UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 110023Z NOV 10 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO AL NAVADMIN NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS PASS TO ALL OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 366/10 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/NOV// SUBJ/REENLISTMENT BONUS ELIGIBILITY FOR DRILLING SELECTED RESERVE PERSONNEL// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/151940Z JAN 10// REF/B/DOC/COMNAVRESFOR/27MAY2010// REF/C/DOC/COMNAVRESFOR/28DEC2009// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 012/10 REENLISTMENT ELIGIBILITY FOR DRILLING SELECTED RESERVE PERSONNEL. REF B IS COMNAVRESFORINST 1001.5F ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR THE DRILLING RESERVE AND PARTICIPATING MEMBERS OF THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE. REF C IS COMNAVRESFORINST 1780.1B ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR THE MONTGOMERY GI BILL-SELECTED RESERVE (MGIB-SR) CHAPTER 1606 BASIC AND KICKER PROGRAM.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN SUPERSEDES REF A AND ESTABLISHES BONUS ELIGIBILITY FOR DESIGNATED MILITARY SKILLS AND ANNOUNCES REVISED RETENTION BONUS AWARD LEVELS FOR DRILLING SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) ENLISTED PERSONNEL BY RATE /RATING, NEC AND ZONE. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE OF AWARD LEVELS. INCREASED AWARD LEVELS ARE EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2010 AND DECREASED AWARD LEVELS ARE EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS AFTER RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE. 3. TO ENSURE OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE, THE NAVY MUST RETAIN THE MOST TALENTED SAILORS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENT (RC). AN EFFECTIVE RETENTION PLAN REQUIRES FLEXIBLE TOOLS TO ENSURE RETENTION OF THE CORRECT NUMBER OF SAILORS WITH THE RIGHT SKILLS TO OPTIMIZE OUR WARFIGHTING CAPABILITY. THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS CLARIFY THE BONUS PROGRAM. A. GENERAL. (1) ALL BONUSES GOVERNED BY THIS NAVADMIN WILL BE PAID IN INSTALLMENTS. THE INITIAL PAYMENT WILL BE EQUAL TO 50 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL BONUS AMOUNT, AND SUBSEQUENT PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE IN EQUAL ANNIVERSARY PAYMENTS. ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTINUED ANNIVERSARY PAYMENTS IS CONTINGENT UPON MEMBER MAINTAINING SATISFACTORY DRILLING RESERVE PARTICIPATION IN THE DESIGNATED RATE /RATING FOR EACH YEAR OF THEIR BONUS CONTRACT. SAILORS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO REENLIST FOR A SIX-YEAR DRILLING RESERVE (IN A PAY STATUS) OBLIGATION TO MAXIMIZE THEIR BONUS OPPORTUNITY. (2) TO BE ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST FOR A BONUS, A SAILOR 'S CURRENT END OF OBLIGATED SERVICE (EOS) DATE MUST BE BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2010 AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2011. SEE PARAGRAPH 5A FOR REENLISTMENT POLICY REGARDING MEMBERS WHO ARE IN ZONE A ELIGIBILITY. (3) SAILORS MUST HAVE LESS THAN 16 YEARS TOTAL MILITARY SERVICE AS CALCULATED FROM THEIR PAY ENTRY BASE DATE (PEBD) ON THE DATE OF THE QUALIFYING REENLISTMENT DATE OR EXTENSION EFFECTIVE DATE. (4) NAVY RESERVE SAILORS CURRENTLY SERVING UNDER A CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION FOR A PRIOR SERVICE AFFILIATION OR ENLISTMENT BONUS ARE REQUIRED TO BE WITHIN 90 DAYS OF COMPLETION OF THIS OBLIGATION PRIOR TO REENLISTING TO QUALIFY FOR A REENLISTMENT BONUS. FAILURE TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT WILL RESULT IN EARLY TERMINATION OF THE PRIOR BONUS AND RECOUPMENT OF THE UNEARNED PORTION OF THAT BONUS. B. RATING CONVERSION. NAVY RESERVE SAILORS CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE SELECTED RESERVE WHO ARE APPROVED FOR CHANGE OF RATE TO A BONUS - ELIGIBLE RATING LISTED IN PARA 6 MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REENLISTMENT BONUS AS FOLLOWS: (1) CHANGE OF RATE APPROVED VIA DIRECT CONVERSION. (A) SAILORS WHO HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR A CHANGE OF RATE, AND ARE WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THEIR EOS, MAY REENLIST IMMEDIATELY UPON CHANGE OF RATE APPROVAL TO GAIN ENTITLEMENT FOR A REENLISTMENT BONUS. (B) SAILORS WHO HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR CHANGE OF RATE, BUT HAVE MORE THAN 12 MONTHS REMAINING ON THEIR CURRENT EOS, MAY REQUEST APPROVAL FROM PERS-812 TO REENLIST EARLY TO QUALIFY FOR A REENLISTMENT BONUS. REQUESTS FOR EARLY REENLISTMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED AT THE SAME TIME THE RATE CONVERSION IS REQUESTED. (C) THE INITIAL BONUS PAYMENT SHALL BE PROCESSED AND PAID TO SAILORS IN THIS CATEGORY AFTER THEIR REENLISTMENT AND IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT OF THEIR BONUS APPLICATION BY CNRFC N11. (2) CHANGE OF RATING APPROVED VIA SUCCESSFUL COMPETITION OR CONCURRENT CHANGE OF RATING. (A) SAILORS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE RATE-CONVERSION REQUIREMENTS, AND ARE WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THEIR CURRENT EOS, MAY REENLIST FOR A REENLISTMENT BONUS. (B) SAILORS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE CHANGE OF RATE REQUIREMENTS, BUT HAVE MORE THAN 12 MONTHS REMAINING ON THEIR CURRENT EOS, MAY REQUEST EARLY REENLISTMENT FROM PERS-812 TO QUALIFY FOR A REENLISTMENT BONUS. THE EARLY REENLISTMENT REQUEST MUST BE SUBMITTED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE CHANGE OF RATE REQUEST. (C) THE INITIAL BONUS PAYMENT SHALL BE PROCESSED AND PAID TO SAILORS IN THIS CATEGORY ONLY AFTER COMPLETING ALL REQUIREMENTS TO PERMANENTLY EFFECT THE CHANGE OF RATE. C. ALL OTHER BASIC ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA CONTAINED IN REF B REMAIN IN EFFECT. 4. ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION AND BONUS APPLICATION PROCEDURES. NAVY RESERVE ACTIVITIES SHALL DETERMINE BONUS ELIGIBILITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF B AND THIS MESSAGE. A. COMPLETE THE REENLISTMENT/EXTENSION BONUS WRITTEN AGREEMENT FOR MEMBER. THE MOST CURRENT WRITTEN AGREEMENT TEMPLATE IS LOCATED ON THE NAVY RESERVE FORCES COMMAND SHAREPOINT WEBSITE AT HTTPS://NAVYRESERVE.NAVY .MIL. FOR QUESTIONS CONTACT COMNAVRESFORCOM (N11) INCENTIVE PROGRAM SPECIALISTS VIA EMAIL AT CNRFC_BONUS_SHOP(AT)NAVY.MIL OR TELEPHONE AT (757) 322-2648 /2649/2653/2656 DSN 262. B. SCAN AND EMAIL ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS LISTED ON THE CNRFC N112 ENLISTED INCENTIVES SHAREPOINT WEBPAGE TO COMNAVRESFORCOM (N11) AT CNRFC_BONUS_SHOP(AT)NAVY.MIL. MISSING DOCUMENTS WILL RESULT IN A DELAY IN BONUS PAYMENT