Benefit Fact Sheet
Operational Deployment Pay (ODP) is payable to Soldiers deployed away from their permanent duty station (PDS) / home station on an approved deployment lasting over 60 consecutive calendar days. The purpose of ODP is to provide a special pay in recognition of the greater than normal rigors of deployments.
Army National Guard Soldiers on drill status are not eligible for Operational Deployment Pay.
Operational Deployment Pay (ODP) Memorandum:
https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_c/NOCASE-POG_219263-000-WEB-1.pdf
DoD Instruction 1340.26 (Assignment and Special Duty Pay):
https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/134026p.pdf?ver=2019-01-11-075015-873
Army Regulation 637–1 (Army Compensation and Entitlements Policy):
https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN34387-AR_637-1-001-WEB-3.pdf