RECRUITING ENLISTMENT, AFFILIATION BONUSES AND MONTGOMERY GI BILL KICKER ELIGIBILITY FOR SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) ENLISTED PERSONNEL:

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NAVADMIN 253/08 CHANGE ONE TO RECRUITING ENLISTMENT, AFFILIATION BONUSES AND MONTGOMERY GI BILL KICKER ELIGIBILITY FOR SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) ENLISTED PERSONNEL
NAVADMIN 294/10 RECRUITING ENLISTMENT AND AFFILIATION BONUSES FOR SELECTED RESERVE ENLISTED PERSONNEL
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UNCLAS //N01100// 
NAVADMIN 041/08 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/FEB// 
SUBJ/RECRUITING ENLISTMENT, AFFILIATION BONUSES AND MONTGOMERY GI BILL 
KICKER ELIGIBILITY FOR SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) ENLISTED PERSONNEL// 
REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/121308ZMAR2007//  
REF/B/DOC/COMNAVRESFOR/14JAN03// 
REF/C/MSG/COMNAVRESFOR NEW ORLEANS LA/071000ZAPR2000// 
NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 065/07 RECRUITING ENLISTMENT, AFFILIATION 
BONUSES AND MONTGOMERY GI BILL KICKER ELIGIBILITY FOR SELECTED 
RESERVE ENLISTED PERSONNEL.  REF B IS COMNAVRESFORINST 1100.4B, 
ENLISTED SELECTED RESERVE DRILLING INCENTIVE BONUS PROGRAMS.  REF C IS 
ALNAVRESFOR 14/00, MONTGOMERY GI BILL-SELECTED RESERVE (MGIB-SR) 
KICKER PROGRAM.// 
RMKS/1.  EFFECTIVE 15 FEB 08, THIS NAVADMIN WILL SUPERSEDE REF A AND 
PROVIDE THE CURRENT BONUS LISTING OF ELIGIBLE SPECIALTIES FOR SELECTED 
RESERVE ENLISTMENT BONUS (EB), PRIOR SERVICE AFFILIATION BONUSES AND 
THE MONTGOMERY GI BILL - SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) KICKER PROGRAM. 
2.  TO ENSURE OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE, 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.  GUIDANCE IN 
THIS NAVADMIN SUPERSEDES REF B IN ANY AREA WHERE THE TWO MAY CONFLICT. 
    A.  GENERAL:  ALL SIX-YEAR PRIOR SERVICE/AFFILIATION BONUSES ARE 
PAYABLE IN A LUMP SUM.  ALL TIER ONE BONUSES ARE ALSO PAYABLE IN A 
LUMP SUM REGARDLESS OF LENGTH OF ENLISTMENT.  SAILORS ARE HIGHLY 
ENCOURAGED TO ENLIST FOR A SIX-YEAR SELRES OBLIGATION TO MAXIMIZE 
THEIR BONUS OPPORTUNITY. 
    B.  NEW ACCESSION TRAINING (NAT) PROGRAM ENLISTMENT BONUS 
        (1) ALL BASIC ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA CONTAINED IN REF B REMAIN 
IN EFFECT. 
        (2) BONUS EFFECTIVE DATE IS DETERMINED BY THE DATE A SAILOR 
CONTRACTS IN THE ARMED FORCES (DELAYED ENTRY PROGRAM (DEP) DATE), AND 
NOT THE DATE A SAILOR SHIPS TO RECRUIT TRAINING (BOOT CAMP). 
    C.  PRIOR SERVICE AFFILIATION/ENLISTMENT BONUS 
        (1) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SAILORS TO GAIN ENTITLEMENT FOR 
THE AFFILIATION BONUS ARE AS FOLLOW: 
            (A) MUST HAVE SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED ANY PRIOR OBLIGATED 
NAVY ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY SERVICE. 
            (B) 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 ONLY 
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 A SAILOR OF THE SELRES WITHIN THE 
12 MONTHS PRECEDING THEIR CURRENT AFFILIATION/ENLISTMENT DATE. 
            (E) ALL OTHER BASIC ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA CONTAINED IN REF 
B REMAIN IN EFFECT. 
