2017 BAH Up an Average of 2.4%, BAS Unchanged
Here is my summary of an article from the Military Officers Association of America about 2017 allowances:
- Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) will climb an average of 2.4 percent Jan. 1, or about $41 a month.
- Actual increases for individual BAH recipients will vary by Military Housing Area, pay grade, and dependency status. You can look up your BAH at this link.
- For a third straight year, BAH adjustments will not quite keep pace with the average rise in rent and utility costs, as the Department of Defense sticks to a five-year plan to trim the cost of stateside housing allowances gradually. The dampening of rates will continue until 2019, when recipients will be paying 5 percent of their off-base rental expenses out of pocket.
- Rates will fall in 82 housing areas, or 27 percent of the total. A rate protection provision, however, won’t allow BAH payments to fall for members already assigned to an area unless their pay grade is lowered or their dependency status changed.
- Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) rates will not change Jan. 1 because food prices were flat the past year. Monthly food allowances for officers will remain at $253.63 per month.
Director of Medical Services Position at NMC Portsmouth – O5/O6 Position
Director of Medical Services at NMC Portsmouth will be vacated in spring/summer 2017. To be eligible to apply, members must already be at NMCP or up for orders and must coordinate with their Detailer/Specialty Leader.
The qualified officer should be a CDR or CAPT, have senior leadership experience, and a keen understanding for the governance of hospital operations. Interested candidates should submit via e-mail a letter of intent, CV, BIO, PRIMS data, and their last three fitreps or letters of recommendation (no more than three total) no later than 1 FEB 2017 to Ms. Carley Schneider (e-mail address can be found in the global address book).
The position description is here:
PCS Orders Will Be Delayed Due to the Continuing Resolution
WASHINGTON (NNS) — The Navy announced today that Sailors should expect to receive orders with approximately two months lead time for permanent change of station (PCS) moves following passage of a second Continuing Resolution (CR) for Fiscal Year 17 that will fund the government through April 28, of next year.
“The Navy fully realizes that these shortened lead times limit Sailors’ time to prepare for moves, and burdens them and their families,” said Chief of Naval Personnel, Vice Adm. Robert Burke. “Going forward, we remain committed to providing Sailors with as much information and lead time as we can. Our goal remains to mitigate the CR’s impact on Sailors and their families, to the best of our ability. We ask for your patience as we work through the funding challenges.”
Due to the way resources are phased and allocated under a CR, the Navy currently does not have sufficient funds in our manpower accounts to allow for normal three to four month lead times for Sailors’ PCS orders.
While the Navy will make every effort to ensure that PCS orders are released in a timely manner, these fiscal challenges will result in compressed PCS timelines for Sailors. To date, NPC has received less funding than planned and the average lead time for PCS orders has decreased to approximately two months. Sailors who have not yet received orders will likely have less than two months lead time when the orders are released.
The Navy has utilized a prioritization strategy in previous PCS funding-constrained periods with the intent to minimize impact to Fleet readiness, career timing, and families. Emphasis will remain on global support assignment rotations, career milestone billets, critical readiness fills, minimizing gaps at sea for deployed units and those working up to deploy, and keeping the training pipelines moving. Those Sailors who are going to operational units about to deploy, numbered fleet staffs, overseas billets, individual augmentees or must-moves (safety, early return of dependents, humanitarian) will be issued their orders first.
Additionally, Navy Personnel Command will continue to issue letters of intent for overseas moves. That way, while orders may not be in hand, individuals can start the process of doing overseas and medical screenings, dependent entry approval, passport applications and security clearance requests.
We encourage all Sailors with projected rotation dates during this fiscal year to contact their detailers with questions and concerns with the understanding that there may be a delay as we work through Sailors’ issues.
Director for Education, Training, and Research at Walter Reed – O5/O6 Position
All the info is in this PDF:
The qualified officer should be in the grade of O5/O6, have senior leadership experience, and be able to serve a minimum of 2 years. If you are interested, contact your Specialty Leader or Detailer.
