R 052341Z DEC 07
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLAS
MARADMIN 712/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA/MP//
SUBJ/SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY (SDAP) FOR SERGEANTS MAJOR AND
/MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANTS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/-/31OCT2007//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/-/01APR2007//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/-/07MAR2006//
NARR/REF A IS DC M&RA MEMO AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF SDAP
TO SLATED SERGEANTS MAJOR AND MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANTS
SERVING AS SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISORS. REF B IS THE DEFENSE
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION (DODFMR), VOLUME 7A,
CHAPTER 8. REF C IS MCO 7220.12N SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY
(SDAP) PROGRAM.//
POC/P. R. BONINCONTRI/CAPT/UNIT:MPO-40/-/TEL:COM (703)784-9386
/TEL:DSN 278-9386/EMAIL:PHILLIP.BONINCONTRI@USMC.MIL//
POC/M. D. REW/SGTMAJ/UNIT:MM/-/TEL:COM (703)784-9203
/TEL:DSN 278-9203 /EMAIL:MICHAEL.REW@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO PUBLISH THE AUTHORIZATION TO PAY SDAP
TO SLATED SERGEANTS MAJOR AND MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANTS SERVING AS
SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISORS AT THE GENERAL OFFICER/SENIOR EXECUTIVE
SERVICE LEVEL.
2. PER REF A, EFFECTIVE 1 JAN 08 SLATED SERGEANTS MAJOR AND MASTER
GUNNERY SERGEANTS SERVING AS SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISORS ARE AUTHORIZED
SDAP WHEN ASSIGNED TO DUTIES AT THE GENERAL OFFICER/SENIOR EXECUTIVE
SERVICE LEVEL.
3. MONTHLY SDAP LEVEL DOLLAR AMOUNTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
CHANGES IN PAY LEVELS ARE PUBLISHED IN CHAPTER 8 OF VOLUME 7A OF REF
B. THE MONTHLY FY08 SDAP DOLLAR AMOUNTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
SD-LEVEL VALUE
SD-1 $75
SD-2 $150
SD-3 $225
SD-4 $300
SD-5 $375
SD-6 $450
4. THE IDENTIFICATION OF SLATED SERGEANTS MAJOR AND MASTER GUNNERY
SERGEANT ASSIGNMENTS ARE PUBLISHED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT DC M&RA(MM) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
PUBLISHING THIS MESSAGE AND IS THE EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY REGARDING ALL
ASSIGNMENTS.
5. SLATED SERGEANTS MAJOR AND MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANTS ARE
AUTHORIZED SDAP BASED ON THE STRUCTURED GENERAL OFFICER RANK.
SLATED SERGEANTS MAJOR AND MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANTS ARE AUTHORIZED
MONTHLY SDAP AT THE FOLLOWING LEVELS:
RANK PAY-LEVEL
SMMC SD-6
GEN/LTGEN SD-4
MAJGEN/BGEN/SES SD-3
6. JOINT ASSIGNMENTS. ASSIGNMENT AS THE SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISOR TO
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF IS AUTHORIZED SDAP AT PAY
LEVEL SD-6. ADDITIONALLY, SERGEANTS MAJOR AND MASTER GUNNERY
SERGEANTS ASSIGNED TO JOINT BILLETS AS SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISORS TO
GENERAL OFFICERS (O10) ARE AUTHORIZED SDAP AT PAY LEVEL SD-6.
7. TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS TO A SLATED SERGEANT MAJOR BILLET OR A
MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISOR BILLET, ARE NOT
AUTHORIZED SDAP UNLESS THE SERGEANT MAJOR OR MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT
IS CURRENTLY IN RECEIPT OF SDAP FOR HIS PERMANENT ASSIGNMENT.
8. SERGEANTS MAJOR SERVING ON SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT ARE ONLY
AUTHORIZED ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT OF SDAP. IN EVERY SITUATION WHERE
DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SDAP ARE AUTHORIZED, THE HIGHER VALUE OF SDAP
WILL BE PAID. FOR EXAMPLE, THE SGTMAJ ASSIGNED TO MARINE CORPS
RECRUIT DEPOT/EASTERN RECRUITING REGION IS AUTHORIZED SDAP AT THE
SD-2 PAY LEVEL. BECAUSE THIS SLATED ASSIGNMENT IS RESIDENT AT THE
BRIGADIER GENERAL LEVEL, PAYMENT OF SDAP AT THE SD-3 LEVEL IS ALSO
AUTHORIZED.
IN THIS SITUATION, A COMBINATION OF SD-2 AND SD-3 WOULD NOT BE
AUTHORIZED, SD-3 WOULD BE THE VALUE THAT IS PAID.
9. MARINES SERVING IN ASSIGNMENTS ANNOTATED IN PARAGRAPH 4 WHOSE
GENERAL OFFICER/SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE MEMBER'S BILLET IS NOT
BEING HELD BY A GENERAL OFFICER/SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE MEMBER ARE
AUTHORIZED SDAP BASED ON THE STRUCTURED RANK OF THAT BILLET.
10. PER REF C, SDAP IS A MONTHLY PAY AND IS SUBJECT TO PRORATING.
11. THIS MESSAGE IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL FORCE.
12. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER
PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//