If you have given between 8-11 years of service in the Armed Forces, you are at the mid-point in your career and have come to a decision point. To show the importance and value that you bring to the New York Army National Guard you are being offered the opportunity to receive a one-time mid-career bonus known as Blended Retirement System Continuation Pay (BRS-CP) that you can request between 8-12 YOS. BRS-CP is valued at 4x monthly base pay for non-AGR, and 2.5x monthly base pay for AGR (see below for approximate $ values). BRS-CP does not affect any other bonus you may be receiving or eligible to receive. In return for BRS-CP you agree to a 4-year service obligation. You do not have to extend at the same time you request BRS-CP, but you must complete the 4-year obligation. Your 12-year anniversary is an extremely important date as once this date passes you will no longer be eligible for COPAY.
BRS-CP is a one-time, mid-career bonus payment, in exchange for an agreement to perform additional obligated service. BRS-CP is a mid-career bonus that can be received by those SM that are in the BRS and are between 8-12 years of service. This is a bonus that is in addition to any other bonus a SM may receive and will not count toward the limit in accordance with DoDI 1304.31 on incentive payments over your career, unless those other incentives specifically require consideration of this BRS-CP in the calculation of career incentives.
BRS-CP Amount CY24 Pay NON-AGR x4 monthly rate of base pay (below are approx. Amount based on rank and CY24 monthly basic pay):
Service Obligation: In exchange for the BRS-CP, Soldiers must agree to serve for four years of additional service in the component in which they are serving at the TIME BRS-CP is requested. The service obligation commences on the date of the Soldier's BRS-CP request. NOTE: THIS MEANS THAT IF YOU ALREADY HAVE 4 OR MORE YEARS LEFT ON YOUR CONTRACT YOU WILL NOT INCUR ANY ADDITIONAL TIME
Things SM need to consider with Continuation Pay:
To process BRS-CP the Soldier must complete the request form and digitally sign and date; SM must then turn in the request form and their most recent LES that shows they are in the BRS to their BCC/Readiness NCO/S1. The BCC/Readiness NCO/S1 will then upload the request into ETL, and forward packet through appropriate channels to the State Incentive Team. The State Incentive Team will fill in the Block 6 (Control Number) and Blocks 9-12, uploaded to SM iPerms, and submit to NGB for processing.
To request BRS-CP please do the following (NOTE: you cannot request BRS-CP until you have reached 8 YOS based on your PEBD, and you cannot request it after your 12 YOS):
A Soldier who goes past their 12 YOS only recourse is to submit an Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) but this is 100% on you to complete. It is both a long process and is not guaranteed.
