This year, a similar proposal is in the 2011 budget – but, unlike last year, the verbiage actually states, “The 2011 Budget also includes the additional funding required to expand this program to include military members retired under the disability rules codified in Chapter 61 of Title 10 of the United States Code.”, “Legislative proposal, not subject to PAYGO.”

Are all the bases covered this time?

Excerpt from the 2011 budget proposal;

The 2011 payment to the Military Retirement Fund includes funds for the amortization of the unfunded liability for all retirement benefits earned by military personnel for service prior to 1985. The amortization schedule for the unfunded liability is determined by the Department of Defense Retirement Board of Actuaries. Included in the unfunded liability are the consolidated requirements of the military departments to cover retired officers and enlisted personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force; retainer pay of enlisted personnel of the Fleet Reserve of the Navy and Marine Corps; and survivors’ benefits.
The 2004 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 108–136) created additional benefits for certain retirees who receive disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs and moved the responsibility for payments under the Combat Related Special Compensation program to the Military Retirement Fund.Any additional funding requirements for retirees with service prior to 1985 will be included in this payment. The 2011 Budget also includes the additional funding required to expand this program to include military members retired under the disability rules codified in Chapter 61 of Title 10 of the United States Code.

PAYMENT TO MILITARY RETIREMENT FUND
(Legislative proposal, not subject to PAYGO)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Download the rest of the document in PDF format (HERE)

2010 Military Pay Chart
2011 Military Pay Chart

Family support programs grow over 3% – some of the main increases are $87 million, to expand availability for affordable, high-quality child care services at over 800 child development centers both in the United States and overseas – $37 million, for expanded counseling and assistance services, from financial counseling to transition and relocation assistance, to help families meet the challenges brought on by repeated deployments and family separations – $12 million, for enhanced career and educational opportunities for military spouses through tuition assistance and Federal internship programs.

The budget also includes a 1.4% basic pay raise that is supposed to keep military pay in line with those in the private sector. That depends on who’s numbers you believe… Congressman Wilson put forth a 2011 1.9% pay raise proposal (H.R. 4427) on Jan. 13, 2010 – like years past, the half percent increase is already being co-sponsored by a number of other congressman and should gain even more traction as the year progresses.

Budget information retrieved from the published fact sheet and the FY 2011 President’s Budget Appendix (PDF)

2010 Military Pay Chart
2011 Military Pay Chart

Currently, the bill has one cosponsor:
Rep Hall, John J. (D)(NY-19)

The pay increases proposed are monthly amounts unless otherwise stated.

Rep. McNerney’s bill increases eight types of military specialty pay, many of which have not been increased for several years.  They are:

1.    Hostile Fire and Imminent Danger

• Hostile Fire Pay is for service members exposed to hostile fire or explosion of hostile mines.  Increases from $225 to $600 per month.
• Imminent Danger Pay is for service members serving in specifically designated places deemed to pose a threat of physical harm or imminent danger due to insurrection, war, or terrorism.  Increases from $225 to $350 per month.

Note: Hostile Fire and Imminent Danger pay cannot be collected simultaneously.

2.    Family Separation Pay
Partial reimbursement for those involuntarily separated from their dependents for extra expenses that result from such separation.  Increases from $250 to $450 per month.

3.    Special Warfare Officer Continuation Pay
A service member may be paid a retention bonus of up to $20,000, an increase from $15,000, for each year of retention of that service member.

4.    Hazardous duty pay
This specialty pay is available to service members who encounter particularly hazardous types of duty, including:

• frequent and regular participation in aerial flight as a crew member;
• parachute jumping as an essential part of military duty;
• explosive demolition as a primary duty, including training for that duty;
• the testing of aircraft or missile systems (or components of such systems) during which highly toxic fuels or propellants are used, or the handling of chemical munitions (or components of such munitions);

Hazardous duty pays range from $150 to $450 per month of which service members can receive up to three per month.  Rep. McNerney’s legislation raises each type of hazardous duty pay by $50.

5.    Combat-Related Injury & Rehabilitation Pay
Service members who were medically evacuated out of a combat zone and considered “hospitalized” are entitled this type of pay.  Increases from $430 to $600 per month.

6.    Psychologists and Non-physician health care provider specialty pay
Pay for psychologists and other types of medical professionals who treat members of the military.  The same RAND study referenced above found that DoD salaries for civilian psychologists and social workers are not competitive with rates provided in the civilian market, or the VA system, which increases the “likelihood that DoD will lose civilian providers to the VA system as they learn that they can earn substantially higher salaries for performing essentially the same job.”  Given the concern about retention of psychologists and medical professionals, Rep. McNerney’s bill doubles the amount of psychologist and non-physician health care provider specialty pay.  Current pay in this category ranges from $2,000 to $5,000 per year.

7.    Service as member of Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team
The term “Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team” means a team of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces in support of emergency preparedness programs to prepare for or to respond to any emergency involving the use of a weapon of mass destruction.  Increases from $150 to $300 per month.

8.    Members extending duty at designated locations overseas
Pay for a service member who has completed a tour of duty at a location outside the continental United States who, at the end of that tour of duty, executes an agreement to extend that tour for a period of not less than one year.  Increased from $80 month or $2,000 lump sum per year to $200 per month or $3,000 lump sum yearly payment.

Speaking of special pays that haven’t been reviewed or increased for quite a while, the current Navy sea pay amounts became effective on October 1, 2001, and submarine pay October 1, 2004. Are those special pays not addressed in this bill because the Navy has been exceeding retention and recruitment goals? More than likely so.

