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SUBJ/SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS AUTHORITY AND POLICY UPDATE//

REF/A/DOC/DOD/12MAR13//

REF/B/DOC/37 U.S.C.//

REF/C/DOC/37 U.S.C.//

REF/D/DOC/OPNAV/30JAN07//

REF/E/DOC/37 U.S.C.//

REF/F/DOC/37 U.S.C.//

REF/G/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/261926ZMAR13//

REF/H/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/091648ZJAN09//

REF/I/DOC/DOD/MAR11//

REF/J/OSD DTM/21MAY08//

REF/K/OSD DTM/06FEB09//

NARR/ REF A IS DODINST 1304.31, ENLISTED BONUS PROGRAM.  REF B IS SECTION 308 
OF TITLE 37, U.S. CODE, SPECIAL PAY: REENLISTMENT BONUSES.  REF C IS SECTION 
331 OF TITLE 37, U.S. CODE, GENERAL BONUS AUTHORITY FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS.  
REF D IS OPNAVINST 1160.8A, SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) INSTRUCTION.  
REF E IS SECTION
303A(E) OF TITLE 37, U.S. CODE, SPECIAL PAY: GENERAL PROVISIONS.
REF F IS SECTION 373 OF TITLE 37, U.S. CODE, REPAYMENT OF UNEARNED PORTION OF 
BONUS, INCENTIVE PAY, OR SIMILAR BENEFIT, AND TERMINATION OF REMAINING, WHEN 
CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT NOT MET.  REF G IS NAVADMIN 077/13, FY-13 SELECTIVE 
REENLISTMENT BONUS UPDATE.  REF H IS NAVADMIN 006/09, SRB POLICY CHANGE.  REF 
I IS DOD 7000.14-R, VOLUME 7A, CHAPTER 2, REPAYMENT OF UNEARNED PORTION OF 
BONUSES AND OTHER BENEFITS.  REF J IS OSD DTM DTD 21MAY08, REPAYMENT OF 
UNEARNED PORTIONS OF BONUSES, SPECIAL PAY, AND EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS OR 
STIPENDS.  REF K IS OSD DTM DTD 06FEB09, REPAYMENT OF UNEARNED PORTIONS OF 
BONUSES, SPECIAL PAY, AND EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS OR STIPENDS.//

RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE AUTHORITY AND UPDATE ON THE SELECTIVE 
REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB).  ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2013, IAW REF (A), THE NAVY 
TRANSITIONED THE SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM'S GOVERNING AUTHORITY 
FROM REF (B) TO REF (C).  THIS NAVADMIN DOES NOT ANNOUNCE CHANGES IN RATES, 
SRB AWARD LEVELS, OR THE PROCESS FOR SUBMITTING A SRB REQUEST.

2.  THIS NAVADMIN SERVES AS INTERIM GUIDANCE PENDING RELEASE OF THE NEW 
OPNAVINST GOVERNING SRB.  REFS (B) AND (D) WILL MAINTAIN CONTINUITY FOR THOSE 
MEMBERS CURRENTLY UNDER AN SRB CONTRACT ISSUED PRIOR TO 1 OCTOBER 2013.

3.  REF (A) LIMITS THE MAXIMUM SRB CONTRACT TO AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 
$100,000 PER CONTRACT OR $25,000 PER YEAR.  ADDITIONALLY, IT IMPOSES A 
$200,000 CAREER SRB CAP.  NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (PERS-811) AND COMMAND 
CAREER COUNSELORS SHALL ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH SRB MONETARY LIMITS WHEN 
PROCESSING SRB REQUESTS.  ADDITIONALLY, A SAILOR MUST BE AN E-3 OR HIGHER TO 
BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN SRB AND MUST REENLIST FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST THREE YEARS 
OR VOLUNTARILY EXTEND AN ENLISTMENT FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST ONE YEAR ON 
ACTIVE DUTY OR IN AN ACTIVE STATUS IN THE SELECTED RESERVE.  REENLISTMENTS 
ARE ONLY AUTHORIZED ON THE SPECIFIC DATE AND FOR THE SPECIFIC TERM IN THE
PERS-811 SRB APPROVAL MESSAGE.  ANY CHANGES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO PERS-811.

4.  REPAYMENT POLICY HAS TRANSITIONED FROM REF (E) TO REF (F) AND REMAINS IAW 
REF (G) PARAGRAPH 14 AND REFS (H) THROUGH (K).

5.  RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL W. F. MORAN, N1.//

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