PROCESSING. IF ABILITY TO SCAN DOCUMENTS IS NOT AVAILABLE AT NAVY RESERVE ACTIVITY (NRA), SEND A REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE. 5. ZONE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. THIS BONUS IS LIMITED TO MEMBERS WITH LESS THAN 16 YEARS OF TOTAL MILITARY SERVICE, AS CALCULATED FROM THEIR PAY ENTRY BASE DATE (PEBD) ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF REENLISTMENT. THERE ARE THREE ZONES DEFINED: A. ZONE A - MEMBERS WITH LESS THAN 8 YEARS SERVICE FROM PEBD. MEMBERS IN ZONE A ARE ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST IF THEY HAVE COMPLETED THEIR REQUIRED SELRES OBLIGATION REGARDLESS OF THE TIME REMAINING ON THEIR INITIAL MILITARY SERVICE OBLIGATION (MSO). SPECIFICALLY: (1) NATIONAL CALL TO SERVICE (NCS) PROGRAM. UPON COMPLETION OF THE REQUIRED TWO YEAR SELRES DRILLING RESERVE OBLIGATION, NCS MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST PROVIDED THEY REENLIST FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS THAT TAKES THEM TO THEIR MSO OR BEYOND THEIR REMAINING MSO. EXAMPLE: AN NCS MEMBER HAS COMPLETED THEIR REQUIRED TWO YEAR SELRES OBLIGATION BUT HAS FOUR YEARS REMAINING ON THEIR MSO. MEMBER MUST REENLIST FOR AT LEAST FOUR MORE YEARS WHICH, WITH TIME ALREADY SERVED, WILL TAKE THEM BEYOND THEIR REMAINING MSO AND CURRENT EOS. (2) NEW ACCESSION TRAINING (NAT) PROGRAM. UPON COMPLETION OF THE SIX YEAR SELRES DRILLING RESERVE OBLIGATION, NAT MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST PROVIDED THEY REENLIST FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS THAT WILL TAKE THEM BEYOND THEIR REMAINING MSO AND CURRENT EOS. B. ZONE B - MEMBERS WITH MORE THAN 8 YEARS BUT LESS THAN 14 YEARS SERVICE FROM PEBD. MEMBERS IN THIS ZONE HAVE COMPLETED THEIR INITIAL MSO AND THEREFORE MUST BE WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THEIR CURRENT EOS TO BE ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST AND THEIR CURRENT EOS MUST BE PRIOR TO 30 SEPTEMBER 11. C. ZONE C - MEMBERS WITH MORE THAN 14 YEARS BUT LESS THAN 16 YEARS SERVICE FROM PEBD. MEMBERS IN THIS ZONE HAVE ALSO COMPLETED THEIR INITIAL MSO AND THEREFORE MUST BE WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF CURRENT EOS TO BE ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST AND PROVIDED THEIR CURRENT EOS IS PRIOR TO 30 SEPTEMBER 11. 6. BONUS TIER LEVELS AND ELIGIBLE SPECIALTIES. TIER TERM 1/2 INITIAL ANNIVERSARY TOTAL 1A 6 YEAR REENLISTMENT $7,500 5 OF $1,500 $15,000 1B 1ST 3 YEAR REENLISTMENT $3,750 2 OF $1,875 $7,500 1C 2ND 3 YEAR REENLISTMENT $3,000 2 OF $1,500 $6,000 2A 6 YEAR REENLISTMENT $5,000 5 OF $1,000 $10,000 2B 1ST 3 YEAR REENLISTMENT $2,500 2 OF $1,250 $5,000 2C 2ND 3 YEAR REENLISTMENT $2,000 2 OF $1,000 $4,000 3A 6 YEAR REENLISTMENT $3,750 5 OF $750 $7,500 3B 1ST 3 YEAR REENLISTMENT $1,500 2 OF $750 $3,000 3C 2ND 3 YEAR REENLISTMENT $1,000 2 OF $500 $2,000 NONE = NO BONUS AVAILABLE RATE/NEC ZONE A ZONE B ZONE C NOTES RATING (0-8 YEARS FROM PEBD) (8-14 YEARS FROM PEBD) (14-16 YEARS FROM PEBD) AM 7225 TIER 3 TIER 3 NONE 1,2 AWF 8250 TIER 2 TIER 2 TIER 3 1,4 AWF 8252 TIER 1 TIER 1 TIER 2 1,3 AWF2 0000 TIER 2 TIER 2 TIER 3 4 AWF3 0000 TIER 1 TIER 1 NONE 3 AWO 7835 TIER 1 TIER 1 TIER 2 1,2 AWO2 0000 TIER 1 TIER 1 TIER 2 3 AWO3 0000 TIER 1 TIER 1 NONE 3 AWR 7835 TIER 1 TIER 1 TIER 2 1,2 AWS 7886 TIER 1 TIER 1 TIER 2 1,3 AWS3 0000 TIER 1 