DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 7220.15A
N1/PERS-42
11 Jul 2022
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 7220.15A
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: SUBMARINE DUTY INCENTIVE PAY PROGRAM
Ref: (a) 37 U.S.C. §352
(b) DoDI 1340.26 of 25 Sep 2017
(c) 37 U.S.C. §353
(d) Under Secretary of Defense Memorandum to ASN (M&RA), Transition of
Continuous Submarine Duty Incentive Pay, 26 Jan 2018
(e) ASN (M&RA) Memorandum to DCNO (MPT&E) (N1), Delegation of Authority to
Administer Continuous Submarine Duty Incentive Pay, 11 May 2018
(f) DOD 7000.14-R FMR Vol 7A, CH 23
(g) OPNAVINST 1160.8B
Encl: (1) CONSUBPAY Eligibility Flowchart
(2) Administrative Procedures for SUBPAY
(3) List of Courses of Instruction Creditable Toward Accumulation of Total Operational
Submarine Service
(4) Submarine Command Staffs
(5) Example - Total Operational Submarine Service Worksheet
(6) Example - Record of Submarine Duty for Special Test and Evaluation Details
(7) Examples of Submarine Command Staff Ride Time Accounting
(8) Submarine Operational Command Staff Members Underway Time Required for
Fractional Part of Month
(9) Example – Individual Submarine Underway Ride Time Record for Submarine
Command Staffs
1. Purpose. To update policies and procedures for the Submarine Duty Incentive Pay
(SUBPAY) Program. This instruction is a complete revision and should be reviewed in its
entirety.
