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Enlistment Bonuses for SELRES
September 1st, 2010
Effective October 1, 2010, bonuses will be available to prior service personnel who affiliate in the Navy Reserve in the ratings, and for the period of times, listed below, and also for new enlistees who enter the New Accession Training Program (as listed in the NAVADMIN below) for a minimum of 6 years.
R 312100Z AUG 10
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
TO NAVADMIN
INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
UNCLAS//N01100//
NAVADMIN 294/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/AUG//
SUBJ/RECRUITING ENLISTMENT AND AFFILIATION BONUSES FOR SELECTED RESERVE
ENLISTED PERSONNEL//
REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/111640ZFEB2008//
REF/B/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/060019ZSEP2008//
REF/C/DOC/COMNAVRESFOR/27MAY2010//
REF/D/DOC/COMNAVRESFOR/28DEC2009//
NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 041/08, REF B IS NAVADMIN 253/08, REF C IS
COMNAVRESFORINST 1001.5F, AND REF D IS COMNAVRESFORINST 1780.1B//
RMKS/1. EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2010, THIS NAVADMIN WILL SUPERSEDE REF A
AND PROVIDE THE CURRENT BONUS LISTING OF ELIGIBLE SPECIALTIES FOR
SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) PRIOR SERVICE AFFILIATION BONUSES. EFFECTIVE
IMMEDIATELY, THIS NAVADMIN SUPERSEDES REF B AND PROVIDES THE CURRENT
BONUS LISTING OF ELIGIBLE SPECIALTIES FOR SELRES NEW ACCESSION TRAINING
(NAT) ENLISTMENT BONUSES (EB). EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THIS NAVADMIN
UPDATES REF C. WHERE REF C AND THIS NAVADMIN DIFFER, THIS NAVADMIN
TAKES PRECEDENCE.
2. TO MAINTAIN OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, OUR NAVY MUST ATTRACT THE
HIGHEST QUALITY RECRUITS AND PRIOR SERVICE VETERANS. A VIGOROUS
RECRUITING PLAN REQUIRES FLEXIBLE TOOLS TO ENSURE WE ARE RECRUITING THE
CORRECT NUMBER OF SAILORS WITH THE RIGHT SKILLS TO OPTIMIZE OUR WAR-
FIGHTING CAPABILITY.
3. THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS IDENTIFY EACH BONUS PROGRAM.
A. GENERAL: ALL BONUSES GOVERNED BY THIS MESSAGE WILL BE PAID AS
FOLLOWS. AN INITIAL BONUS PAYMENT WILL BE EQUAL TO ONE HALF OF THE
TOTAL BONUS AMOUNT FOLLOWED BY SUBSEQUENT EQUAL ANNIVERSARY PAYMENTS
COMMENSURATE WITH THE NUMBER OF YEARS A MEMBER ENLISTED. ELIGIBILITY
FOR CONTINUED ANNIVERSARY PAYMENTS IS CONTINGENT UPON MEMBER
MAINTAINING SATISFACTORY DRILLING RESERVE PARTICIPATION, PER REF C, IN
THE DESIGNATED RATE/RATING OR SPECIALTY FOR EACH YEAR OF THEIR BONUS
CONTRACT. PRIOR SERVICE SAILORS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO ENLIST FOR A
SIX-YEAR DRILLING RESERVE (IN A PAY STATUS) OBLIGATION TO MAXIMIZE
THEIR BONUS OPPORTUNITY.
B. PRIOR SERVICE AFFILIATION BONUS
(1) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SAILORS TO GAIN ENTITLEMENT FOR AN
AFFILIATION BONUS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
(A) MUST HAVE SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED ANY PRIOR OBLIGATED
ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY SERVICE.
(B) MUST ENLIST AND AGREE TO PARTICIPATE AS A SELRES IN THE
NAVY RESERVE IN A PAY STATUS FOR A MINIMUM OF THREE YEARS TO QUALIFY
FOR A THREE-YEAR BONUS OR A MINIMUM OF SIX YEARS TO QUALIFY FOR A SIX-
YEAR BONUS. SAILORS WHO ENLIST FOR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS WILL QUALIFY FOR
A THREE-YEAR BONUS.
(C) MUST NOT HAVE COMPLETED MORE THAN 16 YEARS OF TOTAL
MILITARY SERVICE FROM THEIR PAY ENTRY BASE DATE (PEBD) PRIOR TO THEIR
CURRENT AFFILIATION/ENLISTMENT DATE.