4.  RECRUITING SELECTIVE CONVERSION REENLISTMENT - RESERVE 
(RESCORE-R) PROGRAM 
    A.  PRIOR SERVICE ACTIVE DUTY SAILORS, APPROVED FOR ENLISTMENT VIA 
THE RESCORE-R PROGRAM IN AN ELIGIBLE RATING, MAY APPLY FOR A PRIOR 
SERVICE AFFILIATION BONUS PROVIDED THEY MEET ALL OTHER BASIC BONUS 
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.  ONE HALF OF THE BONUS WILL BE PAID UPON 
AFFILIATION AND THE REMAINDER OF THE BONUS WILL BE PAID WHEN THE NEW 
RATE IS MADE PERMANENT. 
    B.  SAILORS WHO OBLIGATE FOR THE MINIMUM FOUR YEARS, IN A PAY 
STATUS, REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM WILL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE A 
THREE-YEAR PRIOR SERVICE ENLISTMENT BONUS. 
    C.  SELECTED SEABEE RATINGS WILL BE GUARANTEED "A" SCHOOLS AS PART 
OF THE RESCORE-R PROGRAM. 
    D.  COMMANDER, NAVY RECRUITING COMMAND (COMNAVCRUITCOM) RECRUITERS, 
COMMAND CAREER COUNSELORS AND NAVY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT CENTERS 
(NAVOPSPTCENS) MUST CLEARLY EXPLAIN THAT BONUS PAYMENTS FOR RESCORE-R 
PERSONNEL WILL BE MADE IN TWO INSTALLMENTS; ONE HALF OF THEIR TOTAL 
BONUS PAYMENT UPON AFFILIATION AND THE REMAINDER WILL BE PAID WHEN ALL 
RATE REQUIREMENTS ARE COMPLETED AND THE RATE IS MADE PERMANENT. 
5.  ALL OTHER BASIC ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE ENLISTED INCENTIVE 
PROGRAMS CONTAINED IN REF B REMAIN IN EFFECT. 
6.  ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION AND BONUS APPLICATION PROCEDURES 
    A.  COMNAVCRUITCOM RECRUITERS SHALL: 
        (1) DETERMINE SAILOR'S ELIGIBILITY FOR ENLISTMENT BONUSES AS 
CONTAINED IN REF B AND THIS MESSAGE.  FOR ASSISTANCE IN DETERMINING 
INDIVIDUAL SAILOR ELIGIBILITY COMNAVCRUITCOM RECRUITERS MAY CONTACT 
COMNAVRESFORCOM (N11) INCENTIVE PROGRAM SPECIALISTS AT COMMERCIAL 
(504)678-6302/1771 OR 678-6302/1771. 
        (2) FORWARD THE COMPLETED ORIGINAL INCENTIVE WRITTEN AGREEMENT 
WITH ALL ENLISTMENT DOCUMENTATION (IE., DD FORM 4, ETC.) TO THE 
SAILOR'S GAINING NAVOPSPTCEN.  WRITTEN AGREEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE 
NAVY RESERVE FORCES COMMAND WEBSITE AT 
HTTP://NAVYRESERVE.NAVY.MIL/PUBLIC/STAFF/CENTERS/FORCES+COMMAND/ 
WELCOMEABOARD/ENLISTED+BONUSES.HTM. 
    B.  NAVY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT CENTERS SHALL: 
        (1) VERIFY ACCURACY OF ENLISTMENT BONUS WRITTEN AGREEMENT 
SUBMITTED BY COMNAVCRUITCOM RECRUITERS PER REF B AND THIS MESSAGE. 
        (2) FORWARD A COPY OF THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT FOR ELIGIBILITY TO 
COMNAVRESFORCOM (N11).  A COPY OF THE SAILOR'S CONTRACT OR EXTENSION OF 
CONTRACT MUST BE INCLUDED AS AN ADDITIONAL ENCLOSURE TO EXPEDITE 
PROCESSING OF BONUSES.  FAX APPLICATIONS (WITH ENCLOSURES) TO 
(504) 678-1204.  IF A PACKAGE IS FAXED, A MAILED COPY IS NOT REQUIRED. 
7.  ELIGIBLE SPECIALTIES AND INCENTIVE LEVELS.  THE FOLLOWING TIERED 
BONUS PAYMENT STRUCTURE IS EFFECTIVE AS OF 15 FEB 08. 
