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COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 7220.20A
AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY (AvIP) AND BONUS (AvB) PROGRAM
(a)
Title 37, United States Code (U.S.C.) – Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services
(b)
Coast Guard Pay Manual, COMDTINST M7220.29 (series)
(c)
Management and Administration of Aviation Incentive Pays, COMDTINST
7220.39 (series)
(d)
Military Bonus Programs, COMDTINST M7220.2 (series)
(e)
Personnel and Pay Procedures Manual, PPCINST M1000.2 (series)
(f)
Title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.) - Armed Forces
1.
PURPOSE. This publishes an update to the Aviation Incentive Pay (AvIP) and Bonus (AvB)
Program.
2.
ACTION. All Coast Guard unit commanders, commanding officers, officers-in-charge,
deputy/assistant commandants, and chiefs of headquarters staff elements must comply with
the provisions of this Instruction. Internet release is authorized.
3.
DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. Aviation Incentive Pay (AvIP) and Bonus (AvB) Program,
COMDTINST 7220.20, is cancelled.
4.
DISCLAIMER. This guidance is not a substitute for applicable legal requirements, nor is it itself
a rule. It is intended to provide operational guidance for Coast Guard personnel and is not
intended nor does it impose legally-binding requirements on any party outside the Coast Guard.
5.
MAJOR CHANGES.
a. Retired Officers, recalled to active duty for service in a Duty Involving Flight Operations or
Training (DIFOPS), Duty Involving Flying for Proficiency (DIFPRO) assignment, are eligible
for AvIP so long as they meet all other conditions listed in subparagraphs 10.a thru 10.d. of the
Instruction.
United States Coast Guard
US Coast Guard Stop 7907
2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE
Washington, DC 20593-7907
Staff Symbol: CG-1332
Phone: (202) 475-5390
Fax: (202) 475-3929
COMDTINST 7220.20A
06 JAN 2020
