RECRUITING ENLISTMENT, AFFILIATION BONUSES AND MONTGOMERY GI BILL NAVADMIN 041/08
April 17, 2008 by Da-Chief
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UNCLASSIFIED// R 111640Z FEB 08 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// 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(AT)NAVY.MIL. 11. RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY, JR., N1.// NNNN
