RECRUITING ENLISTMENT AND AFFILIATION BONUSES FOR SELECTED RESERVE ENLISTED PERSONNEL:
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RAAUZYUW RUEWMCS0000 2432100-UUUU--RUCRNAD ZNR UUUUU 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@navy.mil. 11. RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.// BT #0000 NNNN