Medical Corps
FY25 Medical Corps Pay Plan
Many of you have seen the announcement for FY25 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OFFICER SPECIAL PAYS FOR ACTIVE DUTY (NAVADMIN 198/24) but noticed the link to the BUMED Special Pays website does not have the FY25 plan. The website will take a few days to update. In the meantime, the FY25 MC Special Pays Plan is attached below.
BUMED N1 estimated that the plan includes an additional $14 million in salary support. That number has been adjusted to $16 million. It remains “the most aggressive Medical Department pay plan in Navy history.” Many are shocked that it was passed but it speaks to a recognition by Congress that we need to aggressively incentivize military physician retention.
In addition to increased compensation for active duty, the FY25 Plan provides increased and expanded accession bonuses (ABs) to improve our Medical Corps end strength through direct accessions. In the spirit of the CNO’s “Every Sailor is a Recruiter” program, the Surgeon General has authorized the Corps Chiefs’ Office to sponsor teams to conduct recruitment activities at specialty-specific scientific/educational conferences. If you are interested in partnering with recruiters from Navy Recruiting Command to improve manning for your specialty, please contact your specialty leader about potential opportunities. Several specialties already have proposals awaiting FY25 lines of accounting.
The MC plan can be found here:
Virtual Medical Corps Chiefs Call – Save the Date – 16 OCT 2024
Our next Virtual Corps Chief Call with Admiral Valdes via MHS Teams is scheduled for October 16th, 2024. There will be two sessions on the same day. The objective of the call is to update as many officers as possible on various MC matters. Admiral Valdes and the Corps Chief Office will discuss these topics and be available for a Q&A session. We are excited to see and hear from you! Please find the Teams Link information below.
Next MC Symposium – K9 Care for Non-Vets – 20 MAY
The next Continuous MC Symposium will be Monday 20 May at noon EDT. CAPT Brad Butler, Reserve Affairs Officer, will speak about K9 Care for Non-Veterinarians. A recording will be available on the MC SharePoint site after PAO approval.
Dial-in by phone: +1 410-874-6747,,96564605#
VIRTUAL MEDICAL CORPS CHIEFS CALL – SAVE THE DATE FOR TWO SESSIONS UPCOMING ON WEDNESDAY, 17 APRIL 2024
- The next Virtual Corps Chief Call with Admiral Valdes via MHS Teams is scheduled for Wednesday, 17 April.
- Topics: To discuss various topics to include special pays, in depth results of the survey and life in the reserves and be available for Q+A from all of you.
- Please find the Teams Link information below.
- Date and Session information: We will also send out on a calendar invite.
- Session 1: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Time: 1130AM-1245PM EST, 0830-0945AM PST
- https://dod.teams.microsoft.us/l/meetup-join/19%3adod%3ameeting_115e8eb76b564bd287eadca32a0514bc%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%228903a443-af33-4ed4-acf5-ee613bcb2f59%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%220b3614cd-0408-4d39-b2e0-9b1bff0053a0%22%7d
- Call in Audio: +1 410-874-6747, phone conference ID 487 998 693#
- Session 2: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Time: 1900-2015 PM EST, 1600-1715 PM PST
- Link for Session 2: https://dod.teams.microsoft.us/l/meetup-join/19%3adod%3ameeting_a98b91eb49df415c94628917ee1990ce%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%228903a443-af33-4ed4-acf5-ee613bcb2f59%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%220b3614cd-0408-4d39-b2e0-9b1bff0053a0%22%7d
- Call in Audio: +1 410-874-6747, phone conference ID 605 535 640#
- If you have any questions that you want us to address, please provide to Captain Shauna O’Sullivan.
Next Continuous MC Symposium – Blinded by Trauma: Navy Medicine and the Unseen Threats of Future Conflict – 29 APR
- The next Continuous MC Symposium is Monday, 29 April at 1200 EDT. CDR Michael Sracic will present “Blinded by Trauma – Navy Medicine and the Unseen Threats of Future Conflict.”
- https://dod.teams.microsoft.us/l/meetup-join/19%3adod%3ameeting_66cd331198944ccf820dd7fed22c13f3%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%228903a443-af33-4ed4-acf5-ee613bcb2f59%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2253885b3a-1742-45f1-af24-ba456b7527c1%22%7d
- +1 410-874-6747,,661891211#
- If you have an idea for a topic, please contact CDR Robyn Treadwell.
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