(D) MUST NOT HAVE BEEN DRILLING IN THE NAVY RESERVE AT ANY
TIME WITHIN THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THEIR CURRENT
AFFILIATION/ENLISTMENT DATE.
(E) FOR MEMBERS RECRUITED VIA PRIOR SERVICE REENLISTMENT
ELIGIBILITY - RESERVE (PRISE-R) PROGRAM THE FOLLOWING APPLIES:
(1) PRIOR SERVICE ACTIVE DUTY SAILORS, APPROVED FOR
ENLISTMENT VIA THE PRISE-R PROGRAM IN AN ELIGIBLE RATING, MAY APPLY FOR
A PRIOR SERVICE AFFILIATION BONUS PROVIDED THEY MEET ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA STIPULATED ABOVE IN PARA 3.B.
(2) SAILORS WHO OBLIGATE FOR THE MINIMUM FOUR YEARS IN
A PAY STATUS, REQUIRED OF THIS PROGRAM, WILL ONLY BE ENTITLED TO
RECEIVE A THREE-YEAR PRIOR SERVICE ENLISTMENT BONUS.
4. PRIOR SERVICE AFFILIATION BONUS TIER AMOUNTS.
TIER TERM 1/2 INITIAL ANNIVERSARY TOTAL BONUS
1A 6-YEAR ENLISTMENT $10,000 5 OF $2,000 $20,000
1B 3-YEAR ENLISTMENT $5,000 2 OF $2,500 $10,000
2A 6-YEAR ENLISTMENT $7,500 5 OF $1,500 $15,000
2B 3-YEAR ENLISTMENT $3,750 2 OF $1,875 $7,500
3A 6-YEAR ENLISTMENT $5,000 5 OF $1,000 $10,000
3B 3-YEAR ENLISTMENT $2,500 2 OF $1,250 $5,000
5. PRIOR SERVICE AFFILIATION BONUS ELIGIBLE SPECIALTIES AND BONUS
TIER LEVELS.
A. TIER 1
SKILL NEC NOTE
AWO 0000
AWF 0000
AWS 0000
CTI 0000
CTN 9306 1
EOD 0000
ET 0000
ND 0000
SB 0000
SO 0000
B. TIER 2
SKILL NEC NOTE
CTN 0000
CTR 9138 1
EN 4303 1
EN 4308 1
EN 4313 1
ET 1420 1
ET 1678 1
ET 9605 1
ET 14NO 1
ET 14RO 1
HT 0000
IS 3912 1
IS 3923 1
IS 3924 1
IT 2779 1
IT 2780 1
IT 2781 1
C. TIER 3
SKILL NEC NOTE
AM 7225 1
AG 0000
BU 5907 1
BU 5908 1
BU 5915 1
CE 5635 1
CE 5644 1
CM 5805 1
CS 3529 1
CTR 0000
CTT 9141 1
DC 4805 1
EA 5501 1
EM 0000
EN 0000
EO 5707 1
EO 5708 1
EO 5710 1
GM 0814 1
HM 8410 1
HM 8427 1
HM 8452 1
HM 8485 1
HM 8489 1
HM 8506 1
HM 8541 1
IS 0000
IT 0000
LS 2813 1
LS 2814 1
LS 2821 1
LS 3001 1
LS 8012 1
MA 0000
MC 0000
MN 0000
MR 0000
OS 0336 1
OS 0342 1
PS 2905 1
SW 6010 1
UT 6104 1
NOTE:
1. SAILORS APPLYING FOR ELIGIBILITY BASED ON AN NEC MUST BE
ASSIGNED
TO A VALID INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (IDT) DRILLING RESERVE BILLET THAT
REQUIRES THE NEC (SAILORS MAY BE CROSS-ASSIGNED TO A VALID IDT DRILLING
RESERVE BILLET) AND THEIR NEC MUST BE EITHER PRIMARY OR SECONDARY IN
THEIR NEC INVENTORY.
6. NEW ACCESSION TRAINING (NAT) PROGRAM ENLISTMENT BONUS.
A. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SAILORS TO GAIN ENTITLEMENT FOR A NAT
ENLISTMENT BONUS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
(1) MEMBER MUST HAVE NO PRIOR MILITARY SERVICE AND BE ENLISTING
IN THE ARMED FORCES FOR THE FIRST TIME.
(2) ENLIST AND AGREE TO PARTICIPATE AS A SELRES IN THE NAVY
RESERVE IN A PAY STATUS FOR A MINIMUM OF SIX YEARS.
