National Guard Technician Personnel Management Course

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Incentives

• National Guard Technician Personnel Management
  Course

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INCENTIVES - PURPOSES

• Motivate
• Increase efficiency, productivity creativity
• Recognize/reward performance contributions

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MONETARY AWARDS

• Quality Step Increase (QSI)
• Accomplished on DMNA Form 32
• General Schedule (GS) only
• Expect performance to continue
• Performance Maintained for 12 Months
• Appraisal Score of 4.51-5.00

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MONETARY AWARDS

• Sustained Superior Performance (SSP)
• Accomplished through DMNA Form 32
• Exceeds positions requirements
• Performance maintained at least 6 months
• Appraisal Score of 3.51-5.00

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MONETARY AWARDS

• Special Act or Service Award
• Accomplished through DMNA Form 32 and Narrative
• Awarded for heroism
• Awarded for one-time act or service
• Awarded for Scientific achievement

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MONETARY AWARDS

• On-The-Spot Award
• Accomplished through DMNA Form 32
• In addition to QSI, SSP or other Special Act
  Award
• Awarded for significant acts related to quality
  job performance
• Acts of short duration clearly identified with
  a Narrative
• 250 Max per issuance up to 4 per year.

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SUGGESTION PROGRAM

• Suggestion Awards
• ASP Army Suggestion Program
• Discontinued
• https//armysuggestions.army.mil
• USAF Idea Program
• POC SSG John Amirault
• DSN 489-4658/Comm 518-786-4658
  john.amirault_at_us.army.mil

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MONETARY AWARDS

• Inventions
• 100 in addition to any award under Suggestion or
  Special Achievement
• 300 upon award of patent categories
• Can be thousands of when tangible

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NON-MONETARY AWARDS

• Time-Off Award
• Accomplished through DMNA 32 and a Narrative
• Established June 1992 for special act or service
• Up to 40 hrs per contribution no more than 80
  hrs in 1 leave year

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NON-MONETARY AWARD

• Length of Service Award
• Awarded to NGB Technicians and other Government
  employees for distinguished service
• Eligible after 10 years of service
• Awarded in 5-year increments

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PAYMENT OF AWARDS

• Monetary awards will be paid from Base Federal
  Funds
• Paid as early as possible after approval
• Taxable Income

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SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Match type of recognition to situation
• Ensure timely, appropriate presentation
• Exercise care in considering recognition

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Questions
SSG Mirela Karagic DSN 489-4658 Comm (518)
786-4658 mirela.karagic.mil_at_mail.mil