scope:

This program provides temporary authority to:

a. Allow 80 active duty officers and 80 active duty enlisted personnel (20 per year for 4 years) to transition from the active component (AC) into the IRR for a period not to exceed 3 years while retaining the health care benefits of an active duty member for themselves and their dependents. All program participants are obligated to return to active duty at the end of their period of participation.

b. Participants in the program (IRR status) shall count towards AC end-strength.

c. Allow the Navy to adjust the date of rank of an officer who is placed back on active duty to a later date after serving continuously in the IRR. Allow the Navy to adjust the time-inrate (TIR) and effective date of paygrade for an enlisted member who is placed back on active duty after serving in the IRR using the adjustment method pertaining to TIR date for Navy Veterans with a break in service located in chapter 2 of reference (b).

d. Exempt participating members from promotion consideration while in the IRR.

e. Provide military medical and dental care per reference (c), chapter 55, section 1074, as authorized by reference (a).

f. CIPP authority begins in 2009 and expires in 2015.

Purpose. The Navy Career Intermission Pilot Program (CIPP) provides a one-time temporary transition from active duty to the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) for Service members to pursue personal or professional growth outside the service while providing a mechanism for their seamless return to active duty. The long term intent of this program is to retain the valuable experience and training service members possess that might otherwise be lost by permanent separation. This instruction is a complete revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.