2010 Military Pay Chart
2011 Military Pay Chart

R 221611Z JAN 10
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
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INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
BT
UNCLAS//N01300//
NAVADMIN 028/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JAN//
SUBJ/SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) UPDATE//
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NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 250/09, FY10 SRB AWARD PLAN.  REF B IS OPNAVINST
1160.8A, SRB PROGRAM INSTRUCTION.  REF C IS NAVADMIN 006/09, SELECTIVE
REENLISTMENT BONUS POLICY CHANGE.//
RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES REVISED SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS
(SRB) AWARD LEVELS FOR ACTIVE COMPONENT AND RESERVE COMPONENT FULL TIME
SUPPORT (FTS) AND SUPERSEDES REF A.  INCREASED AWARD LEVELS ARE
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND DECREASES ARE EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS FROM RELEASE
OF THIS MESSAGE.
2.  WHILE THE SRB PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE THE NAVY'S PRIMARY MONETARY
INCENTIVE TO ENCOURAGE SAILORS WITH CRITICAL SKILLS AND VALUABLE
EXPERIENCE TO STAY NAVY, IT IS INCUMBENT UPON THE NAVY TO REMAIN WITHIN
CONGRESSIONALLY AUTHORIZED FUNDING LIMITS.
ADDITIONALLY, SRB IS USED TO HELP MINIMIZE OVER-EXECUTION OR UNDER-
EXECUTION OF CRITICAL SKILL RETENTION GOALS.  THEREFORE, AS
REENLISTMENT GOALS FOR PARTICULAR SKILLS ARE ACHIEVED, SRB AWARD LEVELS
FOR THOSE SKILLS WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE PLAN, BUT NO EARLIER THAN 30
DAYS FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF THIS NAVADMIN.
NAVADMINS WILL BE RELEASED AS SKILLS ARE REMOVED FROM THE PLAN; HOWEVER,
THIS NAVADMIN CONSTITUTES THE 30-DAY NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT SET BY
DOD POLICY FOR ANY SKILL SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED FROM THE PROGRAM.
SAILORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SRB AS SOON AS ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET ACCORDING TO THIS NAVADMIN AND REFS B AND C.
3.  ALL SRB SKILLS FOR FY10 HAVE BEEN EVALUATED AND PLACED IN ONE OF
THREE TIERS.  VARYING AWARD LEVELS AND EARLY REENLISTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR EACH TIER.  SAILORS SERVING IN TIER ONE SKILLS,
AS WELL AS THE EXCEPTIONS OUTLINED IN REF B, PARA 12.A AND REF C, PARA
4 ARE ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST EARLY ANY TIME WITHIN THE FISCAL YEAR OF
THEIR EAOS.  NUCLEAR SAILORS MAY STILL CROSS FISCAL YEAR BOUNDARIES.
SAILORS SERVING IN TIER TWO OR TIER THREE SKILLS WHO RECEIVED AN EARLY
PROMOTE ON THEIR MOST RECENT REGULAR PERIODIC EVALUATION REPORT MAY
ALSO REENLIST ANY TIME WITHIN THE FISCAL YEAR PRIOR TO THEIR EAOS (SEE
PARA 6 FOR MORE DETAILS AND GUIDELINES).  ALL OTHER SAILORS IN TIER TWO
AND TIER THREE SKILLS MAY REENLIST UP TO 90 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THEIR
EAOS AS DIRECTED IN REF C.  ALL SAILORS, REGARDLESS OF SKILL TIER MUST
MEET ALL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA UNDER PARA 9 AND MUST SUBMIT
PRECERTIFICATION REQUESTS TO PERS-811 NO LATER THAN 35-DAYS IN ADVANCE
OF THE REQUESTED REENLISTMENT DATE.
4.  SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS AWARD LEVELS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
TIER ONE:
60,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING
RATING      NEC        ZONE A  ZONE B  ZONE C  NOTES
AC          0000        1.5     0.0     0.0
CTI         9216        0.0     0.0     0.5     1, 2
ETSS COMM   14XXA/EM/CM 3.5     0.0     0.0     4, 5, 6, 7
ETSS NAV    14XXB/NM/XM 3.5     0.0     0.0     4, 5, 6, 7
FT          11XX/13XX   3.0     0.0     0.0     4, 7
HM          8403        0.0     4.5     3.5
HM          8427        4.5     3.5     0.0
MN          0000        3.0     0.0     0.0
ND          5341        0.0     0.0     4.0
ND          5342        4.0     4.0     2.5
ND          5343        3.5     2.0     0.0
NUC         3353/63     7.0     0.0     0.0     3
NUC         3354/64     6.0     0.0     0.0     3
NUC         3355/65     7.0     0.0     0.0     3
NUC         3356/66     8.0     0.0     0.0     3
NUC         3383/93     6.5     0.0     0.0     3
NUC         3384/94     5.5     0.0     0.0     3
NUC         3385/95     6.5     0.0     0.0     3
NUC         3386/96     6.0     0.0     0.0     3
SB          5352        3.5     4.0     0.0
STS         0000        3.5     0.0     0.0     5, 7
75,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING
RATING      NEC        ZONE A  ZONE B  ZONE C  NOTES
CTN         9308        5.0     5.0     5.0     1, 2
EOD         5333        5.5     5.5     0.0
EOD         5335        5.5     5.5     5.0
NUC         3353/63     0.0     6.5     0.0     3
NUC         3354/64     0.0     5.5     0.0     3
NUC         3355/65     0.0     6.5     0.0     3
NUC         3356/66     0.0     6.5     0.0     3
NUC         3383/93     0.0     6.5     0.0     3
NUC         3384/94     0.0     5.5     0.0     3
NUC         3385/95     0.0     6.5     0.0     3
NUC         3386/96     0.0     5.0     0.0     3
SB          5352        0.0     0.0     5.0
SO          5326        5.5     0.0     0.0
STG         0416        0.0     5.5     5.5
STS         0416        0.0     5.5     5.5     5
90,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING
RATING      NEC        ZONE A  ZONE B  ZONE C  NOTES
EOD         5337        0.0     7.0     7.0
SO          5326        0.0     6.5     7.0
TIER TWO:
45,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING
RATING      NEC        ZONE A  ZONE B  ZONE C  NOTES
AWV         8284        4.0     2.0     1.5
CB          5931        4.0     3.5     2.5
CB          5932        3.5     2.5     0.0
CB          5933        0.0     0.0     4.0
CTM         9224        2.5     0.0     0.0     2
CTM         9289        2.5     0.0     0.0     2
CTT         0000        2.5     0.0     0.0     2
CTT         173X        3.0     1.5     0.0     2, 4
CTT         9102        0.0     0.5     0.0     2
CTT         9141        0.0     0.5     0.0     2
HM          8402        0.0     4.0     2.0
HM          8493        3.0     1.0     0.0
HM          8494        0.0     4.0     2.0
60,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING
RATING      NEC        ZONE A  ZONE B  ZONE C  NOTES
CTI         9209        0.0     3.0     1.5     1, 2
CTI         9215        3.0     2.0     1.5     1, 2
CTI         9216        0.0     4.0     0.0     1, 2
CTM         9224        0.0     2.0     1.5     2
CTM         9289        0.0     2.0     1.0     2
CTN         0000        3.5     3.5     3.5     2
ETSS COMM   14XXA/EM/CM 0.0     1.5     0.0     4, 5, 6, 7
ETSS NAV    14XXB/NM/XM 0.0     2.5     0.0     4, 5, 6, 7
FT          11XX/13XX   0.0     1.5     0.0     4, 7
IS          3910        2.0     3.0     2.0     1, 2
IS          3912        3.0     3.0     3.0     1, 2, 8
IS          3923        2.0     3.0     2.0     1, 2
IS          3924        2.0     3.0     2.5     1, 2
STS         0000        0.0     2.0     0.0     5, 7
75,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING
RATING      NEC        ZONE A  ZONE B  ZONE C  NOTES
CTI         9209        4.0     0.0     0.0     1, 2
CTI         9216        5.0     0.0     0.0     1, 2
CTM         9225        3.0     3.0     2.0     2
CTM         9229        3.0     3.0     2.0     2
TIER THREE:
45,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING
RATING      NEC        ZONE A  ZONE B  ZONE C  NOTES
AWF         8251        1.5     1.0     0.0
AWO         7841        1.5     1.0     1.0
AWO         7861        1.5     1.0     1.0
AWR         7815        1.0     0.5     1.0
AWS         7815S       2.5     2.0     1.5
CB          5633        1.0     1.0     1.5
CE          0000        0.0     0.5     0.0
CTR         0000        2.5     2.0     1.0     2
EM          4675        0.0     0.5     0.0
ETSW        0000        0.0     1.5     0.0     5
FC          0000        0.0     0.5     0.0
HM          8401        1.0     0.5     0.0     1
HM          8410        0.0     1.0     0.5
HM          8425        0.0     4.0     2.0
HM          8432        1.0     0.5     0.0
HM          8485        0.0     0.5     0.0
HM          8506        0.5     0.0     0.0
HM          8708        0.0     0.0     1.0
HM          8752        0.5     0.0     0.0
HM          8753        0.0     1.5     1.0
IC          4747        0.5     0.5     0.5
IT          0000        1.5     0.0     0.0
MA          0000        1.5     0.0     0.0
MMSS AUX    4230/31     1.5     0.5     0.0     5
MMSS WEP    4232/33     2.0     0.5     0.0     5
MT          33XX        2.0     1.0     0.0     4, 7
LCAC        0304        1.5     0.5     0.0     9
OS          0318        1.5     0.5     0.0
OS          0319        0.0     1.5     1.0
OS          0324        0.5     1.5     0.0
STG         0000        1.0     0.0     0.0
60,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING
RATING      NEC        ZONE A  ZONE B  ZONE C  NOTES
FC          0000        2.5     0.0     0.0
FCA         0000        2.5     0.0     0.0
75,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING
RATING      NEC        ZONE A  ZONE B  ZONE C  NOTES
ETSW        0000        3.0     0.0     0.0     5
FCA         0000        0.0     2.0     0.0
FULL TIME SUPPORT SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS AWARD LEVELS:
TIER THREE:
45,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING
RATING      NEC        ZONE A  ZONE B  ZONE C  NOTES
AWF         8220        1.0     0.5     0.0   10, 11
AWF         8245        0.0     1.0     1.0   10, 11
AWF         8250        0.0     1.0     1.0   10, 11
AWF         8251        1.0     1.0     1.0   10, 11
AWF         8252        0.0     1.0     1.0   10, 11
AWF         82XX        0.5     0.0     0.0   10, 11, 12
AE          0000        1.0     0.5     0.0   10, 11
AT          0000        1.0     1.0     0.0   10, 11
DC          0000        1.0     0.0     0.0   10, 11
EN          0000        0.0     1.0     0.0   10, 11
ET          0000        1.5     0.5     0.0   10, 11
IT          2781        0.0     0.5     0.5   10, 11
5.  NOTES
(1) THE SRB FOR THIS RATING NEC IS TIED TO AN INCUMBENT BILLET OR TO
ORDERS NEGOTIATED FOR THE NEXT BILLET.  COMMANDS MUST VERIFY THE MEMBER
IS CURRENTLY IN, OR HAS ORDERS TO, A BILLET REQUIRING THIS NEC AND
ANNOTATE THIS VERIFICATION IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THE PRECERT
REQUEST, IF REENLISTMENT FOR AN SRB IS INTENDED TO FILL NAVY
REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC SKILL SETS TIED TO THESE BILLETS.
(2) AN SRB APPROVAL FOR ALL CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIANS AND INTELLIGENCE
SPECIALISTS WILL BE CONTINGENT UPON MEMBER HAVING A CURRENT SINGLE
SCOPE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION (SSBI), AN ACTIVE SSBI OR RECENT
SUBMISSION OF AN SSBI PACKAGE.  COMMANDS MUST VERIFY THE MEMBER HAS A
CURRENT SSBI, ACTIVE SSBI, OR HAS SUBMITTED AN SSBI PACKAGE AND MAKE
NOTE OF THIS IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THE PRECERT REQUEST.
(3) REENLISTMENT COMPENSATION FOR ZONE C NUCLEAR TRAINED PERSONNEL
HOLDING A NUCLEAR SUPERVISOR NEC SHALL BE PROVIDED UNDER THE ENLISTED
SUPERVISOR RETENTION PAY PROGRAM (ESRP) PER NAVADMIN 159/06 OR CURRENT.