    A.  ENLISTMENT BONUSES (EB) 
        (1) NEW ACCESSION TRAINING (NAT) BONUS (SAILORS WITH NO PRIOR 
MILITARY SERVICE): 
            (A) TIER 1 - SIX-YEAR CONTRACT = 20,000 DOLLAR (LUMP SUM) 
SKILL       NEC         NOTE 
BU 
CE 
CM 
EA 
EO 
HM          8404        1 
IS 
MA 
RP          2401        1 
SW 
UT 
            (B) TIER 2 - SIX-YEAR CONTRACT = 15,000 DOLLAR (LUMP SUM) 
SKILL       NEC         NOTE 
NONE          
            (C) TIER 3 - SIX-YEAR CONTRACT = 10,000 DOLLAR (LUMP SUM) 
SKILL       NEC         NOTE 
HM 
    B.  PRIOR SERVICE/AFFILIATION BONUS (SAILORS WITH PRIOR MILITARY 
SERVICE): 
        (1) TIER 1 LEVELS AND SPECIALTIES: 
SIX-YEAR CONTRACT = 20,000 DOLLAR (LUMP SUM) 
FIRST THREE-YEAR CONTRACT = 10,000 DOLLAR (LUMP SUM) SECOND THREE-YEAR 
CONTRACT = 7,500 DOLLAR (LUMP SUM) 
SKILL       NEC         NOTE 
BU 
CE                     
CM                     
CTI                    
EO                     
EOD                    
HM          8404        1 
HM          8427        1 
HM          8483        1 
IS                     
MA                     
ND 
RP          2401        1  
SB                     
SO                     
SW                     
UT                     
        (2) TIER 2 LEVELS AND SPECIALTIES: 
SIX-YEAR CONTRACT = 15,000 DOLLAR (LUMP SUM) 
FIRST THREE-YEAR CONTRACT = 7,500 DOLLAR (ONE-HALF INITIAL + TWO EQUAL 
ANNIVERSARY PAYMENTS) SECOND THREE-YEAR CONTRACT = 5,000 DOLLAR 
(ONE-HALF INITIAL + TWO EQUAL ANNIVERSARY PAYMENTS) 
SKILL       NEC         NOTE 
CTN                
HT                              
        (3) TIER 3 LEVELS AND SPECIALTIES: 
SIX-YEAR CONTRACT = 10,000 DOLLAR (LUMP SUM) 
FIRST THREE-YEAR CONTRACT = 5,000 DOLLAR 
(ONE-HALF INITIAL + TWO EQUAL ANNIVERSARY PAYMENTS) SECOND THREE-YEAR 
CONTRACT = 3,000 DOLLAR (ONE-HALF INITIAL + TWO EQUAL ANNIVERSARY 
PAYMENTS) 
SKILL       NEC         NOTE 
AIRCREW     8208        1 
AIRCREW     8209        1 
AIRCREW     8220        1 
AIRCREW     8245        1 
AIRCREW     8250        1 
AIRCREW     8251        1 
AIRCREW     8252        1 
AIRCREW     8262        1 
AIRCREW     8271        1 
AIRCREW     8278        1 
AIRCREW     8289        1 
AIRCREW     8378        1 
AIRCREW     8878        1 
AW          7807        1 
AW          7811        1 
AW          7815        1 
AW          7841        1 
AW          7861        1 
AW          7886        1 
AG 
AME                    
CTT                                        
HM                     
MN                    
    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.  AIRCREW SAILORS MUST 
BE LOCALLY ASSIGNED TO THE AIRCREW BILLET. 
8.  SAILORS SERVING IN RATINGS AND SPECIALTIES LISTED IN PARA 7 
ABOVE MAY APPLY FOR THE MGIB-SR KICKER PROGRAM, PROVIDED THEY MEET 
ALL OTHER PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA CONTAINED IN REF C. 
9.  INTERESTED PERSONNEL ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR 
LOCAL RECRUITER TO DETERMINE THEIR ELIGIBILITY. 
10.  POINT OF CONTACT IS MS. PAUL DOWD, CNRFC (N1C21), AT 
(817) 782-5040/DSN 739 OR EMAIL AT paul.dowd@navy.mil. 
11.  RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY, JR., N1.//
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