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short notice may not permit an SRB payment
concurrent with reenlistment. For short notice requests,
BUPERS (PERS 292) can provide the DTG of the
message granting SRB reenlistment authority via
telephone whenever possible. Short-term extensions
me not authorized by BUPERS (PERS 292).
Telephone inquiries to BUPERS (PERS 292) on the
status of PRECERT should only be made by disbursing
personnel, command career counselors, Yeomen (YNs)
or you, the PN, and not by the member concerned.
Policy and eligibility questions can normally be
resolved by calling BUPERS.
Only BUPERS (PERS 292) can provide SRB
payment authority to the requesting activity. After an
SRB request is approved by BUPERS (PERS 292), a
Military Pay Order, NAVCOMPT Form 3060, must be
submitted to start the SRB entitlement. For instructions
concerning the preparation of the NAVCOMIT Form
3060, you should refer to the DFAS Pay/Personnel
Procedures Manual (Navy) and/or the SDSPROMAN,
volume I, as appropriate.
If BUPERS (PERS 292) disapproves the SRB
request, the reason will be stated and guidance for
resubmission (if applicable) will be provided to your
command.
OPNAVINST 1160.6 provides more information
on specific eligibility criteria for members with broken
service, zone eligibility criteria, special policies, officer
procurement programs, and lateral conversions. The
instruction also shows sample page 13 entries, a sample
worksheet to determine SRB amount, message
preparation instructions, a sample of an SRB request
message, and other information pertinent to
reenlistment bonuses.
OTHER BONUSES
There are other bonuses that are available for some
qualified members. They are primarily for officers, but
nevertheless, you must know that they exist. You
should be able to go to the source that contains
information about these bonuses whenever you are
asked questions concerning the eligibility criteria.
These bonuses include the following:
Nuclear career accession bonus
Nuclear career annual incentive bonus
Nuclear officer accession bonus
Aviator retention bonus
Registered nurse accession bonus
8-12
You should know something about each one of
them. The information concerning these bonuses is
contained in the DODFMR, volume 7, part A.
DEPENDENTS’ DENTAL PLAN
It is important for you to be familiar with the
Dependents’ Dental Plan (DDP). DDP has been in
effect since 1986. Benefits under the DDP were
expanded effective 1 April 1993. You will be required
to counsel personnel concerning the DDP when, for
example, they report aboard your command for duty,
when they get married and/or acquire dependents, when
members who already have dependents ask you
questions concerning their continued eligibility,
disenrollment procedures, or when transferring
overseas to an area where DDP is not available.
The DDP is a congressionally mandated program
(Title 10, United States Code, chapter 55, section
1076a) to provide dental insurance for eligible
dependents of active duty members of the uniformed
services. OPNAVINST 1751.1 provides guidance for
the administration and management of enrollment,
eligibility determination, and premium payroll
deduction for dental insurance coverage for dependents
of active duty members within the Department of the
Navy. This is a voluntary program that requires
monthly payroll deductions for insurance premium
payment.
Eligible dependents are enrolled in DDP as either a
single dependent or a family. Single-dependent
enrollment is for one dependent. Family enrollment is
for two or more dependents. With few exceptions, a
sponsor cannot enroll some dependents and not others.
All eligible dependents must be enrolled or none at all,
and enrollment must be for a period of at least 24
months. If a member has dependents residing in two or
more separate locations, the member may elect to enroll
the dependents residing in only one location. It is also
possible to enroll one dependent without enrolling one
or more dependents under age 4.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF COVERAGE
The effective date of coverage for all eligible
dependents is the first day of the month following the
month in which the completed enrollment form is
received and certified by the PERSUPPDET or
personnel office. For example, if a member submits a
Uniformed Services Active Duty Dependents’ Dental
Plan (DDP) Enrollment Election, DD Form 2494, on 10
May 1995 to the PERSUPPDET or personnel office, the
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