NECS 3359 AND 3389 ARE INACTIVE NECS.  MEMBERS HOLDING THESE NECS MAY
REENLIST AT THE AWARD LEVEL SPECIFIED FOR THE LAST ACTIVE NEC HELD.
(4) LETTERS APPEARING WITH AN NEC ARE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USE ONLY.
(5) SUBSURFACE OR SURFACE DESIGNATION DOES NOT MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL MUST
BE SUBSURFACE OR ENLISTED SURFACE WARFARE SPECIALIST QUALIFIED, BUT
INDICATES THE COMPONENT OF THE RATING IN WHICH THEY CAN REASONABLY BE
EXPECTED TO SERVE.  TRAINING, QUALIFICATIONS, AND PREVIOUS OR PROJECTED
DUTY ASSIGNMENTS AT SEA WILL INDICATE THE APPROPRIATE RATING COMPONENT.
WHEN USING FORMAN/OPINS TO INPUT A SRB PRECERT REQUEST, USE THE RATING
(WITH APPROPRIATE SUFFIX DESIGNATION)/NEC AS SPECIFIED IN THIS NAVADMIN.
FOR EXAMPLE, SURFACE ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN WITH NO NEC WOULD SUBMIT
"ETSW" ON PRECERT FOR RATING.
(6) SUBSURFACE NECS.  SUBSURFACE ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN 14XXA
IDENTIFIES ALL SUBSURFACE ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN COMMUNICATIONS SAILORS
WHO HOLD NECS BEGINNING WITH 14.  SUBSURFACE ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN NAV
14XXB IDENTIFIES SUBSURFACE ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN NAVIGATION SAILORS
AND INCLUDES ALL SUBSURFACE ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN NAV NECS BEGINNING
WITH 14.
(7) SUBSURFACE ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS, FIRE CONTROL TECHNICIANS,
MISSILE TECHNICIANS AND SUBSURFACE SONAR TECHNICIANS THAT POSSESS AN IT
NEC ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE AWARD LEVELS CORRESPONDING TO THE RESPECTIVE
INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (IT) NEC AWARD LEVEL.
(8) MEMBERS HOLDING NEC 3913 MAY REENLIST AT THE AWARD LEVEL SPECIFIED
FOR NEC 3912.
(9) RATINGS ELIGIBLE FOR NEC 0304 ARE: AWO, ET, QM, AND OS.
(10) DUE TO SIGNIFICANT NAVY ALIGNMENT AND CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH
ACTIVE RESERVE INTEGRATION, FTS SRB REENLISTMENTS ARE LIMITED TO A
FOUR-YEAR TERM, PROVIDED A MEMBER REENLISTS INTO THE NEXT ZONE AS
REQUIRED BY OPNAVINST 1160.8A AND DODI 1304.29.  ADDITIONALLY, AN FTS
SAILOR MAY REENLIST AND RECEIVE ONLY ONE SRB PER ZONE (ZONE A, ZONE B,
AND ZONE C) DURING A CAREER.  THIS FTS SRB AWARD PLAN APPLIES TO THE
ACTIVE GUARD AND RESERVE MEMBERS OF THE FTS PROGRAM, IT DOES NOT APPLY
TO FTS CANVASSER RECRUITERS.
(11) ONE OF THE BELOW LISTED TYPE CODES SHALL BE USED WHEN SUBMITTING
THE SRB PRECEPT:  CODE 1RR, IMMEDIATE REENLISTMENT FOR FULL TIME
SUPPORT SRB.  CODE 1RB, BROKEN SERVICE REENLISTMENT FOR FULL TIME
SUPPORT SRB.  CODE 1RC, OBLISERV TO TRAIN AND REENLIST FOR FULL TIME
SUPPORT.
(12) NEC 8201, 8278, 8289 ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS FTS SRB.
6.  EARLY REENLISTMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR "EARLY PROMOTE" SAILORS SERVING
IN TIER TWO OR TIER THREE SRB SKILLS.  SAILORS SERVING IN TIER TWO OR
TIER THREE SRB SKILLS WHO RECEIVED AN "EP" IN BLOCK 45 OF THEIR MOST
RECENT REGULAR PERIODIC EVALUATION OR FITNESS REPORT WILL BE ALLOWED TO
REENLIST EARLY ANY TIME WITHIN THE FISCAL YEAR OF THEIR EAOS.  NO
TRANSFER, CONCURRENT, OR SPECIAL EVALUATIONS WILL APPLY.  SAILORS
ADVANCED WITHIN THE 12-MONTHS PRIOR TO THEIR EAOS, WILL BE ALLOWED TO
SUBSTITUTE THE LAST REGULAR PERIODIC EVALUATION OR FITNESS REPORT IN
THEIR PREVIOUS PAY GRADE.
PERSONNEL MUST FAX OR EMAIL A SIGNED COPY OF THE EVALUATION TO
PERS-811 ONCE THEIR PRECERT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.  THIS REQUIREMENT IS
ONLY FOR THOSE THAT FALL UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
7.  THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE IS PROVIDED ON NAVY ENLISTED CLASSIFICATION
(NEC) SPECIFIC SRB AND LATERAL CONVERSIONS.
ACCEPTANCE OF AN NEC-SPECIFIC SRB CONTRACT INDICATES AN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE SAILOR AND THE NAVY TO UTILIZE SKILLS ATTRIBUTED TO THE NEC
DURING THE SAILOR'S ENLISTMENT TO MEET FLEET READINESS REQUIREMENTS.
IN SUBSEQUENT TOURS, A SAILOR MUST BE WILLING TO BE DETAILED DURING THE
NORMAL PROJECTED ROTATION DATE WINDOW TO AN AVAILABLE BILLET WITHIN THE
SRB CONTRACTED NEC, CONSISTENT WITH SEA-SHORE FLOW REQUIREMENTS.
LATERAL CONVERSIONS MUST FOLLOW REF B, PARA 12.D.  LATERAL CONVERSION
REQUESTS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED MORE THAN NINE MONTHS BEFORE THE EAOS.
CONVERSIONS TO A RATE WITH A LOWER AWARD LEVEL WILL NOT BE APPROVED.
PERSONNEL IN A "CLOSED-LOOP" NEC CAN REENLIST BY THE NEC ONLY.
8.  PERFORM-TO-SERVE (PTS) REQUIREMENTS.  AN SRB REQUEST FOR A SAILOR
WHO REQUIRES PTS APPROVAL MUST BE SUBMITTED AFTER THE SAILOR HAS BEEN
OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED OF PTS APPROVAL.
9.  REENLISTMENT PROCEDURES.  SAILORS MAY REQUEST TO REENLIST EARLY FOR
SRB SO LONG AS THEIR EAOS IS WITHIN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AND IS NOT
LATER THAN 90 DAYS FROM THE REQUESTED DATE OF REENLISTMENT.  SEE PARA 6
OF THIS NAVADMIN; REF B, PARA 12.A; AND REF C, PARA 4 FOR EXCEPTIONS TO
THIS POLICY.  OTHER POLICIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES IN REFS A
AND B AND THE DEFENSE JOINT MILITARY PAY SYSTEM (DJMS) PROCEDURES
TRAINING GUIDE REMAIN IN EFFECT.
10.  OBLIGATED SERVICE TO TRAIN (OTT) AND THEN REENLIST.  SEE REF B,
PARA 12.E. FOR OTT GUIDANCE.  REQUESTS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO
PERS-811 VIA NAVPERS 1306/7, ENLISTED PERSONNEL ACTION REQUEST.
A COPY OF THE AUTHORIZATION MESSAGE SHOULD BE RETAINED BY THE SAILOR
UNTIL THE SRB REENLISTMENT ON GRADUATION DAY FROM THE COURSE OF
INSTRUCTION.  USE CODE 1CC (1RC FOR FTS) FOR OTT SRB REQUESTS IN OPINS.
11.  COMMAND RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCEDURES.
    A.  COMMANDS MUST SUBMIT SRB REQUESTS VIA OPINS 35-120 DAYS IN
ADVANCE OF THE SAILOR'S EAOS OR REENLISTMENT DATE TO ENSURE THE
APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL MESSAGE WILL REACH THE SAILOR'S COMMAND AND THE
DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE (DFAS) BEFORE THE REENLISTMENT
DATE.  TIMELINESS IS CRITICAL BECAUSE THE  APPROVED PRECERT NOTIFIES
THE DJMS OF THE SAILOR'S INTENT TO REENLIST, PREVENTS INTERRUPTION OF
PAY, AND ENSURES THE INITIAL SRB PAYMENT POSTS TO THE SAILOR'S ACCOUNT.
ANY CHANGES TO THE APPROVAL MAY CAUSE ERRORS AND SLOW PAYMENTS.  AS A
RESULT, CHANGES SHOULD BE PREVENTED.  REQUESTS SUBMITTED LESS THAN 35
DAYS PRIOR TO THE REENLISTMENT DATE WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL JUSTIFICATION
WILL BE REJECTED.  SAILORS MUST HAVE APPROVED PRECERTS BEFORE
REENLISTING.  THE SERVICING PERSONNEL OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
VERIFYING THE REENLISTMENT, POSTING THE CONTRACT, RELEASING THE FIRST
PAYMENT, AND VERIFYING THE MASTER MILITARY PAY ACCOUNT.
    B.  COMMANDS INITIATING SRB PRECERT REQUESTS MUST ENSURE ALL OF THE
DATA INCLUDED IN THE PRECERT REQUEST IS CORRECT AND THE SAILOR IS
ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST FOR THE REQUESTED SRB.  THE SRB REQUEST SHALL NOT
BE ENTERED INTO OPINS UNTIL THE COMMANDING OFFICER HAS APPROVED THE
REENLISTMENT REQUEST.
    C.  SAILORS WITH APPROVED PRECERTS WHO DO NOT REENLIST ON THE DATE
OR FOR THE TERM SPECIFIED IN THE PRECERT MESSAGE MUST HAVE THEIR
COMMAND CONTACT PERS-811D TO INITIATE A REENLISTMENT CANCELLATION TO
AVOID PLACING SAILORS IN AN OVERPAID STATUS.
12.  INOPERATIVE EXTENSIONS POLICY.  IN KEEPING WITH DOD POLICY,
PERSONNEL WHO ACCEPTED AN ENLISTMENT BONUS FOR EXTENDED ENLISTMENT
(EBEE), AS REFLECTED ON THEIR NAVCRUIT 1133/52, WILL NO LONGER BE
AUTHORIZED TO USE THIS INOPERATIVE EXTENSION TIME IN THE SRB
CALCULATION.  SAILORS WHO HAVE INOPERATIVE EXTENSION TIME THROUGH A 5YO
OR 6YO PROGRAM, OR AS AUTHORIZED IN NAVADMIN 007/09, MAY CONTINUE TO
HAVE A MAXIMUM OF 24 MONTHS OF INOPERATIVE EXTENSION TIME NOT COUNT
AGAINST THE CALCULATION OF SRB PROVIDED THE REENLISTMENT RESULTS IN A
NEW EAOS THAT IS AT LEAST 24 MONTHS DAY-FOR-DAY PAST THE CURRENT
EXTENDED EAOS.
THIS CALCULATION IS PERFORMED AUTOMATICALLY BY PERS-811.  LOCAL
COMMANDS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO CANCEL EXTENSIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
IMMEDIATE SRB REENLISTMENTS.  COMMANDS MUST VERIFY AND ANNOTATE ON THE
PRECERT REQUEST WHETHER ANY INOPERATIVE EXTENSION TIME NOTED IS PART OF
AN EBEE CONTRACT.
13.  PRECERT REQUIREMENTS.  THE FOLLOWING ARE REQUIRED WHEN SUBMITTING
PRECERT REQUESTS:
    A.  TO VALIDATE AN INOPERATIVE EXTENSION OF ENLISTMENT AND EXPEDITE
PROCESSING OF AN SRB REQUEST, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IN THE REMARKS
PARAGRAPH OF THE REQUEST:  TERM, NARRATIVE REASON, AUTHORITY, AND
EXECUTION DATE OF ALL INOPERATIVE EXTENSIONS.
FAILURE TO VERIFY EXTENSIONS WILL CAUSE PROCESSING DELAYS AND MAY
RESULT IN REJECTION OF THE REQUEST OR AN APPROVAL AT A LOWER AMOUNT.
    B.  SAILORS MUST OBTAIN AN APPROVAL FOR EXTENSION FROM PERS
811 IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF SRB ELIGIBILITY.
14.  LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS) GUIDANCE.  SAILORS ASSIGNED TO LCS
PLATFORMS OR WITH ORDERS TO AN LCS PLATFORM WHO POSSESS AN NEC
SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED FOR LCS ASSIGNMENT (I.E., HYBRID
SAILORS) ARE AUTHORIZED TO REENLIST FOR THE MORE LUCRATIVE SRB-
ELIGIBLE NEC, REGARDLESS OF ASSIGNED RATING.
15.  TO ENSURE THAT ALL REQUIREMENTS AND TIMELINES ARE MET, VISIT THE
FOLLOWING SRB PAGE OF THE NPC
WEBSITE: WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/CAREERINFO/PAYANDBENEFITS/N130/N130D
16.  POINT OF CONTACT FOR A SAILOR WHO HAS REENLISTED AND HAS NOT
RECEIVED THEIR SRB PAYMENT, OR HAS QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE TAXATION OF
THEIR SRB AND ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS, IS THE SAILOR'S SERVICING PAY OFFICE
OR PSD.  SRB TAX INFO IS ALSO DISCUSSED IN DODFMR VOL 7A, CH 44, TABLE
44-1, RULE 7.  THE POINT OF CONTACT FOR A SAILOR WITH QUESTIONS
REGARDING THE SRB PROGRAM OR ANY INFORMATION ON THEIR BUPERS-ON-LINE
ACCOUNT IS THEIR COMMAND CAREER COUNSELOR (CCC).  FOR TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS, CCCS, NOT THE INDIVIDUAL SAILORS, ARE
ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT PERS-811D AT (901) 874-2526/DSN 882, FAX (901)
874-2623/DSN 882 OR E-MAIL EMCM(SS) IRISH AT
DOUGLAS.B.IRISH(AT)NAVY.MIL OR MR. FRANK PALOMO AT
FRANCISCO.PALOMO(AT)NAVY.MIL.
17.  WE WILL CONTINUE TO ASSESS RETENTION BEHAVIOR AND ADJUST SRB AWARD
LEVELS ACCORDINGLY.
18.  RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.//
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I would have had the updated 2011 military pay proposal chart up sooner, but for the past two days I have been consumed with reloading Windows and all my other programs back on to my home computer. My computer crashed. How did it happen? Here is my theory, which BTW, Canon doesn’t agree with; I purchased a new Canon Rebel T1i. The camera itself is amazing, and I am very happy with it. The program that came with it, “EOS Digital Solution Disk ver. 20.1″, may have some issues. I inserted the disk and followed the directions on the screen – I don’t remember the exact wording of the prompt, but it read to the effect that my Windows .NET framework was out of date and before the program would work, I would need to complete the update. It provided me with a button to press to make it so. I pressed the button.

