Enclosure (3) to COMDTINST 1900.2A
TRANSITION BENEFITS FOR INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED (IVS) PERSONNEL
1.
Transition benefits were established for personnel who are
involuntarily separated with a qualifying SPD code. Criteria used
to determine eligibility for involuntary separation benefits is type
of service (Active or Reserve).
a.
Type of service
(1)
To be eligible for transition benefits an officer
must be a regular officer or a reserve officer on the
active duty promotion list (meaning they would go before
the active duty promotion board), or a Reserve officer on
full-time active duty for the purpose of organizing,
administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the
Reserve components.
(2)
To be eligible for transition benefits, an enlisted member
must be a regular enlisted member, or a Reserve enlisted
member who is on full-time active duty for the purpose of
organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or
training the Reserve components.
2.
To qualify for the benefits listed below, IVS members will
need to prove their eligibility status by showing the
following documents:
a.
Before separation: Separation orders from Coast Guard
Personnel Command CGPC-OPM-1 (for Officers), CGPC-EPM-1
(for enlisted members) stating that the member is
eligible for transition benefits and showing the
appropriate Separation Program Designator (SPD) code; or
a letter from the CO stating that the member will be
separated with a specific SPD code and is thus eligible
for transition benefits.
b.
After separation: DD214 with the appropriate SPD and re-
enlistment codes or a Transition Assistance (TA) ID card
are used to show eligibility by the member.
3.
Benefits available to qualifying members (SPD codes in encl
(4) separated after 30 September 1994:
a.
Benefits which require action prior to separation:
(1) Excess leave/permissive TAD. IVS members may
receive either excess leave for a period not to
exceed 30 days or permissive temporary duty for
a period not to exceed 20 days (30 days (ONCONUS) to
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