R 022140Z OCT 18 FM COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA TO NAVRESFOR INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC COMNAVRESFORCOM NORFOLK VA COMNAVAIRFOR SAN DIEGO CA COMNAVAIRFORES SAN DIEGO CA COMNAVIFORES FORT WORTH TX BUMED FALLS CHURCH VA COMNAVCRUITCOM MILLINGTON TN COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN BT UNCLAS ALNAVRESFOR 021/18 MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA/NOV// SUBJ/RECRUITING AND RETENTION INCENTIVES FOR SELECTED RESERVE HEALTH PROFESSIONS OFFICERS// RMKS/1. This NAVRESFOR announces the recruiting and retention incentives for Selected Reserve (SELRES) Health Professions Officers (HPO) in Critical Wartime Specialties (CWS) and Non-critical Skill Shortages. Incentives outlined in this program are effective 1 October 2018. The Navy Reserve bonus program plays an essential role in retaining our highest quality and best qualified officers and is a vital part of supporting a "Total Force" strategy and maintaining combat readiness. 2. Eligibility Determination and Bonus Application Procedures: a. Eligibility criteria for SELRES HPO recruiting incentives for affiliation, accession, retention, and specialties for special pay for the Reserve Component Health Professions Stipend Program, and Reserve Component Loan Repayment Program may be found on the Navy Reserve Homeport (NRH) website at: https://private.navyreserve.navy. mil/cnrfc/n-codes/n1/cnrfc_n112a/pages/n112a.aspx. b. This NAVRESFOR incorporates policies outlined in the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs "Health Professions Officer Special and Incentive Pay Plan," signed 28 September 2018, DoD Instruction 6000.13, "Accession and Retention Policies, Programs, and Incentives for Military Health Professions Officers (HPOs)," incorporating Change 1, effective 3 May 2016, and RESPERMAN 1570-020. c. A Navy Reserve Activity's (NRA) point of contact will assist officers in starting and completing the application for special pay for retention. Guidance in completing the special pay form can be located at the same link mentioned above. 3. Point of contact for application questions is Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command (CNRFC) (N11) Incentive Program Specialists at CNRFC_officerbonus_shop(at)navy.mil. 4. Point of contact for policy questions is CNRFC (N11) at (757) 322-2262/DSN 262-2262 or e-mail robert.l.brown16(at)navy.mil. 5. This NAVRESFOR is effective 1 October 2018, supersedes previous incentive guidance regarding HPOs in NAVRESFOR 022/17, and will remain in effect until superseded or cancelled, whichever occurs first. 6. Released by VADM L. M. McCOLLUM, Commander, Navy Reserve Force.// BT #0025 NNNN