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NAVADMIN 250/09 has been superseded by NAVADMIN 028/10 as of 22 Jan 2010.

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NAVADMIN 250/09

MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/AUG//
SUBJ/SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS//

REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/102220ZJUN09//
REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/30JAN07//
REF/C/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/091648ZJAN09//
NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 176/09, SUSPENSION OF SRB AWARD PLAN.  REF B IS
OPNAVINST 1160.8A, SRB PROGRAM INSTRUCTION.  REF C IS NAVADMIN
006/09,SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS POLICY CHANGE.//

RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE FY10 SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS
(SRB) AWARD LEVELS FOR ACTIVE COMPONENT AND RESERVE COMPONENT FULL TIME
SUPPORT (FTS) AND SUPERSEDES REF A.  CONTINGENT UPON RECEIPT OF
CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY10 OR ENACTMENT OF A
CONTINUING RESOLUTION AUTHORITY, LEVELS LISTED IN PARA 4 BELOW ARE
EFFECTIVE AS OF 01 OCTOBER 2009 AND PRECERTIFICATION REQUESTS WILL BE
ACCEPTED 35-120 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DESIRED REENLISTMENT DATE.  HOWEVER,
PERS-811 WILL NOT RELEASE SRB REENLISTMENT PRECERTIFICATION MESSAGES
UNTIL 01 OCTOBER 2009 OR WHEN FY10 FUNDING IS MADE AVAILABLE, WHICHEVER
IS LATER.

2.  THE SRB PROGRAM ENHANCES THE NAVY'S ABILITY TO SIZE, SHAPE AND
STABILIZE THE FORCE BY USING A MONETARY INCENTIVE TO ENCOURAGE SAILORS
WITH CRITICAL SKILLS AND VALUABLE EXPERIENCE TO STAY NAVY.  SRB IS A
MARKET-BASED INCENTIVE AND AWARD LEVELS ARE STRATEGICALLY ADJUSTED AS
RETENTION NEEDS DICTATE.  AS REENLISTMENT GOALS FOR PARTICULAR SKILLS
ARE ACHIEVED, SRB LEVELS WILL BE EVALUATED FOR REDUCTION OR REMOVAL.

3.  ALL SRB SKILLS FOR FY10 HAVE BEEN EVALUATED AND PLACED IN ONE OF
THREE TIERS.  VARYING AWARD LEVELS AND EARLY REENLISTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR EACH TIER.  SAILORS SERVING IN TIER ONE SKILLS,
AS WELL AS THE EXCEPTIONS OUTLINED IN REF B, PARA 12.A AND REF C, PARA 4
ARE ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST EARLY ANY TIME WITHIN THE FISCAL YEAR OF THEIR EAOS.
NUCLEAR SAILORS MAY STILL CROSS FISCAL YEAR BOUNDARIES.  SAILORS SERVING IN
TIER TWO OR TIER THREE SKILLS WHO RECEIVED AN EARLY PROMOTE ON THEIR MOST
RECENT REGULAR PERIODIC EVALUATION REPORT MAY ALSO REENLIST ANY TIME
WITHIN THE FISCAL YEAR PRIOR TO THEIR EAOS (SEE PARA 6 FOR MORE DETAILS
AND GUIDELINES).  ALL OTHER SAILORS IN TIER TWO AND TIER THREE SKILLS MAY
REENLIST UP TO 90 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THEIR EAOS AS DIRECTED IN REF C.
ALL SAILORS, REGARDLESS OF SKILL TIER MUST MEET ALL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
UNDER PARA 9 AND MUST SUBMIT PRECERTIFICATION REQUESTS TO PERS-811 NO
LATER THAN 35-DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE REQUESTED REENLISTMENT DATE.

