Encl. (1) to COMDTINST 7220.39
determines the date and cause of the injury or incapacity and
the date of recovery. Medical determinations that an injury
or incapacitation resulted from an aviation mishap or the
performance of other hazardous duty to which ordered must be
documented as such at the time of their occurance in order for
the member to be entitled to a "free" period.
(1)
Applicability of minimum flight requirement rules.
Members are not required to earn flight time for a "free"
period to be entitled to HDIP or monthly ACIP for the "free"
period. Excess flight time earned prior to a "free" period
may only be applied to future month flight requirements for
a period of five months. The occurance of a "free" period
during this five month period does not prolong the period
during which excess flight time may be used. If a "free"
period begins during a "grace" period, the "grace" period
ends the day before the "free" period begins. A "grace"
period may begin immediately following a "free" period.
Flight requirements previously met. If the member
(2)
has met the flight requirements for the month in which
the incapacity occurs, the "free" period begins the first
day of the following month and entitlement to HDIP continues
through that month and the succeeding two months while
entitlement to monthly ACIP continues for 180 days from
the date of incapacitation. Examples: An enlisted
member entitled to HDIP has earned five hours flight time for
April before incapacition occurs on 18 April. A "free"
period begins 1 May and ends 31 July. For an officer entitled
to monthly ACIP in the same circumstance, the "free" period
begins 1 May and ends 15 October. The remaining 1 hour
from April may be "banked" for up to five months.
(3)
Flight requirements not previously met. If the member
has not met the flight requirements for the month in which
the incapacity occurs, the "free" period begins the first
day of the month in which the incapacity occurs and entitlement
to HDIP continues through that month and the succeeding two
months while entitlement to monthly ACIP continues for 180
days from the date of incapacitation. Example: An enlisted
member has earned one hour flight time for April before
incapacition occurs on 18 April. A "free" period begins 1
April and ends 31 June. For an officer entitled to monthly
ACIP in the same circumstance, the "free" period begins 1
April and ends 15 October. The remaining one hour from
April may be "banked" for up to five months.
(4)
Flight requirements for periods prior to the month in
which the incapacitation occurs. The "free" period
entitlement does not relieve the member from the flight
time requirements for periods prior to the month in which
the incapacitation occurs. Example: A member's
"grace" period began in January. The member's incapacitation
occured in February. The member earned no flight time in
January or February before the incapacitation. The member
is entitled to HDIP or monthly ACIP for February as the
first month of the "free" period, but the member's "grace"
period ends when the "free" period begins. The member is
not entitled to HDIP or monthly ACIP for January.
(5)
Return to duty within "free" period. When a member
returns to a flying status within a "free" period, the "free"
entitlement to
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