ALCOAST 103/24 - MAR 2024 FY25 SPECIAL DUTY PAY (SDP) AND ASSIGNMENT PAY (AP) PANEL

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FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
TO ALCOAST
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UNCLAS
ALCOAST 103/24
SSIC 7220
SUBJ: FY25 SPECIAL DUTY PAY (SDP) AND ASSIGNMENT PAY (AP) PANEL
A. Special Duty Pay (SDP), COMDTINST 1430.1Q
B. Coast Guard Pay Manual, COMDTINST M7220.29D
C. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 281912Z SEP 23/ALCOAST 360/23
1. This ALCOAST announces the convening of the FY25 SDP/AP Panel.
The SDP/AP Panel will convene 15-16 April 2024.
2. SDP and AP are special pays intended to encourage officers and
enlisted personnel to consider career fields or assignments of
particular importance to fulfillment of Coast Guard missions. SDP
and AP funding resources are limited and must compete for the scarce
funding available to the Coast Guard for this purpose. Requests for
SDP or AP will be evaluated on the following basis:
    a. SDP: Authorized as an incentive to retain members who perform
duties requiring special qualifications and having difficulty and
arduousness of a greater degree than that expected of the majority
of the Coast Guard personnel.
    b. AP: Authorized as an inducement for members to pursue
assignments that are extremely demanding of time and impose a
greater degree of responsibility than that expected of other members
of similar grade and experience.
3. In accordance with REFs (A) and (B), and considering the FY24 SDP
and AP authorizations announced by REF (C) for precedent and
context, the SDP/AP Panel will:
    a. Evaluate all FY25 SDP and AP requests, and recommend FY25
authorizations based upon received requests and Coast Guard
Headquarters program manager (CGHQ PM) endorsements.
    b. Consider continuation of FY24 AP authorizations in FY25, with
no submission required by the appropriate CGHQ PM. FY24 AP
authorizations may be reduced or eliminated in FY25 based on Service
needs.
    c. Consider continuation of FY24 SDP authorizations in FY25,
based upon revalidation by the appropriate CGHQ PM. FY24 SDP
authorizations may be reduced or eliminated in FY25 based on Service
needs.
    d. Consider requests to change an FY24 SDP or AP authorization
for FY25. Such requests must include appropriate justification from
the requestor and positive endorsement from the appropriate CGHQ PM.
4. All SDP and AP authorization requests must be validated and
affirmatively endorsed by the appropriate CGHQ PM prior to panel
consideration. Commanding Officer assignments will not be considered
for SDP or AP. All FY25 SDP/AP requests, including CGHQ PM
revalidation of FY24 SDP and requests to change FY24 SDP/AP
authorizations for FY24 must be submitted by email, via CGHQ PMs,
and received by COMDT (CG-1M12) at COMPENSATION@USCG.MIL NLT COB on
08 APR 2024. Submissions arriving after the deadline or lacking
CGHQ PM endorsement will not be considered by the panel. Waivers of
the SDP/AP request submission deadline will not be considered.
5. CGHQ PMs must provide effective oversight for all requests and
revalidations under their purview. All SDP/AP requests and SDP
revalidations must utilize the appropriate memorandum template
located in the Templates folder at:
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https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/cg13/cg1332/Shared%20Documents

6. Questions regarding this ALCOAST may be directed to Division of
Military Compensation Policy (CG-1M12) at: COMPENSATION@USCG.MIL.
7. RADM M. W. Raymond, Assistant Commandant for Military Personnel
(CG-1M), sends.
8. Internet release is authorized.