4.  SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS AWARD LEVELS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
TIER ONE:
60,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING
RATING      NEC        ZONE A  ZONE B  ZONE C  NOTES
ETSS COMM   14XXA/EM/CM 3.5     0.0     0.0     4, 5, 6, 7
ETSS NAV    14XXB/NM/XM 3.5     0.0     0.0     4, 5, 6, 7
FT          11XX/13XX   3.0     0.0     0.0     4, 7
HM          8403        0.0     4.5     3.5
HM          8427        4.5     2.5     0.0
NUC         3353/63     7.0     0.0     0.0     3
NUC         3354/64     6.0     0.0     0.0     3
NUC         3355/65     7.0     0.0     0.0     3
NUC         3356/66     8.0     0.0     0.0     3
NUC         3383/93     6.5     0.0     0.0     3
NUC         3384/94     5.5     0.0     0.0     3
NUC         3385/95     6.5     0.0     0.0     3
NUC         3386/96     6.0     0.0     0.0     3
SB          5352        3.5     4.0     0.0
STS         0000        3.5     0.0     0.0     5, 7
75,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING
RATING      NEC        ZONE A  ZONE B  ZONE C  NOTES
CTN         9308        5.0     5.0     5.0     1, 2
EOD         5333        5.5     5.5     0.0
EOD         5335        5.5     5.5     5.0
NUC         3353/63     0.0     6.5     0.0     3
NUC         3354/64     0.0     5.5     0.0     3
NUC         3355/65     0.0     6.5     0.0     3
NUC         3356/66     0.0     6.5     0.0     3
NUC         3383/93     0.0     6.5     0.0     3
NUC         3384/94     0.0     5.5     0.0     3
NUC         3385/95     0.0     6.5     0.0     3
NUC         3386/96     0.0     5.0     0.0     3
SB          5352        0.0     0.0     5.0
SO          5326        5.5     6.5     0.0
STG         0416        0.0     5.5     5.5
STS         0416        0.0     5.5     5.5     5
90,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING
RATING      NEC        ZONE A  ZONE B  ZONE C  NOTES
EOD         5337        0.0     7.0     7.0
SO          5326        0.0     0.0     7.0
TIER TWO:
45,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING
RATING      NEC        ZONE A  ZONE B  ZONE C  NOTES
AWV         8284        3.0     2.5     1.5
CB          5931        4.0     3.5     2.5
CB          5932        3.5     2.5     0.0
CB          5933        0.0     0.0     4.0
CTM         9224        2.5     0.0     0.0     2
CTM         9289        2.5     0.0     0.0     2
CTT         0000        1.5     0.0     0.0     2
CTT         173X        2.5     1.5     0.0     2, 4
CTT         9102        0.0     0.5     0.0     2
CTT         9141        0.0     0.5     0.0     2
HM          8402        0.0     2.5     1.5
HM          8493        2.5     2.0     0.0
HM          8494        0.0     3.0     2.0
ND          5343        3.5     2.0     0.0
60,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING
RATING      NEC        ZONE A  ZONE B  ZONE C  NOTES
CTI         9209        0.0     2.0     1.5     1, 2
CTI         9215        3.0     2.0     1.5     1, 2
CTI         9216        0.0     3.0     1.5     1, 2
CTM         9224        0.0     2.0     1.5     2
CTM         9289        0.0     2.0     1.0     2
CTN         0000        3.5     3.5     3.5     2
ETSS COMM   14XXA/EM/CM 0.0     1.5     0.0     4, 5, 6, 7
ETSS NAV    14XXB/NM/XM 0.0     2.5     0.0     4, 5, 6, 7
FT          11XX/13XX   0.0     1.5     0.0     4, 7
IS          3910        2.0     2.0     2.0     1, 2
IS          3912        3.0     3.0     3.0     1, 2, 8
IS          3923        2.0     2.0     2.0     1, 2
IS          3924        2.0     2.5     2.5     1, 2
MN          0000        3.0     0.0     0.0
ND          5341        0.0     0.0     4.0
ND          5342        4.0     4.0     2.5
STS         0000        0.0     1.5     0.0     5, 7
75,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING
RATING      NEC        ZONE A  ZONE B  ZONE C  NOTES
CTI         9209        3.0     0.0     0.0     1, 2
CTI         9216        3.0     0.0     0.0     1, 2
CTM         9225        3.0     3.0     2.0     2
CTM         9229        3.0     3.0     2.0     2
TIER THREE:
45,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING
RATING      NEC        ZONE A  ZONE B  ZONE C  NOTES
AWF         8251        0.5     1.0     0.0
AWO         7841        1.0     1.0     1.0
AWO         7861        1.0     1.0     1.0
AWR         7815        1.0     0.5     1.0
AWS         7815        2.0     1.5     1.0
CB          5633        1.0     1.0     1.5
CE          0000        0.0     0.5     0.0
CTR         0000        1.5     1.0     1.0     2
EM          4675        0.0     0.5     0.0
ETSW        0000        0.0     1.5     0.0     5
FC          0000        0.0     0.5     0.0
HM          8401        0.5     0.5     0.0     1
HM          8410        0.0     1.0     0.5
HM          8425        0.0     1.5     0.0
HM          8432        1.0     0.5     0.0
HM          8463        0.0     0.5     0.0
HM          8467        0.5     0.0     0.0
HM          8485        0.0     0.5     0.0
HM          8486        0.0     0.0     0.5
HM          8506        0.5     0.0     0.0
HM          8541        0.0     0.0     0.5
HM          8702        0.0     0.5     0.5
HM          8708        0.0     0.0     1.5
HM          8752        0.5     0.0     0.0
HM          8753        0.0     1.5     1.0
HM          8765        0.0     1.5     0.0
IC          4747        0.5     0.5     0.5
IT          0000        0.5     0.0     0.0
MA          0000        1.0     0.0     0.0
MMSS AUX    4230/31     1.5     0.5     0.0     5
MMSS WEP    4232/33     1.5     0.5     0.0     5
MT          33XX        1.0     0.5     0.0     4, 7
OS          0304        1.5     0.5     0.0
OS          0318        1.5     0.5     0.0
OS          0319        0.0     1.5     0.5
OS          0324        0.5     1.5     0.0
STG         0000        0.5     0.0     0.0
60,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING
RATING      NEC        ZONE A  ZONE B  ZONE C  NOTES
FC          0000        2.0     0.0     0.0
FCA         0000        2.0     0.0     0.0
75,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING
RATING      NEC        ZONE A  ZONE B  ZONE C  NOTES
ETSW        0000        2.0     0.0     0.0     5
FCA         0000        0.0     2.0     0.0
FULL TIME SUPPORT SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS AWARD LEVELS:
TIER THREE:
45,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING
RATING      NEC        ZONE A  ZONE B  ZONE C  NOTES
AWF         8220        1.0     0.5     0.0   9, 10
AWF         8245        0.0     1.0     1.0   9, 10
AWF         8250        0.0     1.0     1.0   9, 10
AWF         8251        1.0     1.0     1.0   9, 10
AWF         8252        0.0     1.0     1.0   9, 10
AWF         82XX        0.5     0.0     0.0   9, 10, 11
AE          0000        1.0     0.5     0.0   9, 10
AT          0000        1.0     1.0     0.0   9, 10
DC          0000        0.5     0.0     0.0   9, 10
EN          0000        0.0     0.5     0.0   9, 10
ET          0000        1.5     0.5     0.0   9, 10
IT          2781        0.0     0.5     0.5   9, 10

