As of May 15 2008, the Pay and Allowance Continuation (PAC) program replaced CIP. PAC authorizes the continuation of all pay and allowances (including any bonus, incentive pay, or similar benefit) that were being paid to the member at the time the member incurred a wound, injury, or illness in the line of duty. In addition, PAC authorizes the payment of $3.50 per day for incidental travel expenses. For more detailed information on filing a PAC travel claim see your service designated travel provider.

To be eligible, the member must have been serving in a combat operation or a combat zone, a hostile fire area, or while exposed to a hostile fire event, and is hospitalized for treatment of such wound, injury, or illness. Member may be considered for assignment to a medical/patient unit if their orders indicate such assignment, and/or they are determined not fully fit to perform full military duties.

PAC program eligibility terminates on the last day of the month during which any of the following occur:

• Warrior is returned for to full-duty status in other than a medical or patient unit (for example, WTU for the Army or Warrior Regiment for the Marines). Warrior will be deemed "returned for assignment to other than medical/patient unit for duty" when the member receives assignment orders to such other unit and is determined to be fit to perform full military duties.
• Soldier is discharged, separated, or retired (including temporary disability retirement

Health Professional Officers, certified current as of November 2003, in consultation with the warrior's chain of command determine when a warrior is found to be able or unable to perform full military duties.

For more information, visit your local military finance office.