
Engineering Petty Officer (EPOs) Ashore*.......................AP-1         EPOASH
Executive Petty Officer (XPOs) Afloat*.............................AP-1        XPOAFL
Executive Petty Officer (XPOs) Ashore*............................AP-1        XPOASH
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Maritime Infrastructure
Protective Force Training Advisory Group (MIPFTAG)
(Enlisted & Officers)*.....................................................AP-2        SAUDI
Marine Inspector (MI) and Investigating Officer (IO)
Coded Positions:
MI MSSE4 (CONUS) PAL # 00094933.................................AP-2       MSSE4C
MI MSSE4 & LT (OCONUS) PAL #s 00026796, 00012677,
00030595, 00007606, 00025172, & 00002158.....................AP-4       MSSE4
MI & IO LT (CONUS) PAL #s 00094835, 00008694,
00007710, & 19379725......................................................AP-2      MSSE4C
MI & IO LT (OCONUS) PAL # 00008431.................................AP-2     MSSE4C
MI & IO LCDR & CDR Supervisory Positions (OCONUS)
PAL #s 00007641 & 00006321.............................................AP-2       MSSE4C
Office Candidate School (OCS) Company Chief*......................AP-2       OCSCHF
Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Afloat*.............................................AP-3       OICAFL
Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Ashore*............................................AP-3       OICASH
Rating Force Master Chief (RFMC)...........................................AP-3       RFMC
Recruit Assistant Battalion Commander (BC)*..........................AP-5       RECBATA
Recruit Battalion Commander (BC)*.........................................AP-5      RECBAT
Recruit Company Commander (CC)*.........................................AP-5     REC-CC
Senior Enlisted Congressional:
(Positions PAL #s 00001599 & 00035055)..................................AP-2      CONGSEL
White House President EOC (Enlisted).......................................AP-3       PREEOC
White House Situation Room Team Member (Enlisted)..................AP-4       WHOCM4
7. AP commences on the date a member reports to an eligible position
and, if applicable, meets the following eligibility criteria:
    a. Academy Company Chief*: Member are authorized AP the day the
member reports for duty to an eligible position. Members must be a
graduate of the CPOA or Senior Enlisted DoD Leadership Academy.
    b. CG Counterintelligence Special Intelligence Assignment
(Position Pal # 19363812)*: Member are authorized AP the day the
member reports for duty to an eligible position.
    c. CG Counterintelligence Agents (CGCIS)*: Members must be
assigned to CGCIS, complete the basic agent course, and be issued
a CGIS badge and credentials. A member will have AP stopped if they
are absent from the unit for greater than 30 days (not including
TDY), or at any time when the director of CGCIS determines the
Member are not entitled to AP.
    d. CGIS Protective Service Agent (PSA)*: Enlisted agent must have
completed qualification as Tactical Driver and be in a PSA position.
    e. CGIS Special Agent (Enlisted)*: Special agent must have
completed basic training required for special agents, and be in an
assignment under CG PSC directed orders or assigned to an RPAL
billet specifically indicating investigation duty.
    f. Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL)*: MCPOCG/CMC/CSC:
Member must be serving in the designated billet specified in
Paragraph 4 of this ALCOAST.
    g. Defense Attaché Service (DAS) Support Staff*: Member must be
serving in a designated defense attaché position assigned within the
Department of Defense Attaché System (DAFAS).
    h. Engineering Petty Officer (EPOs) Ashore & Afloat: EPOs are
required to maintain assigned qualifications, currency and
proficiency at their respective unit.
    i. Executive Petty Officer (XPOs) Ashore & Afloat: XPOs are
required to maintain assigned qualifications, currency and
proficiency at their respective unit.
    j. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Maritime Infrastructure
Protective Force Training Advisory Group (MIPFTAG)*: To receive AP,
enlisted members must be assigned to this training, and possess the
array of training qualifications and credentials necessary to train
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia personnel in Maritime Security Force
strategy and tactics. A member will have AP suspended if they are
absent from the unit for greater than 30 days (not including TDY),
or at any time when the MIPFTAG Program Manager determines the
member no longer eligible for AP.
    k. Officer Candidate School (OCS) Company Chief*: Members must
be an E-7. Must meet the Special Assignment criteria outlined in
Article 1.E.2A of REF (A). Members must be a graduate of the CPOA
or a Senior Enlisted DoD Leadership Academy.
    l. Officer in charge (OIC) Ashore & Afloat*: Member must meet the
cutter qualification and currency requirements for being assigned as
an OIC ashore & afloat and serving as an OIC at their respective
unit. AP is authorized concurrently to a fully qualified acting OIC
afloat or ashore, and the permanently assigned OIC in his/her
absence for a period of at least 30 consecutive days, but not more
than 90 days. After 90 days of absence, AP shall be terminated for
the permanently assigned OIC, and the acting OIC will be the sole AP
recipient for that billet until no longer serving as the acting OIC.
    m. Recruit Assistant Battalion Commander, Battalion Commander,
and Company Commander*: Member must serve in a billet designated on
the PAL, or be temporarily assigned to a surge billet for at least
30 consecutive days, satisfactorily complete the in-house training
at TRACEN Cape May, and be designated by the CO.