5.  NOTES
(1) THE SRB FOR THIS RATING NEC IS TIED TO AN INCUMBENT BILLET OR TO
ORDERS NEGOTIATED FOR THE NEXT BILLET.  COMMANDS MUST VERIFY THE MEMBER
IS CURRENTLY IN, OR HAS ORDERS TO, A BILLET REQUIRING THIS NEC AND
ANNOTATE THIS VERIFICATION IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THE PRECERT
REQUEST, IF REENLISTMENT FOR AN SRB IS INTENDED TO FILL NAVY
REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC SKILL SETS TIED TO THESE BILLETS.
(2) AN SRB APPROVAL FOR ALL CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIANS AND INTELLIGENCE
SPECIALISTS WILL BE CONTINGENT UPON MEMBER HAVING A CURRENT SINGLE
SCOPE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION (SSBI), AN ACTIVE SSBI OR RECENT
SUBMISSION OF AN SSBI PACKAGE.  COMMANDS MUST VERIFY THE MEMBER HAS A
CURRENT SSBI, ACTIVE SSBI, OR HAS SUBMITTED AN SSBI PACKAGE AND MAKE
NOTE OF THIS IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THE PRECERT REQUEST.
(3) REENLISTMENT COMPENSATION FOR ZONE C NUCLEAR TRAINED PERSONNEL
HOLDING A NUCLEAR SUPERVISOR NEC SHALL BE PROVIDED UNDER THE ENLISTED
SUPERVISOR RETENTION PAY PROGRAM (ESRP) PER NAVADMIN 159/06 OR CURRENT.
NECS 3359 AND 3389 ARE INACTIVE NECS.  MEMBERS HOLDING THESE NECS MAY
REENLIST AT THE AWARD LEVEL SPECIFIED FOR THE LAST ACTIVE NEC HELD.
(4) LETTERS APPEARING WITH AN NEC ARE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USE ONLY.
(5) SUBSURFACE OR SURFACE DESIGNATION DOES NOT MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL MUST
BE SUBSURFACE OR ENLISTED SURFACE WARFARE SPECIALIST QUALIFIED, BUT
INDICATES THE COMPONENT OF THE RATING IN WHICH THEY CAN REASONABLY BE
EXPECTED TO SERVE.  TRAINING, QUALIFICATIONS, AND PREVIOUS OR PROJECTED
DUTY ASSIGNMENTS AT SEA WILL INDICATE THE APPROPRIATE RATING COMPONENT.
WHEN USING FORMAN/OPINS TO INPUT A SRB PRECERT REQUEST, USE THE RATING
(WITH APPROPRIATE SUFFIX DESIGNATION)/NEC AS SPECIFIED IN THIS NAVADMIN.
FOR EXAMPLE, SURFACE ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN WITH NO NEC WOULD SUBMIT
"ETSW" ON PRECERT FOR RATING.
(6) SUBSURFACE NECS.  SUBSURFACE ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN 14XXA
IDENTIFIES ALL SUBSURFACE ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN COMMUNICATIONS SAILORS
WHO HOLD NECS BEGINNING WITH 14.  SUBSURFACE ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN NAV
14XXB IDENTIFIES SUBSURFACE ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN NAVIGATION SAILORS
AND INCLUDES ALL SUBSURFACE ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN NAV NECS BEGINNING
WITH 14.
(7) SUBSURFACE ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS, FIRE CONTROL TECHNICIANS,
MISSILE TECHNICIANS AND SUBSURFACE SONAR TECHNICIANS THAT POSSESS AN IT
NEC ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE AWARD LEVELS CORRESPONDING TO THE RESPECTIVE
INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (IT) NEC AWARD LEVEL.
(8) MEMBERS HOLDING NEC 3913 MAY REENLIST AT THE AWARD LEVEL SPECIFIED
FOR NEC 3912.
(9) DUE TO SIGNIFICANT NAVY ALIGNMENT AND CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH
ACTIVE RESERVE INTEGRATION, FTS SRB REENLISTMENTS ARE LIMITED TO A
FOUR-YEAR TERM, PROVIDED A MEMBER REENLISTS INTO THE NEXT ZONE AS
REQUIRED BY OPNAVINST 1160.8A AND DODI 1304.29.  ADDITIONALLY, AN FTS
SAILOR MAY REENLIST AND RECEIVE ONLY ONE SRB PER ZONE (ZONE A, ZONE B,
AND ZONE C) DURING A CAREER.  THIS FTS SRB AWARD PLAN APPLIES TO THE
ACTIVE GUARD AND RESERVE MEMBERS OF THE FTS PROGRAM, IT DOES NOT APPLY
TO FTS CANVASSER RECRUITERS.
(10) ONE OF THE BELOW LISTED TYPE CODES SHALL BE USED WHEN SUBMITTING
THE SRB PRECEPT:  CODE 1RR, IMMEDIATE REENLISTMENT FOR FULL TIME
SUPPORT SRB.  CODE 1RB, BROKEN SERVICE REENLISTMENT FOR FULL TIME
SUPPORT SRB.  CODE 1RC, OBLISERV TO TRAIN AND REENLIST FOR FULL TIME
SUPPORT.
(11) NEC 8201, 8278, 8289 ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS FTS SRB.

6. EARLY REENLISTMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR "EARLY PROMOTE" SAILORS SERVING
IN TIER TWO OR TIER THREE SRB SKILLS.  SAILORS SERVING IN TIER TWO OR
TIER THREE SRB SKILLS WHO RECEIVED AN "EP" IN BLOCK 45 OF THEIR MOST
RECENT REGULAR PERIODIC EVALUATION OR FITNESS REPORT WILL BE ALLOWED TO
REENLIST EARLY ANY TIME WITHIN THE FISCAL YEAR OF THEIR EAOS.  NO
TRANSFER, CONCURRENT, OR SPECIAL EVALUATIONS WILL APPLY.  SAILORS
ADVANCED WITHIN THE 12-MONTHS PRIOR TO THEIR EAOS, WILL BE ALLOWED TO
SUBSTITUTE THE LAST REGULAR PERIODIC EVALUATION OR FITNESS REPORT IN
THEIR PREVIOUS PAY GRADE.  PERSONNEL MUST FAX OR EMAIL A SIGNED COPY OF
THE EVALUATION TO PERS-811 ONCE THEIR PRECERT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.
THIS REQUIREMENT IS ONLY FOR THOSE THAT FALL UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS PARAGRAPH.

7.  THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE IS PROVIDED ON NAVY ENLISTED CLASSIFICATION
(NEC) SPECIFIC SRB AND LATERAL CONVERSIONS.  ACCEPTANCE OF AN NEC-
SPECIFIC SRB CONTRACT INDICATES AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SAILOR AND THE
NAVY TO UTILIZE SKILLS ATTRIBUTED TO THE NEC DURING THE SAILOR'S
ENLISTMENT TO MEET FLEET READINESS REQUIREMENTS.  IN SUBSEQUENT TOURS,
A SAILOR MUST BE WILLING TO BE DETAILED DURING THE NORMAL PROJECTED
ROTATION DATE WINDOW TO AN AVAILABLE BILLET WITHIN THE SRB CONTRACTED
NEC, CONSISTENT WITH SEA-SHORE FLOW REQUIREMENTS.
LATERAL CONVERSIONS MUST FOLLOW REF B, PARA 12.D.  LATERAL CONVERSION
REQUESTS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED MORE THAN NINE MONTHS BEFORE THE EAOS.
CONVERSIONS TO A RATE WITH A LOWER AWARD LEVEL WILL NOT BE APPROVED.
PERSONNEL IN A "CLOSED-LOOP" NEC CAN REENLIST BY THE NEC ONLY.

8.  PERFORM-TO-SERVE (PTS) REQUIREMENTS.  AN SRB REQUEST FOR A SAILOR
WHO REQUIRES PTS APPROVAL MUST BE SUBMITTED AFTER THE SAILOR HAS BEEN
OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED OF PTS APPROVAL.  THE STATUS OF PTS APPROVAL MAY BE
VIEWED THROUGH THE OFFICER PERSONNEL INFORMATION SYSTEM (OPINS) IN THE
ESTIMATED DATE OF LOSS TO NAVY (EDLN) FIELD OF THE I31 SCREEN.

9.  REENLISTMENT PROCEDURES.  SAILORS MAY REQUEST TO REENLIST EARLY FOR
SRB SO LONG AS THEIR EAOS IS WITHIN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AND IS NOT
LATER THAN 90 DAYS FROM THE REQUESTED DATE OF REENLISTMENT.
SEE PARA 6 OF THIS NAVADMIN REF B, PARA 12. A, AND REF C PARA 4 FOR
EXCEPTIONS TO THIS POLICY.  OTHER POLICIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEDURES IN REFS A AND B AND THE DEFENSE JOINT MILITARY PAY SYSTEM
(DJMS) PROCEDURES TRAINING GUIDE REMAIN IN EFFECT.

10.  OBLIGATED SERVICE TO TRAIN (OTT) AND THEN REENLIST.  SEE REF B,
PARA 12.E. FOR OTT GUIDANCE.  REQUESTS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO PERS-811
VIA NAVPERS 1306/7, ENLISTED PERSONNEL ACTION REQUEST.  A COPY OF THE
AUTHORIZATION MESSAGE SHOULD BE RETAINED BY THE SAILOR UNTIL THE SRB
REENLISTMENT ON GRADUATION DAY FROM THE COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.  USE
CODE 1CC (1RC FOR FTS) FOR OTT SRB REQUESTS IN OPINS.