(3) AFFILIATE WITH A NAVY RESERVE ACTIVITY (NRA) IMMEDIATELY
UPON COMPLETION OF INITIAL ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING (IADT).
B. BONUS EFFECTIVE DATE IS DETERMINED BY THE DATE A SAILOR
CONTRACTS
IN THE ARMED FORCES (ENTERS DELAYED ENTRY PROGRAM (DEP) DATE), AND NOT
THE DATE A SAILOR SHIPS TO RECRUIT TRAINING.
C. INITIAL BONUS AMOUNT WILL BE PAID UPON MEMBER'S SUCCESSFUL
COMPLETION OF IADT AND AFTER REPORTING TO THEIR NRA.
D. NAT BONUS ELIGIBLE SPECIALTIES AND BONUS TIER AMOUNTS
(1) TIER 1 - SIX-YEAR CONTRACT = 20,000 DOLLAR
SKILL NEC NOTE
NONE
(2) TIER 2 - SIX-YEAR CONTRACT = 15,000 DOLLAR
SKILL NEC NOTE
NONE
(3) TIER 3 - SIX-YEAR CONTRACT = 10,000 DOLLAR
SKILL NEC NOTE
IS 0000
MA 0000
(4) TIER 4 - SIX-YEAR CONTRACT = 5,000 DOLLAR
SKILL NEC NOTE
AECF 0000
HM 8701 1
IT 0000
RP 2401 1
NOTE:
1. SAILORS APPLYING FOR ELIGIBILITY BASED ON AN NEC MUST BE
ASSIGNED TO A VALID INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (IDT) DRILLING RESERVE
BILLET THAT REQUIRES THE NEC (SAILORS MAY BE CROSS-ASSIGNED TO A VALID
IDT DRILLING RESERVE BILLET) AND THEIR NEC MUST BE EITHER PRIMARY OR
SECONDARY IN THEIR NEC INVENTORY.
7. SAILORS SERVING IN RATINGS AND SPECIALTIES LISTED IN PARA 5 AND 6
ABOVE THAT ENLIST FOR 6 YEARS MAY APPLY FOR THE MONTGOMERY GI BILL-
SELECTED RESERVE (MGIB-SR) KICKER PROGRAM, PROVIDED THEY MEET ALL OTHER
MGIB-SR KICKER PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA CONTAINED IN REF D.
8. ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION AND BONUS APPLICATION PROCEDURES
A. COMNAVCRUITCOM RECRUITERS SHALL:
(1) DETERMINE SAILOR'S ELIGIBILITY FOR AFFILIATION/ENLISTMENT
BONUSES AS CONTAINED IN THIS MESSAGE. FOR ASSISTANCE IN DETERMINING
INDIVIDUAL SAILOR ELIGIBILITY COMNAVCRUITCOM RECRUITERS MAY CONTACT
COMNAVRESFORCOM (N11) INCENTIVE PROGRAM SPECIALISTS AT COMMERCIAL
(757) 322-2648/2649/2653/2656 OR DSN 262-XXXX.
(2) FORWARD THE COMPLETED INCENTIVE WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH ALL
ENLISTMENT DOCUMENTATION (I.E., DD FORM 4, DD-1966, ETC.) TO THE
SAILOR'S GAINING NRA.
NOTE: WRITTEN AGREEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE NAVY RESERVE FORCES
COMMAND SHAREPOINT WEBSITE AT
HTTPS://PRIVATE.NAVYRESERVE.NAVY.MIL/3447B/N1/CNRFC_N112/DEFAULT.ASPX
B. NAVY RESERVE ACTIVITIES SHALL:
(1) VERIFY ACCURACY OF THE AFFILIATION/ENLISTMENT BONUS WRITTEN
AGREEMENT SUBMITTED BY NAVCRUITCOM RECRUITERS PER THIS MESSAGE.
(2) SCAN AND FORWARD A COPY OF THE BONUS WRITTEN AGREEMENT FOR
ELIGIBILITY ESTABLISHMENT TO COMNAVRESFORCOM (N11) AT
CNRFC_BONUS_SHOP@NAVY.MIL.
9. INTERESTED PERSONNEL ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT A LOCAL
RECRUITER TO DETERMINE THEIR ELIGIBILITY.
10. POINT OF CONTACT FOR POLICY: MR. PAUL DOWD, CNRFC (N1C21),
AT (817) 782-5040/DSN 739 OR EMAIL AT PAUL.DOWD(AT)NAVY.MIL.
11. RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.//
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