DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000
NAVY PENTAGON
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ASHINGTON DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 7220.18A
PERS-43/N130
1 Oct 2019
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 7220.18A
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY AND BONUS PROGRAM
Ref: (a) DoD Instruction 7730.67 of 20 October 2016
(b) 37 U.S.C.
(c) SECNAVINST 7220.88
(d) DoD 7000.14-R, Financial Management Regulation, Vol. 7A of June2019
(e) NAVPERS 15560D
(f) CNAF M-3710.7 of 5 May 2016
(g) NAVMED P-117
(h) OPNAVINST 1000.16L
(i) BUPERSINST 1301.40C
Encl: (1) Definitions
(2) Monthly Aviation Incentive Pay Rates – All Officers
(3) AvIP Years of Aviation Service (YAS) Gate Chart
1. Purpose
a. To provide information, policy and procedures for the administration of aviation
incentive pay (AvIP) and aviation bonus (AvB) for aviation officers in line with references (a)
through (i).
b. This revision updates Navy policy to align with Department of Defense (DoD) policy
described in reference (a). This instruction is a complete revision and should be read in its
entirety.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 7220.18 and OPNAVINST 7220.9.
3. Scope and Applicability. References (a) through (d) define the law, DoD and Department of
the Navy policies that govern the AvIP programs. This instruction establishes additional
Service-level policy and applies to aeronautically-designated officers.
4. Background. The aviation pay system of the Military Services is authorized by reference (b).
Payment of AvIP is restricted to those regular and reserve officers who hold or are in a training
syllabus that will lead to an aeronautical designation described in this instruction, and who
engage and remain in aviation service. Reference (b) also authorizes AvB for eligible