FY17 Navy Medicine Leadership Course Catalog & AMDOC Information
Here is the FY17 Navy Medicine Leadership Course Catalog:
FY17 Navy Medicine Leadership Course Catalog
AMDOC remains the most requested course, and it is challenging to get into. For example, the next AMDOC course had 77 Medical Corps applicants for 12 spots. BUMED prioritizes for those who are about to come into zone for promotion to allow greatest selection opportunity. When you apply to AMDOC be sure to include where you are in the promotion cycle in your application. You may have to apply numerous times before you are selected.
Navy Medicine East Chief Medical Officer – O6
Here is the position description for the Navy Medicine East CMO. This is an O-6 position. Nominees should be prepared to be in the Tidewater region in April/May 2017 timeframe for turnover. Interested parties should submit their CV/BIO/LOI/OSR/PSR and last 3 fitreps to their Specialty Leader by 4 Jan 2017 for consideration.
3D Marine Logistics Group Surgeon, Okinawa, Japan – O5/O6 – Summer 2017
Anyone interested should contact their Detailer or Specialty Leader. You need to PCS in summer 2017 on 2 year orders.
The 3D Marine Logistics Group (MLG) Surgeon billet is an O-6 billet located in Okinawa, Japan. The member will function as a special staff officer reporting directly to a 1-star Marine Corps General and their staff. Their duties include providing advice on all matters related to healthcare of the MLG Marines and units they support both in garrison and deployed. The MLG Surgeon has direct oversight of a number of General Medical Officers and Independent Duty Corpsmen and works with the 3D Medical Battalion CO to coordinate medical coverage of all operations and training evolutions across the Pacific theater. The member will be expected to work cooperatively with other III MEF forces, the local Naval Hospitals as well as other host/guest nation military medical personnel. The 3D MLG Surgeon is also responsible for ensuring the proper continuing medical education of all healthcare personnel assigned as well as basic medical instruction for Marines.
The ideal candidate is an O-5/O-6 preferably with the Fleet Marine Force Warfare designated AQD, motivated for a challenging executive medical tour providing oversight of healthcare for over 20,000 Marines.
As a member of the Commanding General’s Special Staff, the 3D MLG Surgeon is responsible to the CG, via the Chief of Staff. The 3D MLG Surgeon’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
- Exercises staff responsibility over all professional and technical medical matters.
- Coordinates the medical activities of 3D MLG through the preparation of medical estimates, plans, and orders based on instructions and requirements from higher authority.
- Supervises medical services to include preventive medicine, sanitation, and provisions for the care, treatment, and evacuation of the sick and injured including combat and mass casualties.
- Monitors the deployment of all medical personnel and makes recommendations to the CG to ensure their maximum utilization within 3D MLG.
- Monitors the training of medical personnel and first aid training of Marines and Sailors.
- Coordinates requests for medical personnel augmentation.
- Coordination of the Navy Fleet Marine Force Qualified Officer Program.
National Capital Region Chief Medical Officer Position – O6
The position description is here. Interested parties need to send their CV/BIO/LOI/OSR/PSR to their Detailer or Specialty Leader by 5 Jan 2017. You need to be on-station in the National Capital Region summer 2017.
Chief, DoD Medical Exam Review Board – CAPT/CAPT(s)
The position description is here. This billet is located in Colorado Springs, CO. The rank requirement is O-6 or O-6 select. Interested parties must send their CV/Bio/Letter of Intent/OSR/PSR through their Detailer or Specialty Leader by 19 Dec 2016.
Special Pay Details and Request Templates
The BUMED Special Pays site has been updated and now says this:
2 Dec 16: The FY17 NAVADMIN (262/17) was released on 1Dec16. The attached FY17 Pay Plans are below, and explain the conversion and eligibility for the new Consolidated Special Pays. All requests must be endorsed and emailed to the below email address along with any questions.
usn.ncr.bumedfchva.mbx.specialpays-bumed@mail.mil
In addition, here are some templates one of the officers in my community got from BUMED yesterday:
Board Certified Pay CO Endorsement
Incentive Pay Request – CO Endorsement
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