11.  COMMAND RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCEDURES.
    A.  COMMANDS MUST SUBMIT SRB REQUESTS VIA OPINS 35-120 DAYS IN
ADVANCE OF THE SAILOR'S EAOS OR REENLISTMENT DATE TO ENSURE THE
APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL MESSAGE WILL REACH THE SAILOR'S COMMAND AND THE
DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE (DFAS) BEFORE THE REENLISTMENT
DATE.  TIMELINESS IS CRITICAL BECAUSE THE APPROVED PRECERT NOTIFIES THE
DJMS OF THE SAILOR'S INTENT TO REENLIST, PREVENTS INTERRUPTION OF PAY,
AND ENSURES THE INITIAL SRB PAYMENT POSTS TO THE SAILOR'S ACCOUNT.  ANY
CHANGES TO THE APPROVAL MAY CAUSE ERRORS AND SLOW PAYMENTS.  AS A
RESULT, CHANGES SHOULD BE PREVENTED.  REQUESTS SUBMITTED LESS THAN 35
DAYS PRIOR TO THE REENLISTMENT DATE WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL JUSTIFICATION
WILL BE REJECTED.  SAILORS MUST HAVE APPROVED PRECERTS BEFORE
REENLISTING.  THE SERVICING PERSONNEL OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
VERIFYING THE REENLISTMENT, POSTING THE CONTRACT, RELEASING THE FIRST
PAYMENT, AND VERIFYING THE MASTER MILITARY PAY ACCOUNT.
    B.  COMMANDS INITIATING SRB PRECERT REQUESTS MUST ENSURE ALL OF THE
DATA INCLUDED IN THE PRECERT REQUEST IS CORRECT AND THE SAILOR IS
ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST FOR THE REQUESTED SRB.  THE SRB REQUEST SHALL NOT
BE ENTERED INTO OPINS UNTIL THE COMMANDING OFFICER HAS APPROVED THE
REENLISTMENT REQUEST.
    C.  SAILORS WITH APPROVED PRECERTS WHO DO NOT REENLIST ON THE DATE
OR FOR THE TERM SPECIFIED IN THE PRECERT MESSAGE MUST HAVE THEIR
COMMAND CONTACT PERS-811D TO INITIATE A REENLISTMENT CANCELLATION TO
AVOID PLACING SAILORS IN AN OVERPAID STATUS.

12.  INOPERATIVE EXTENSIONS POLICY CHANGE.  IN KEEPING WITH DOD POLICY,
PERSONNEL WHO ACCEPTED AN ENLISTMENT BONUS FOR EXTENDED ENLISTMENT
(EBEE), AS REFLECTED ON THEIR NAVCRUIT 1133/52, WILL NO LONGER BE
AUTHORIZED TO USE THIS INOPERATIVE EXTENSION TIME IN THE SRB
CALCULATION.  SAILORS WHO HAVE INOPERATIVE EXTENSION TIME THROUGH A 5YO
OR 6YO PROGRAM, OR AS AUTHORIZED IN NAVADMIN 007/09, MAY CONTINUE TO
HAVE A MAXIMUM OF 24 MONTHS OF INOPERATIVE EXTENSION TIME NOT COUNT
AGAINST THE CALCULATION OF SRB PROVIDED THE REENLISTMENT RESULTS IN A
NEW EAOS THAT IS AT LEAST 24 MONTHS DAY-FOR-DAY PAST THE CURRENT
EXTENDED EAOS.  THIS CALCULATION IS PERFORMED AUTOMATICALLY BY PERS-811.
LOCAL COMMANDS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO CANCEL EXTENSIONS FOR THE PURPOSE
OF IMMEDIATE SRB REENLISTMENTS.  COMMANDS MUST VERIFY AND ANNOTATE ON
THE PRECERT REQUEST WHETHER ANY INOPERATIVE EXTENSION TIME NOTED IS
PART OF AN EBEE CONTRACT.

13.  PRECERT REQUIREMENTS.  THE FOLLOWING ARE REQUIRED WHEN SUBMITTING
PRECERT REQUESTS:
    A.  TO VALIDATE AN INOPERATIVE EXTENSION OF ENLISTMENT AND EXPEDITE
PROCESSING OF AN SRB REQUEST, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IN THE REMARKS
PARAGRAPH OF THE REQUEST:  TERM, NARRATIVE REASON, AUTHORITY, AND
EXECUTION DATE OF ALL INOPERATIVE EXTENSIONS.  FAILURE TO VERIFY
EXTENSIONS WILL CAUSE PROCESSING DELAYS AND MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF
THE REQUEST OR AN APPROVAL AT A LOWER AMOUNT.
    B.  SAILORS MUST OBTAIN AN APPROVAL FOR EXTENSION FROM PERS 811 IN
ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF SRB ELIGIBILITY.

14.  LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS) GUIDANCE.  SAILORS ASSIGNED TO LCS
PLATFORMS OR WITH ORDERS TO AN LCS PLATFORM WHO POSSESS AN NEC
SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED FOR LCS ASSIGNMENT (I.E., HYBRID SAILORS) ARE
AUTHORIZED TO REENLIST FOR THE MORE LUCRATIVE SRB-ELIGIBLE NEC,
REGARDLESS OF ASSIGNED RATING.

15.  TO ENSURE THAT ALL REQUIREMENTS AND TIMELINES ARE MET, VISIT THE
FOLLOWING SRB PAGE OF THE NPC WEBSITE:
WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/CAREERINFO/PAYANDBENEFITS/N130/N130D

16.  POINT OF CONTACT FOR A SAILOR WHO HAS REENLISTED AND HAS NOT
RECEIVED THEIR SRB PAYMENT, OR HAS QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE TAXATION OF
THEIR SRB AND ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS, IS THE SAILOR'S SERVICING PAY OFFICE
OR PSD.  SRB TAX INFO IS ALSO DISCUSSED IN DODFMR VOL 7A, CH 44, TABLE
44-1, RULE 7.  THE POINT OF CONTACT FOR A SAILOR WITH QUESTIONS
REGARDING THE SRB PROGRAM OR ANY INFORMATION ON THEIR BUPERS-ON-LINE
ACCOUNT IS THEIR COMMAND CAREER COUNSELOR (CCC).  FOR TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS, CCCS, NOT THE INDIVIDUAL SAILORS, ARE
ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT PERS-811D AT (901) 874-2526/DSN 882, FAX (901)
874-2623/DSN 882 OR E-MAIL AT ETC(SW/AW) MCCANN AT
SCOTT.MCCANN(AT)NAVY.MIL OR MR. FRANK PALOMO AT
FRANCISCO.PALOMO(AT)NAVY.MIL.

17.  WE WILL CONTINUE TO ASSESS RETENTION BEHAVIOR AND ADJUST SRB AWARD
LEVELS ACCORDINGLY.

18.  RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.//

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NAVADMIN that was released on 07 Jan 2010 as a reminder of the SRB policy and its current state.

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SUBJ/SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM STATUS//

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NARR/ REF A IS NAVADMIN 250/09, FY10 SRB AWARD PLAN. REF B IS
OPNAVINST 1160.8A, SRB PROGRAM INSTRUCTION. REF C IS NAVADMIN 006/09,
SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS POLICY CHANGE.//

RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN PROVIDES A STATUS UPDATE OF THE FY-10 SELECTIVE
REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) PROGRAM AND A REMINDER FOR COMMANDS TO
ACTIVELY ENGAGE THEIR SAILORS ON THE INCENTIVES PRESENTED THROUGH THE
SRB PROGRAM. SRB OPPORTUNITIES AND REQUIREMENTS HAVE CHANGED. COMMAND
LEADERS SHOULD REFAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH REFS A THROUGH C IN ORDER
TO PROPERLY ADVISE ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL.

2. OVER 1,300 SAILORS HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF SRB THIS FISCAL YEAR.
WHILE THE SRB PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE THE NAVY’S PRIMARY MONETARY
INCENTIVE TO ENCOURAGE SAILORS WITH CRITICAL SKILLS AND VALUABLE
EXPERIENCE TO STAY NAVY, WE MUST ALSO REMAIN WITHIN CONGRESSIONALLY
AUTHORIZED FUNDING LIMITS. ADDITIONALLY, SRB IS USED AS A FORCE
STABLIZATION TOOL TO HELP MINIMIZE OVER-EXECUTION OR UNDER-EXECUTION OF
CRITICAL SKILL RETENTION GOALS. THEREFORE, AS REENLISTMENT GOALS FOR
PARTICULAR SKILLS ARE ACHIEVED, SRB AWARD LEVELS FOR THOSE SKILLS WILL
BE REMOVED FROM THE PLAN, BUT NO EARLIER THAN 30 DAYS FOLLOWING THE
RELEASE OF A NAVADMIN ANNOUNCING THE AWARD LEVELS. SAILORS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SRB AS SOON AS ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
HAVE BEEN MET IAW REFS A THROUGH C.

3. COMMANDS MUST SUBMIT SRB REQUESTS VIA OPINS 35-120 DAYS IN ADVANCE
OF THE SAILOR’S REQUESTED REENLISTMENT DATE. REQUESTS SUBMITTED LESS
THAN 35 DAYS PRIOR TO THE REENLISTMENT DATE WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL
JUSTIFICATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

4. SAILORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO WORK WITH THEIR COMMAND CAREER COUNSELORS,
COMMAND MASTER CHIEFS, AND CHAIN OF COMMAND TO INITIATE THE
REENLISTMENT PROCEDURES WELL IN ADVANCE OF THEIR EAOS.

5. RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.//

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2010 Military Pay Chart
2011 Military Pay Chart

One section of it did catch my eye, retiree recall. The Army is ending their current program but basically how it works is if you retire before you have 30 years of active service you can be recalled up until your 30 year point. In the Navy we transfer to the Fleet Reserve until we are officially retired at our 30 year point. My example is I transferred to the Fleet Reserve December 31, 2006 with 26 years of creditable active service but do not officially retire until November 2010 and can be recalled at anytime before that date.

