Continuation Pay: Basic Information

Service members who are currently enrolled in the Blended Retirement System (BRS) may qualify for a one-time mid-career bonus payment in return for committing to additional obligated service. It is payable after completing eight years of service but before completing 12 years of service (calculated from a service member's Pay Entry Base Date). This is a one-time bonus payment provided in addition to any other career field-specific incentives or retention bonuses.

Eligibility

• This one-time payout is available to active duty, National Guard, and Reserve service members enrolled in the BRS who can enter into an agreement to perform additional obligated service.

• To secure benefits, the service member must fill out and submit the BRS-CP Payment Request Form within the 8 to 11 years and 364 days of service window. (If requested exactly at the 12-year mark or after, it will require an ABCMR (Army Board for Correction of Military Records).
• Service Member must have a minimum of four years left in Contract/Agreement or MRD.

Verification of Eligibility and Request Process

• Service Member can verify eligibility by using their LES  (See block labeled "RET PLAN" in your LES, it should say "Blended").

• Service Member’s Unit Representative can verify eligibility by using the BRS-CP Eligibility roster found in the Education and Incentives ELSP Page. EDUCATION & INCENTIVES - BRS - CP - All Documents (ng.mil)
• Service Member must complete the BRS-CP payment request form and submit to unit representative for processing.
• Unit representative will follow the BRS-CP checklist and submit all required information via the Incentives tracker. TMD J1 - E_&_I Action Request Tracker - E&I Action Request (ng.mil)
• State will conduct Audit, assign control number, and submit for payment.

For CP Rates please reference the BRS-CP Policy Chapters 5-6. (see below)

Additional Links & Information

• Military Compensation – Blended Retirement System

• My Army Benefits – BRS Continuation Pay

Checklist and Forms

• BRS - CP Policy CY 24-25

• FAQ Sheet - Continuation Pay

• BRS Checklist

• BRS - CP Payment Request Form

Student Loan Repayment Program:

The Texas National Guard recognizes the importance of higher education and is proud to support service members in their pursuit of it. The Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) is available to Soldiers and officer candidates (09S) who have one or more qualifying and disbursed Title IV federal loan(s)

• The loans must be listed on the Department of Education National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) aid summary website.
• Federal Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) incurred for individual use only eligible for repayment if they are listed in Soldier's name.
• State and private loans are not eligible for repayment under the SLRP.

Eligibility:

• Must meet all re-enlistment or extension eligibility criteria.
• Must extend within 365-91 days of your ETS for a minimum six-year term of service.
• Must re-enlist or extend in the grade of E-7 or below.
  Note: Acceptance of promotion to E-8 after the contract start date is authorized.
• Must be Duty Military Occupational Specialty Qualified (DMOSQ) for your position.
• Must have less than 13 years' TIS at time of current ETS.
• Must not be in Mil-Tech status (includes an indefinite technician and temporary technician on assignment for more than 180 days in any continuous 12-month period). This includes a Mil-Tech Soldier in a TPU status while deployed.
• Must not be in AGR status. This includes an AGR Soldier in a TPU status while deployed.
• Must not be an officer who contracted for this incentive as an enlisted applicant.

Restrictions:

• You must have one or more qualifying and disbursed Title IV federal loan(s) not in default at the time of enlistment or enlistment/extension in order to qualify. Loans must have been disbursed prior to the date of enlistment, affiliation, or re-enlistment/extension and must be at least one year old on anniversary date of the contract (unless adjusted for periods of authorized non-availability). Loans disbursed after the date of enlistment, affiliation, or re-enlistment/extension are not eligible for repayment unless you are re-enlisting or extending for a minimum six-year contract in the ARNG without a break in service from the original SLRP contract start date, except for 09S enlistments.
• Payments on loans that have a remaining outstanding balance less than the maximum yearly repayment amount will be eligible for that amount only.
• Loans that have a zero balance will not be eligible for payment.
• Prorated payments are not authorized for any of the following reasons:
  • Separations that result in failure to complete an entire year with satisfactory participation.
  • Acceptance of an AGR or Mil-Tech position (includes indefinite technicians and temporary technicians on assignment for more than 189 days in any continuous 12-month period).
• You must make monthly payments (if required) to ensure loan(s) do not enter into a default status.
• Repayment of loans that are in default may be eligible on the following anniversary date, provided the loan(s) are not in default at that time. Exception: You must provide a written statement from your lender(s) substantiating that the loan(s) are not in default in order to refute the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) report.
• The lender information must be verified annually against the NSLDS documents. The NSLDS documents must not be older than 90 days from the scheduled anniversary payment date.
• The ARNG will not make a payment to a Soldier or reimburse that Soldier for a payment(s) made by the Soldier or by any other individual on that Soldier’s behalf. All SLRP payments are paid to the financial institution only.
• Any break in service will permanently terminate SLRP eligibility, except for authorized periods of non-availability. A Soldier with more than one authorized break in service must be terminated without recoupment.

Requesting your Annual SLRP Payment:

To receive your annual SLRP payment you must complete and submit the SLRP Annual Payment Packet.  Every year, no earlier than 90 days prior to your contract anniversary date, you may begin preparing the documents for your SLRP Annual Payment Packet.

Loan Document (Aid summary, Loan Breakdown, Loan Details, and Loan Status History) must contain a print date within 30 days of the anniversary payment date or payment processing date whichever will result in most current and up to date NSLDS documents.

1. Log in to the Department of Education Federal Student Aid Website. https://studentaid.gov

2. Collect the required documents below and follow instructions in the Packet/Checklist. (See below)

• SLRP Payment Request Packet/Checklist
• SLRP DA Form 4856
• SLRP DD Form 2475

3. Compile all documents into a single pdf. and submit the file to your Unit Readiness NCO for upload unto the Incentives Actions Request Tracker.

DO NOT EMAIL YOUR PACKET TO THE INCENTIVES OFFICE