Officer Health Professional retention bonus brief

Intent: To retain qualified health professionals currently serving in identified specialties in the ANG. (See table towards bottom of page)

Minimum Eligibility Requirements: The requirements identified below provide a list of the minimum qualifications needed to offer a

Health Professionals Cash Retention Bonus and execute a written agreement to enter this incentive.

• There is an additional contract that details other scenarios such as what happens if you cross-train, or if you go AGR or Technician, or if you separate from the ANG before completion of contract. 

To qualify for this incentive, applicants must:

• Be a graduate of an accredited institution of medicine, dentistry, nursing, optometry, or pharmacy.

• Possess and maintain a valid state license or certification to practice in the Health Professions specialty appointed in.

• Currently serving in a Health Professions Specialty identified as incentive eligible in the ANG.

• Have completed qualification for the specialty for which the Retention Bonus is being offered prior to the beginning of the

fiscal year the incentive written agreement is executed.

• Flight Surgeons serving in AFSC 48AX, 48RX or 48GX must complete the Aerospace Medicine Primary Course

(AMP). Include copies of Training Certificates in the Incentive Package.

• Flight Nurses serving in AFSC 46FX must complete Aeromedical Evacuation Formal Training Unit. Include copies

of Training Certificates in the Incentive Package.

•  Member must not be in excess

  • • Have less than 20 years’ Time in Service based on Pay Date as of the effective date of the written agreement

    • Not reach mandatory retirement or removal date due to age 62 or years of service during the period of obligated service. Per

AFI 36-3203

• Be below the grade of O-7

• Have completed the following:

  •  All service commitments

OR

• The service obligation for an Accession Bonus

• Provide DD-214s and/or NGB-22s for all previous periods of military service; all periods of service must be honorable.

• Remain assigned to the duty position for which receiving the bonus for the remainder of the obligation period.

• Member must not be serving in a permanent full-time position where federal law requires membership in the ANG as a

condition of employment (AGR or Technician).

•  HP ANG officers are not authorized to be in an Incentive Pay (IP) /Board Certified Pay (BCP) contract and a DSG bonus.

contract at the same time. Communicate with your unit Credential Manager to prevent erroneous payments or need for

recoupment of bonus funds.

•  Execute the appropriate written agreement to remain in the ANG as a Health Professions Officer for three years.

Program Specifics:

• HP Bonus effective date are to be created in AFRISS-TF when member is eligible after 30 days from DOA.

• HP bonuses are created in the current FY. Any contracts dated for previous FYs are not authorized.

• HP members must be primary in the duty position.

  • • Exception: MDG/CC may receive and/or retain bonus based on their incentive eligible PAFSC while serving

in the MDG/CC DAFSC if all other eligibility requirements are met in accordance with the current FY

Operational Guidance.

• Follow the HP Checklist provided with the contract. Additional documents are to be uploaded separately. Example DD214s

or NGB22s.

• A complete incentive package must be uploaded to AFRISS-TF supporting documents and approved by NGB Retention

Operations. Incentive is not considered valid until approval is granted.

• Attachment 10-2 of this Operational Guidance outlines the payment amounts.

The following circumstances require approval from NGB/A1YR for AFRISS-TF Master AFSC changes. (Refer to Administrative Requirements, Attachment 8):

• Health Professional Officers affected by an NGB-directed reduction in force, mission change, unit conversion etc. may be

relieved from recoupment with an approved ETP

• ANG to ANG transfers will be administered IAW Fiscal Year 2024 Recruiting and Retention Initiatives:

  • • All members currently serving in an incentive written agreement who transfer to another ANG unit retain their current incentive program provided the member remains in the same AFSC.