TIER 1 NONE 3 BU 5907 TIER 3 TIER 3 NONE 1,2 BU 5908 TIER 2 TIER 2 TIER 3 1,2 BU 5915 TIER 3 TIER 3 NONE 1,4 CE 5644 TIER 3 TIER 3 NONE 1,4 CM 5805 TIER 3 TIER 3 NONE 1,4 CTI 9216 TIER 2 TIER 2 TIER 3 1,4 CTI2 0000 TIER 2 TIER 2 TIER 3 4 CTN 9306 TIER 1 TIER 1 TIER 2 1,3 CTN2 0000 TIER 1 TIER 1 TIER 2 3 CTR 9138 TIER 2 TIER 2 TIER 3 1,2 CTR2 0000 TIER 1 TIER 1 TIER 2 3 CTT 9141 TIER 2 TIER 2 TIER 3 1,2 EN 4303 TIER 1 TIER 1 TIER 2 1,3 EN 4308 TIER 2 TIER 2 TIER 3 1,4 EN 4313 TIER 1 TIER 1 TIER 2 1,3 EN3 0000 TIER 3 TIER 3 NONE 4 EO 5707 TIER 3 TIER 3 NONE 1,4 EO 5708 TIER 3 TIER 3 NONE 1,4 EO 5710 TIER 3 TIER 3 NONE 1,4 EOD1 0000 TIER 2 TIER 2 TIER 3 2 EOD2 0000 TIER 1 TIER 1 TIER 2 3 ET 1420 TIER 2 TIER 2 TIER 3 1,4 ET 14NO TIER 2 TIER 2 TIER 3 1,4 ET 14RO TIER 1 TIER 1 TIER 2 1,3 ET 1678 TIER 1 TIER 1 TIER 2 1,3 ET 9605 TIER 2 TIER 2 TIER 3 1,2 ET3 0000 TIER 2 TIER 2 NONE 4 GM 0814 TIER 3 TIER 3 NONE 1,4 HM 8410 TIER 2 TIER 2 TIER 3 1,4 HM 8427 TIER 2 TIER 2 TIER 3 1,4 HM 8452 TIER 3 TIER 3 NONE 1,4 HM 8485 TIER 3 TIER 3 NONE 1,4 HM 8489 TIER 3 TIER 3 NONE 1,4 HM 8506 TIER 3 TIER 3 NONE 1,4 HM 8541 TIER 3 TIER 3 NONE 1,4 HT3 0000 TIER 3 TIER 3 NONE 3 IS 3912 TIER 2 TIER 2 TIER 3 1,4 IS 3923 TIER 2 TIER 2 TIER 3 1,4 IS 3924 TIER 2 TIER 2 TIER 3 1,4 IT 2779 TIER 2 TIER 2 TIER 3 1,2 IT 2780 TIER 3 TIER 3 NONE 1,4 IT3 0000 TIER 1 TIER 1 NONE 3 LS 2813 TIER 3 TIER 3 NONE 1,4 LS 2821 TIER 2 TIER 2 TIER 3 1,4 MC2 0000 TIER 1 TIER 1 TIER 2 2 MC3 0000 TIER 1 TIER 1 NONE 3 MN3 0000 TIER 1 TIER 1 NONE 5 MR3 0000 TIER 2 TIER 2 NONE 2 ND1 0000 TIER 1 TIER 1 TIER 2 3 ND2 0000 TIER 1 TIER 1 TIER 2 3 ND3 0000 TIER 1 TIER 1 NONE 3 OS 0336 TIER 1 TIER 1 TIER 2 1,3 PS 2905 TIER 2 TIER 2 TIER 3 1,2 SB1 0000 TIER 1 TIER 1 TIER 2 3 SB2 0000 TIER 1 TIER 1 TIER 2 3 SO1 0000 TIER 2 TIER 2 TIER 3 5 SO2 0000 TIER 1 TIER 1 TIER 2 3 SW 6010 TIER 3 TIER 3 NONE 1,4 UT 6104 TIER 2 TIER 2 TIER 3 1,4 NOTES: 1. BONUS ELIGIBILITY IS BASED ON A REQUIRED NEC ASSIGNED TO A VALID INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (IDT) SELECTED RESERVE BILLET WHICH REQUIRES THE NEC (SAILORS WITH THE BONUS-ELIGIBLE NEC MAY BE CROSS-ASSIGNED TO A VALID IDT DRILLING RESERVE BILLET). THE NEC MUST BE EITHER THE PRIMARY OR SECONDARY NEC IN A SAILOR'S NEC INVENTORY. 2. NEW SKILL/NEC ADDITION 3. NO CHANGE 4. LOWERED FROM HIGHER TIER 5. RAISED FROM LOWER TIER 7. SAILORS SERVING IN THE RATES/RATINGS AND/OR SPECIALTIES LISTED IN PARA 6 ABOVE MAY ALSO APPLY FOR THE MGIB-SR KICKER PROGRAM PROVIDED THEY MEET ALL OTHER ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA CONTAINED IN REFERENCE C. 8. PERSONNEL ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR COMMAND CAREER COUNSELOR TO DETERMINE BONUS ELIGIBILITY. 9. A MEMBER WHO DOES NOT COMPLETE THE TERMS OF THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT UNDER WHICH A BONUS WAS RECEIVED FOR REENLISTMENT OR EXTENSION OF ENLISTMENT IN THE RC WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE REPAYMENT PROVISIONS OF 37 U.S. CODE 303a(e) AND CHAPTER 2 OF THE DOD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION, VOLUME 7A. 10. POINT OF CONTACT FOR INCENTIVE PROGRAM POLICY MATTERS: MR. JIM JOHNSON, CNRFC N1C21, AT (757)322-2244 OR EMAIL AT JAMES.P.JOHNSON(AT)NAVY.MIL OR CDR ANASTASIA KELLY AT (757)322-2262 OR EMAIL AT ANASTASIA.KELLY(AT)NAVY.MIL 11. RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN