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Marine Corps Combat Instructor Role Once Again a Special Duty Assignment
Combat instructors -- Marines who teach entry-level devil dogs basic warfighting skills -- are once again a special duty assignment.
As of May, the combat instructor, which is open to infantry Marines, is again one of these assignments after it was dropped from the criteria several years ago. The change was announced by the service's Manpower and Reserve Affairs division earlier this month.
Special duty assignments, or SDAs, are billets outside of a Marine's primary job and include being a recruiter , drill instructor and security guard. Sometimes those assignments are voluntary, but other times Marines are ordered into them.
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"I went through combat instructor school back in 2015," Gunnery Sgt. Tyler Stokes, an enlisted assignments monitor for combat instructors, said in a video released by the service. "It's an extremely rewarding duty because you actually get to affect and to teach the warfighting skills that all Marines learn through the entry-level training pipeline, and it's really critical for the operational readiness of the force."
Stokes said that the commandant of the Marine Corps , Gen. Eric Smith, issued guidance earlier this year that said the combat instructor role would once again be a special duty assignment.
Combat instructors teach Marines weapons handling, employment of automatic weapons, the nuances of munition types, land navigation, communications, tactics and patrolling, among other tasks critical for young troops entering the Corps.
Typically, tours for combat instructors, and other special duty assignments, are three years. Marines coming back for a second tour may have their assignment shortened to two years, according to a previous Marine Corps message.
Marines assigned to the combat instructor role are primarily sent to the Corps' two infantry schools, located on each coast. Specifically, they are assigned to Camp Pendleton , California, or Camp Lejeune , North Carolina.
Prior to being assigned to the installations, prospective combat instructors go through the Marine Combat Instructor School, or MCIS, a nine-week course that includes written exams, combat conditioning, employment of different weapons systems and other tasks that Marines will be expected to hand down to future generations of infantrymen.
The job is open to volunteers, a spokesperson from Manpower and Reserve Affairs wrote in an email to Military.com on Tuesday.
"However, it may be staffed with involuntary assignments to fill vacancies and achieve maximum billet fill," Capt. Sarah Eason, the spokesperson, added. "Unlike the other SDAs, there are only a limited number of combat instructor billets open to any primary military occupational specialty (MOS), and these routinely fill with volunteers."
The special duty assignment also comes with some perks, Eason said, including special pay , the Marine Corps Combat Instructor Ribbon, promotion board precepts, and a "choice of specific geographic area for the next duty station following tour completion," she said.
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This message transmits the current SDAP allocations approved by the ASA (M&RA) for fiscal year 2022, based on the criteria and policy references. It also provides guidance on the certification, documentation, and oversight of SDAP for the Army components.
Learn about the monthly rates and qualifying specialties for Special Duty Assignment Pay (SDAP), a military benefit for enlisted members who perform extremely difficult or responsible duties. SDAP ranges from $75 to $525 per month depending on the level of difficulty or skill.
Section 307 Special Duty Assignment Pay for Enlisted Members. To encourage enlisted members to qualify for and volunteer to serve in, or remain in, designated positions with duties that are extremely difficult, or carry an unusual degree of responsibility, when compared to typical jobs of members of the same grade level.
1. Be in pay grade E-3 or above; 2. Be on active duty and entitled to basic pay, or, for reservists performing inactive duty training (IDT), be entitled to "drill pay"; 3. Have completed any special schooling or on-the-job training (OJT) required for the special duty assignment/specialty [Note: OJT has to be at
An enlisted member entitled to basic pay may qualify for Special Duty Assignment Pay (SDAP) when the member performs duties designated by the Secretary of th e Military Department ... Designations of military specialties and assignments for SDAP are in the applicable regulations of the Military Service concerned. The criteria for designation of ...
2.3.3. Assignment and special duty pays are not to be continuous in nature and should be for a specified period. However, back-to-back assignment and special duty pays are authorized as long as the Service member continues to meet Service regulations and perform duties in assignments designated for the pay. 2.3.4.
The Military Compensation website provides pages that describe some of the more common special pays. These include: Hardship Duty Pay (HDP) Assignment Incentive Pay (AIP) Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay (HDIP) There are more than 60 special and incentive pays. The following is a list of those authorized by law. Visit your military finance office ...
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A. A member of a Reserve Component entitled to pay under 37 U.S.C. § 206 and authorized for special duty pay may be paid an amount of SDAP that is proportionate to the compensation received by the member for inactive duty training. The member may be awarded an amount at 1/30. th.
The Secretary of the Military Department concerned may pay assignment or special duty pay to a member of an Active/Regular or Reserve Component of the uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay under Section 204 of Title 37, U.S.C., or compensation under Section 206 of Title 37, U.S.C.
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Published November 28, 2016. The Army has authorized Special Duty Assignment Pay (SDAP) increases for five additional job classifications beginning Jan. 1 for enlisted soldiers above the rank of E ...
Special Pay is additional monthly and/or annual pay given to eligible active duty soldiers who perform certain specific duties, serve in specific geographic locations, occupy specific Military Occupation Specialties (MOS), or are given certain specific assignments. Regular Army: Active Duty. Regular Army: Retired.
Special Duty Pay Current and qualified ARSOF PSYOP Soldiers receive monthly special duty pays such as: Special Duty Assignment pay (SDAP) ($150-225), language pay ($100-1000), Static Line Parachute ($150), and others.
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FY 2024 (1 Oct 23 to 30 Sep 24) Special Duty Pay & Assignment Pay Authorizations, Levels, & Eligibility Criteria. UPDATED 16 OCT 2023. ALCOAST 360/23 announced Fiscal Year 2024 Special Duty Pay (SDP) and Assignment Pay (AP) authorizations.P&As and SPOs must process starts and/or stops of SDP or AP for applicable members in accordance with the aforementioned ALCOAST, current Service policies ...
SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY. SDAP is a monthly pay used to help obtain high quality personnel for designated Special Duty Assignments (SDAs) and sustain adequate manning levels. SDAs involve demanding duties requiring extraordinary effort for satisfactory performance or an unusual degree of responsibility in the accomplishment of assigned duties.
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Chapter 3, Assignment Incentive Pay and Special Duty Assignment Pay, provides guidance to Airmen and Guardians who qualify for a monetary incentive award as compensation for assignment to duties designated as extremely difficult or involving an unusual degree of military skill. 1.1.3.
Over the course of the first three years, that Soldier's annual regular compensation (pay grade E-4 with three years of service) will grow by over $13,000 to $56,700, said Dr. Robert Steinrauf ...
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