COMDTINST 7220.2A governs Coast Guard policies and procedures concerning authorization for bonus payments for all enlisted and officer personnel.
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It addresses military bonus programs for active and reserve personnel, including enlisted members, officers, Reservists, and aviation bonuses. It requires Coast Guard command personnel to comply with its policies and updates eligibility and obligated service provisions for several bonuses.
Applies to: This Instruction promulgates bonus and incentive policy applicable to active and reserve personnel.
All Coast Guard unit commanders, commanding officers, officers-in-charge, deputy/assistant commandants, and chief of headquarter directorates must comply with the policies contained. (paragraph 2)
The eligibility requirements for the Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) have been changed so that members may reenlist at any time within the Fiscal Year (FY) of the member’s current end of enlistment (EOE) for the purpose of obtaining an applicable SRB. (paragraph 3)
Members who are currently in a Class A School or apprenticeship program during an offering for an applicable Critical Skills Training Bonus (CSTB) are now eligible to apply for the CSTB bonus. (paragraph 3)
The obligated service requirements for the SELRES Enlistment Bonus Program have changed to eight years (6 years SELRES, 2 years IRR). (paragraph 3)
Members affiliating in to the Reserve Component and transferring to the IRR due to billet non-availability will now remain eligible for the SELRES Affiliation Bonus for up to nine months after affiliation. (paragraph 3)