Navy Workforce Research and Analysis Conference

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Sea Duty Incentive Pay (SDIP)

• Navy Workforce Research and Analysis Conference
• 5-7 May 2008
• Gary Grice and Tony Cunningham

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Outline

• SDIP Background
• Shore Intensive vs. Sea Intensive ratings
• Summary of execution data
• Execution vs. Goal for two sample ratings
• Rating Summary
• Aggregate Results
• Findings

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SDIP Pilot

• Paid under authority of Assignment Incentive Pay
  (AIP) Program
• Only applicable to SEA duty (Types 2 and 4)
• Targeted by community and paygrade
• Initially offered 15 March 2007 to
• ABCM, ABECS, ABFCS, ABHCS, EN1, FC2(Aegis)
• Revised 25 June 2007 to include
• ABHC, AOCS, ENCM, MMCM(SW)(non-nuke), DCCM, EN2,
  EM2(SW)(non-nuke), FC1-FCCM(Aegis),
  ET1-ETCM(SS)(14NV), MMC(SS)(sub weapons)

Designed to increase sea manning.
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SDIP Pilot Guidelines

• Sea Duty Extension
• Minimum 6 months 24 month max (36 mo OCONUS or
  Hawaii units)
• Should request at least 6-12 months prior to PRD
• Recommended by CO
• Fixed rate (500/750 per month as starting
  rate)
• Lump Sum payment first month of extension

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SDIP Pilot Guidelines

• Shore Tour Curtailment
• Must complete at least 24 months shore tour
• Must curtail tour by at least 6 months
• Selected activities exempt (Recruiting/RDCs,
  etc.)
• Recommended by CO
• Fixed rate (500/750 per month as starting
  rate)
• Lump Sum payment upon reporting to sea duty

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Shore Intensive vs. Sea IntensiveSDIP focused
only on the right side
Sea Intensive
Shore Intensive
Sea Centric
Excess Shore Billets
SDIP is targeted at rates and ratings that have
insufficient shore billets to support a
reasonable sea shore flow
Military Essential?
Shore Billets Shortfalls
Excess Shore Billets
Shore Billets Shortfall
Requires 4,240 Shore Billets aligned to Sea
Intensive Ratings
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SDIP Summary Numbers as of 14 April 08

• Overall Summary
• Approvals to Date 249
• Extensions 212
• Curtailments 37
• Paid to Date 96
• Average Length
• Extensions 19.0 months
• Curtailments 12.7 months
• Total SDIP man years 375

• Approvals
• Group 1 Rates 109
• FC2(A) 50
• EN1 17
• ABCM 11
• ABECS 10
• ABFCS 5
• ABHCS 16
• Group 2 Ratings 140
• FC(A) (E6-E9) 39
• ABHC 27
• EN2 13
• EM2 37
• MMC(SSW) 5
• ET(SS) (E6-E9) 9
• MMCM(SW) 3
• ENCM 2 (1 E8)
• DCCM 1

Group 1 Mar 07 NAVADMIN Group 2 May 07
NAVADMIN
Source ODIS SDIP report
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SDIP Approval Trendsas of 14 April 08

• Group 1 (FC2(A), AB E8-E9, EN1) approval trends
  slowing dramatically, but now improving again
• Group 2 approvals still brisk
• Only three SDIP-C approved since November

To date
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FC(AEGIS) Execution vs. Goalas of 14 April 08
-Approvals to Date E5 50 E6-E9 -
39 -Paid to Date 16 13 -Avg. Extension 17
mo -Status E8-E9 at goal by late summer E5
well below goal
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ABCM Execution vs. Goalas of 14 April 08
Approvals to Date 11 Paid to Date
7 Avg. Extension 20.3 mo Status
Near goal
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Rating Summary

• At or above Goal
• FC(A) (E8-E9)
• ABCM
• ABH (if ABHC factored in)
• Below Goal
• ABECS
• ABFCS
• Well Below Goal
• FC(A)2
• EN1 (but goal may be too high)
• Goal not calculated
• EN2, EM2, FC1-FCC, smaller SDIP ratings

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Aggregate Results

• Additional sea time 4,498 months, 375
  man/years
• Total takers 249
• Average length 18 months
• Average cost/month 625
• Average bonus 11,300
• Cost/year 7500
• Total obligation 2,814,750
• Payments to date 96
• Total payments 855,000

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Findings

• SDIP is proving successful in attracting
  volunteers to increase their sea tours
• Curtailments do not seem to be as attractive as
  extensions
• Cost/benefit is excellent
• Minimal economic rent associated with program
• Extensions by senior individuals may be partially
  influenced by other factors (i.e. geographic
  stability)
• Its time to reevaluate existing and new
  candidates

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Backup
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SDIP Goal Calculation - FC(AEGIS) E8-E9SDIP will
help fill sea manning gaps
E8-E9 manning trend for the 12 months before SDIP
impact started
Sea Shore
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How SDIP Execution was CalculatedABCM, ABECS
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ABECS Execution vs. Goalas of 10 March 08
Approvals to Date 9 Paid to Date
3 Avg. Extension 20.0 mo Status
Below goal
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ABFCS Execution vs. Goal as of 10 March 08
Approvals to Date 5 Paid to Date
3 Avg. Extension 18.7 mo Status
Below goal
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ABHCS, ABHC Execution vs. Goal as of 10 March 08
Approvals to Date 14 22 Paid to Date
7 5 Avg. Extension 19.9 mo Status
Above goal when ABHC considered
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EN1, EN2 Execution vs. Goal as of 10 March 08
Approvals to Date 16 12 Paid to Date 5
3 Avg. Extension 21.7 mo Status EN1 well
below calculated goal, but goal may be too high
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EM2 Execution(Goal not calculated)
Approvals to Date 33 Paid to Date 9 Avg.
Extension 19.4 mo Status Goal not calculated
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AB Sea/Shore Manning TrendsSea and Shore Inv/BA
13 Mar 07
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FC(A)/EN/EM Sea/Shore Manning TrendsSea and
Shore Inv/BA
Very Well manned at sea
13 Mar 07
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Smaller SDIP Manning LevelsFeb 08 Digital
Dashboard
13 Mar 07
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SDIP Approval vs. PRDthrough Aug 07