8. Reservists performing any type of duty, including Active Duty
for Training (ADT), Inactive Duty Training (IDT), Active Duty
Operational Support (ADOS), and Involuntary Recall, are entitled to
SDP/AP on a prorated basis if the assignment to that duty or RPAL
billet performs duty for which SDP or AP is authorized by this
ALCOAST. Reservists serving in RPAL billets for which SDP/AP is
authorized on IDT or ADT are not authorized SDP or AP if ordered to
voluntary active duty assignments involving duty that isn't eligible
for SDP or AP. Reservists ordered to involuntary active duty are
authorized continuation of SDP/AP authorized for their RPAL IDT
assignment, if otherwise eligible. Reservist must meet the
eligibility requirements listed above in order to be eligible for
SDP/AP.
9. General Guidance for all SDP and AP authorization.
    a. No one may be in concurrent receipt of both SDP and AP. If a
Member is eligible to receive both SDP and AP payments in any
respective category, they may elect which Special Pay (SDP or AP)
they wish to receive.
    b. No one may be in concurrent receipt of two categories of SDP.
        (1) If a Member is serving in a billet which is authorized
SDP, and meets the eligibility standards for another SDP, the
Member is authorized the higher of the two pay amounts.
        (2) If a member meets criteria for two categories of SDP
with equal pay levels, the Member is authorized SDP for the
category that best matches his/her primary position at the unit.
    c. Effect of injury, illness, or disability on continued SDP or
AP eligibility.
        (1) In the event that a Member is injured, falls ill, or is
otherwise physically disabled while performing the duty for which
SDP or AP is paid, SDP or AP may be paid for up to 90 days during
period of the treatment for the condition that would otherwise
render the member ineligible for the special pay. The SDP or AP
will be suspended on the 91st day following the disqualifying
injury, illness, or physical disability.
        (2) Any injuries, illness, or physical disabilities incurred
under any circumstances that are not directly related to the
performance of duty for which the SDP or AP is paid will result in
suspension of the special pay effective the day the member's CO
determines the Member is no longer able to perform the duty for
which the special pay is authorized.
10. SDP/AP eligibility terminates: the day before the member departs
PCS, the date the Member is removed from duty by competent authority
(e.g., relief for cause), or once the Member is no longer qualified
(e.g., does not complete four watches during a month as a Rescue
Swimmer or deployed TDY for 14 days as a Rescue Swimmer or any
combination of both during the month, does not meet or is not
expected to meet the 175 days deployment, TDY, etc.). Additionally,
SDP/AP terminates the day a member departs a unit with no
expectation of return prior to separation or retirement (e.g.,
leave or excused absence a.k.a., "permissive orders").
11. Responsibilities:
      a. Members authorized SDP or AP under this ALCOAST shall:
          (1) Read and understand the conditions for eligibility for
their respective special pay in this ALCOAST;
          (2) Notify their CO of any condition or circumstance that
might affect their eligibility for continuation of SDP or AP; and
          (3) When their eligibility for SDP or AP has been terminated
or suspended on account of transfer or other reasons, review their
statements of semi-monthly income (payslips) to confirm that the
special pay previously authorized is no longer credited to their
pay accounts. If the special pay has not been stopped when it
reasonably should have, members must set aside the suspected
erroneous payment for eventual repayment and notify their
administrative office in writing of the suspected overpayment.
      b. COs must timely notify their SPOs of members' SDP/AP
eligibility or loss of eligibility including certifying the
documentation for a reservist. Unit P&A offices must regularly
review affected members' continued eligibility for SDP or AP and
provide timely notice to SPOs when members lose eligibility.
      c. SPOs must submit the proper Direct Access input to
commence/terminate SDP/AP payment as appropriate.
12. REF (B) outlines SDP/AP policy. Questions about SDP/AP
eligibility should be directed to the appropriate HQ program
manager. For questions regarding SDP/AP policy contained in
REF (B), contact YNCS J. L. Bruner or CWO K. L. Cox in
COMDT (CG-1332) by email to COMPENSATION@USCG.MIL.
13. RADM E. C. Jones, Assistant Commandant for Human
Resources (CG-1), sends.
14. Internet release is authorized.