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Disability severance pay will not be paid to RC Soldiers who:
1) elect 15-year RC physical disability retirement at age 60 (if eligible),
2) 20-year Reserve retirement eligibility at age 60 in lieu of disability severance pay.
Contact AMEDD at COMM 703- 756-8036 or DSN 289-8036 for information regarding disability
severance policy and to verify the Soldier’s election.

The Soldier can only choose Reserve retirement in lieu of disability severance pay; this does not
affect temporary disabled retired list (TDRL) or permanent disabled retired list (PDRL) Soldiers.
The discharge orders published by the active Army installation mobilization station/transition
center will indicate the authorization for payment of Disability Severance Pay, the amount of
Severance Pay, and the percentage of disability in the additional instructions of the order. List
the gross amount of Disability Severance Pay in the REMARKS section (Block 18) of the DD
Form 214.

e. Foreign Language Proficiency Bonus (FLPB): Soldiers qualified to receive FLPB and who are
deployed within the FLPB testing period will continue to receive the FLPB until retested within
180 days after they return to their permanent duty station (PDS) IAW Title 37 Section 316a.
FLPB orders must be amended or issued to cover the period of mobilization until 180 days after
redeployment. (Reference AR 11-6, 6-6a for further guidance.)

f. Hardship Duty Pay – Location (HDP-L): HDP-L is additional compensation paid to Soldiers
during OCONUS assignment where living conditions are substantially lower than CONUS. The
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management Policy designates the locations.
Authorized rates for specific countries are listed in Chapter 17 of DoD FMR 7000.14-R, Volume
7A.

g. Imminent Danger Pay (IDP) and Hostile Fire Pay (HFP):
1) The 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) directed mandatory proration of IDP
under 37 USC, Section 310. The change is effective 31 December 2011. This change requires
that Soldiers are paid for only the actual days they serve in an IDP area.
2) IDP is pro-rated at $7.50 per day for a maximum amount payable not to exceed
$225 in a calendar month. Visit the following link for more details:
http://www.dfas.mil/militarymembers/payentitlements/specialpay/hfp_idp.html .
3) For a complete listing of locations authorized IDP See DoD FMR 7000.14-R, Vol 7A,
Chapter 10
4) IDP entitlement begins upon entry into a designated area and continues or stops as
follows:
I. Through the day the Soldier departs the designated area.
II. Soldiers wounded, ill or injured and medically evacuated (MEDEVAC) from theater
and are assigned or attached to a Warrior Transition Unit (WTU) or Community
Based Warrior Transition Unit (CBWTU).
This entitlement may continue for up to 12 months after the date the Soldier was first
hospitalized for treatment of the wound, illness or injury as long as the Soldier remains assigned
or attached to the WTU or CBWTU.

h. Jump (Parachute) Pay
Authorized for Soldiers currently receiving jump (parachute) pay. The commanding officer may

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