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Purpose: In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5124.02, this issuance:

• Establishes policies, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures concerning eligibility and requirements for receipt of all assignment and special duty pays in accordance with Section 352 of Title 37, United States Code (U.S.C.).

• Establishes transition policy for the transfer of assignment and special duty pay authorities in accordance with Sections 301c (with respect to non-continuous operational submarine duty incentive pay), 305, 305a, 306, 306a, 307, 307a, 308d, 314, and 352 of Title 37, U.S.C.

• Identifies conditions of entitlement and restrictions on authorizations and payment, to be implemented in accordance with Service regulations and Volume 7A of DoD Manual 7000.14-R.

APPLICABILITY. This issuance applies to OSD, the Military Departments (including the Coast Guard at all times, including when it is a Service in the Department of Homeland Security by agreement with that Department), the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this issuance as the "DoD Components").