Retirement pay is figured in a number of different ways depending on which program you qualify for based on when you entered into your contract (all programs use some percentage of your military basic pay). For instance, I shipped of to boot camp November 3, 1980, a couple of months after the advent of the “high three” retirement plan but I joined the delayed entry program on February 14, 1980 while the “final pay” retirement plan was still in effect so I qualified for the “final pay” plan.

The letter from DFAS;

Director’s corner:
In this issue of the DFAS Retired Pay Newsletter you will find an update on the recoupment from retired pay for Voluntary Separation Incentive (VSI), Special Separation Benefit (SSB) and certain other separation payments. You will also find important information for those who have voluntary allotments deducted from their retired pay and the most recent information on the Paid Up SBP dispute period which has recently ended…read more http://www.dfas.mil/rna-news/july2009/direc.html

Retired Pay Recoupments:
In the past, Voluntary Separation Incentive (VSI), Special Separation Benefit (SSB) and other separation payments such as severance pay, have been offered to Active Duty military service members in an effort to urge members to depart from active service and ultimately reduce a surplus of manpower in certain career fields. Those receiving these payments were required to maintain an affiliation with the Ready Reserve of a military Reserve component…read more http://www.dfas.mil/rna-news/july2009/retiredpayrecoupments.html

Voluntary Allotments:
Are you paying your insurance premium through an allotment deduction from your Retired pay? If so, here are some points you may need to consider…read more http://www.dfas.mil/rna-news/july2009/voluntaryallotments.html

Facts of Paid-up SBP:
Paid-up SBP became effective October 1, 2008. In the future, all retirees that are at least 70 years of age and have paid SBP premiums for at least 360 months (30 years) will have their premiums stopped and are no longer required to make monthly payments beginning in the month they meet the eligibility requirements. The same policy also applies to participants in the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan (RSFPP)…read more http://www.dfas.mil/rna-news/july2009/factsofpaid-upsbp.html

Retiree Recall:
Due to the U.S. Army achieving its Grow the Army End Strength, the Army leadership is implementing various tools to shape the force. Accordingly, the Army is implementing revised management guidelines under 10 USC 688 for Retiree Recall Tours. They are as follows…read more http://www.dfas.mil/rna-news/july2009/retireerecall.html

Change in FITW:
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-05), was signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009. The Making Work Pay provision of the Act provides a refundable credit for working individuals. This refundable credit has been made available to individuals this year through a reduction in the amount of income taxes withheld from salaries and wages each pay day, including Retired and Annuity pay…read more http://www.dfas.mil/rna-news/july2009/changesinfitw.html

DFAS Museum:
In our October 2008 newsletter, we provided an article on a planned DFAS museum to be located in the Indianapolis Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center…read more http://www.dfas.mil/rna-news/july2009/dfasmuseum.html

R&A Pay returning to DFAS:
Since January 2002, the Retired and Annuity Pay (R&A) program has been outsourced by a private contractor. Beginning in early 2010, however, R&A operations will once again be performed by Department of Defense personnel…read more http://www.dfas.mil/rna-news/july2009/rapayreturningtodfas.html

Seminar News:
Of the 73 scheduled Retired Pay Seminar events for this year, 17 have already been held, in many locations in the United States, Germany and Japan. Our representatives report between 400 and 500 retirees attend each seminar. This year’s most popular topics discussed have been the new Federal Income Tax Withholding tables (discussed earlier in this letter), Paid-up SBP, CRSC and CRDP, and Arrears of Pay beneficiary information…read more http://www.dfas.mil/rna-news/july2009/seminarnews.html

2010 Military Pay Chart
2011 Military Pay Chart

From the NAVADMIN, “Temporarily suspending the SRB program and the acceptance of any new requests for the remainder of this fiscal year. These changes are effective immediately. Those requests which have been received by pers-811 through OPINS prior to 1600 central daylight time, 10 June 2009, will still be processed IAW refs a, b and c.”

Read the NAVADMIN here;

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REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/120054ZMAR09//
REF//B/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/091648ZJAN09//
REF/C/DOC/OPNAV/30JAN07//
NARR/ REF A IS NAVADMIN 075/09, SRB AWARD LEVELS. REF B IS NAVADMIN 006/09, SRB POLICY CHANGE. REF C IS OPNAVINST 1160.8A, SRB PROGRAM INSTRUCTION.//
RMKS/1. THE NAVY HAS HAD A SUPERB YEAR WITH RESPECT TO INCREASED RETENTION AND REDUCED ATTRITION. ACROSS THE BOARD, LEADERSHIP AT ALL LEVELS IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND AND OUR PERSONNEL INITIATIVES HAVE PAID DIVIDENDS. AS EXAMPLES, WE HAVE ACHIEVED OUR FISCAL YEAR RETENTION GOALS IN ZONE A NUCLEAR RATINGS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 38 YEARS, AND OUR
MORE STRESSED EXPEDITIONARY RATINGS AS A WHOLE ARE TRACKING ABOVE THEIR PREDICTED PHASING GOALS.
2. ONE OF THE PERSONNEL TOOLS WE HAVE IS THE SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB); A MARKET-BASED INCENTIVE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP RETAIN THOSE SAILORS WHO SERVE IN OUR MOST CRITICAL RATINGS AND NECS. THIS YEAR, THE SRB PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR OTHER INITIATIVES, HAVE PERFORMED AS DESIGNED AND WE ARE ON TRACK TO MEET OR EXCEED MANY OF OUR
FY-09 RETENTION GOALS, INCLUDING OUR MOST HISTORICALLY HARD TO FILL AREAS.
3. BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD SUCH GREAT SUCCESS THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE ARE NOW AT THE FUNDING LIMITS OF OUR CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY FOR SRB. MATCHING SRB’S INTENT AS A FORCE SHAPING TOOL, AND IN LIGHT OF OUR EXCELLENT PROGRESS THIS YEAR, WE CONSEQUENTLY ARE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING THE SRB PROGRAM AND THE ACCEPTANCE OF ANY NEW REQUESTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. THESE CHANGES ARE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. THOSE REQUESTS WHICH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY PERS-811 THROUGH OPINS PRIOR TO 1600 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, 10 JUNE 2009, WILL STILL BE PROCESSED IAW REFS A, B AND C.
4. WE WILL BEGIN TO ACCEPT NEW SRB REQUESTS IN EARLY FY-10. A SUBSEQUENT NAVADMIN WILL PROVIDE SRB WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE SAILORS WHO QUALIFY, AND WILL ADJUST SPECIFIC RATING AND NEC AWARD LEVELS TO MEET THE CRITICAL NEEDS OF OUR FORCE.
5. AS WE TRANSITION OUR RETENTION FOCUS TOWARDS FY-10, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE SRB PROGRAM REMAINS FLEXIBLE AND AGILE IN ORDER TO RAPIDLY RESPOND TO CHANGING CONDITIONS THAT CHALLENGE OUR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN THE HEALTH OF OUR FORCE. THEREFORE, YOU CAN EXPECT THE PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE TO BE APPLIED IN A DYNAMIC MANNER THROUGHOUT FY-10, AS IT WAS
EXECUTED THIS YEAR.
6. THE SRB PROGRAM IS ONE PIECE OF OUR WORLD-CLASS PAY AND COMPENSATION PACKAGE. WHILE NOT EVERY SAILOR WILL QUALIFY FOR AN SRB, ALL OUR SAILORS ARE VITAL TO THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF NAVY MISSIONS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THIS OUTSTANDING PAY AND COMPENSATION PACKAGE THAT SUSTAINS OUR NAVY. EACH OF YOU SHOULD BE
PROUD OF THE TREMENDOUS JOB YOU DO EVERY DAY FOR OUR GREAT NATION.
7. FINALLY, I OFFER MY PERSONAL APPRECIATION TO THOSE WHO PROVIDED THE OUTSTANDING MENTORING AND GUIDANCE IN LEADING OUR SAILORS IN CHALLENGING TIMES. YOUR COVENANT LEADERSHIP HAS DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED ACHIEVING OUR PERSONNEL GOALS, IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF OUR FORCE, AND ENSURING THE NAVY’S ABILITY TO ACCOMPLISH ITS GLOBAL MISSIONS.
8. RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.//
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2010 Military Pay Chart
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One issue I do have with the article, he mentions, “Politics and partisanship should never be a factor in our support for American veterans or troops.” yet he states, for no other purpose I can see but politics, “Last year, we increased military pay by 3.9 percent – more than President Bush’s request 3.9% raise in 2009…”

President Bush used the Employment Cost Index (ECI) to determine his raise proposal – the exact same method used by President Obama for his 2010 military raise proposal of 2.9%.

There is currently a movement in the House and Senate to increase the 2010 proposal to 3.4% (an additional .5% over ECI) just as occurred for 2009 – Why did Congressman Bob Filner not mention in his article support for the additional .5% beyond President Obama’s proposal for 2010? Politics or is he of the opinion ECI got it right this year and the military is paid enough now?

2010 Military Pay Chart
2011 Military Pay Chart