UNCLASSIFIED// RTTUZYUW RHSSXYZ0001 1811054-UUUU--RHSSSUU. ZNR UUUUU R 301539Z JUN 11 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO AL NAVADMIN NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 190/11 UNCLAS //N01300// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JUN// SUBJ/MODIFICATION TO NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE ENLISTED AND WARRANT OFFICER CRITICAL SKILLS RETENTION BONUS PROGRAM// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHNGTON DC/081528ZFEB05// REF/B/DOC/PDUSD(PR)/28DEC2010// REF/C/DOC/PDUSD(PR)/10JUN2011// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 027/05, SPECWAR CRITICAL SKILLS RETENTION BONUS. REF B IS THE EXTENSION OF RETENTION INCENTIVES FOR SPECIAL OPERATION FORCES. REF C IS GUIDANCE FOR ADMINISTRATION OF NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE (NSW) SENIOR ENLISTED AND WARRANT OFFICER CRITICAL SKILLS RETENTION BONUS (CSRB).// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES A MODIFICATION TO THE NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE (NSW) SENIOR ENLISTED AND WARRANT OFFICER CRITICAL SKILLS RETENTION BONUS (CSRB) PROGRAM AND SUPERSEDES REF A. AS A PART OF THE STRATEGY THAT SEEKS TO RETAIN HIGH-QUALITY SAILORS, THE NAVY HAS EXTENDED THE NSW CSRB TO ELIGIBLE SENIOR ENLISTED AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS IN THE NSW COMMUNITY, EFFECTIVE UPON RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE . THE NSW CSRB IS PART OF THE NAVY'S OVERARCHING EFFORT TO SIZE, SHAPE AND STABILIZE THE FORCE. 2. PROGRAM OVERVIEW. THIS BONUS IS AUTHORIZED UNDER 37 U.S.C. 355. SPECIFIC CRITICAL NAVY ENLISTED CLASSIFICATIONS (NEC) AND APPROVED AWARD LEVELS HAVE BEEN PRESCRIBED BY THE OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS, NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER (BUPERS- 324) WILL ACT AS THE NSW CSRB PROGRAM MANAGER. ALL APPLICATIONS FOR THIS BONUS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR PROCESSING AND TRACKING. BY LAW, A MEMBER MAY RECEIVE NO MORE THAN $200,000 IN CRITICAL SKILLS RETENTION BONUS/CONTINUATION BONUS MONIES OVER A CAREER. SRB AWARDS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THAT CAP. THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA STATED IN THIS NAVADMIN CAN BE REDUCED AT ANY TIME BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE NSW COMMUNITY. 3. ELIGIBILITY. NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE ENLISTED MEMBERS WITH NAVY ENLISTED CLASSIFICATIONS 532X, 535X, IN PAYGRADES E7 AND ABOVE, AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS WITH DESIGNATORS 7151 AND 7171, WHO HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST 19 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE, SHALL BE OFFERED THE NSW CSRB. FURTHERMORE, APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: A. BE SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY IN A REGULAR COMPONENT; B. HAVE THE COMMANDING OFFICER'S FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION FOR RECEIPT OF NSW CSRB; C. MEMBERS UNDER AN EXISTING CSRB CONTRACT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL CSRB FOR SERVICE OUTLINED IN ORIGINAL CONTRACT AGREEMENT. 4. NSW CSRB CONTRACT LENGTHS, PAYMENTS AND ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE OBLIGATIONS ARE OUTLINED BELOW. A. THE NSW CSRB IS PHASED ACROSS THREE ZONES. MEMBERS WILL BE PAID A FIXED AMOUNT PER YEAR OF SERVICE. IF MEMBER SERVES A PARTIAL YEAR, THAT YEAR WILL BE PRORATED AS PER THAT YEAR'S BONUS AMOUNT. (1) PHASE ONE NSW CSRB. MEMBER MUST BE CWO 7151/7171 OR SO/SB E7 SELECT OR ABOVE TO APPLY FOR A PHASE ONE BONUS. PHASE ONE CORRESPONDS WITH E7 HIGH YEAR TENURE (HYT) AND ENCOMPASSES 19 THROUGH 24 YEARS OF SERVICE. MEMBERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE UP TO $100,000 IN RETENTION BONUSES FOR PHASE I CONTRACTS. AT A MINIMUM, MEMBER MUST CONTRACT OUT THROUGH 21 YEARS OF SERVICE. SPECIFIC BONUS AMOUNTS ARE GRADUATED PER YEAR OF SERVICE. YEAR OF SERVICE BONUS AMOUNT 19+ $10,000 20+ $15,000 21+ $20,000 22+ $25,000 23+ $30,000 (2) PHASE TWO NSW CSRB. MEMBER MUST BE CWO 7151/7171 OR SO/SB E8 SELECT OR ABOVE TO APPLY FOR A PHASE TWO BONUS. PHASE TWO CORRESPONDS WITH E8 HYT AND ENCOMPASSES 24 THROUGH 26 YEARS OF SERVICE. MEMBERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE UP TO $60,000 IN RETENTION BONUSES FOR PHASE II CONTRACTS. PHASE II CSRB IS PAID AT A FLAT RATE OF $30,000 PER YEAR OF SERVICE. YEAR OF SERVICE BONUS AMOUNT 24+ $30,000 25+ $30,000 (3) PHASE THREE NSW CSRB. MEMBER MUST BE CWO 7151 /7171 OR SO/SB E9 SELECT OR ABOVE TO APPLY FOR A PHASE THREE BONUS. PHASE THREE CORRESPONDS WITH E9 HYT AND ENCOMPASSES 26 THROUGH 30 YEARS OF SERVICE. MEMBERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE UP TO $48,000 IN RETENTION BONUSES FOR PHASE III CONTRACTS. PHASE III CSRB IS PAID AT A FLAT RATE OF $12,000 PER YEAR OF SERVICE, PROVIDED THE MEMBER HAS NOT YET REACHED THE LIFETIME CSRB CAP OF $200,000. YEAR OF SERVICE BONUS AMOUNT 26+ $12,000 27+ $12,000 28+ $12,000 29+ $12,000 B. NSW CSRB CONTRACTS SHALL BE FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO AND MAXIMUM OF SEVEN YEARS. MEMBERS UNDER CSRB CONTRACT WILL NOT SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR RETIREMENT OR TENDER A RESIGNATION WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE THAT IS PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF THE AGREEMENT. ENLISTED MEMBERS MUST REENLIST OR EXTEND THEIR ENLISTMENT CONTRACT (EAOS) FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST ONE YEAR. QUALIFIED MEMBERS MAY REENLIST FOR 6 YEARS AND SIMULTANEOUSLY SIGN A 12 MONTH EXTENSION TO MAXIMIZE THE 7 YEAR NSW CSRB OPPORTUNITY. MEMBERS ARE AUTHORIZED EARLY REENLISTMENT IN ORDER TO ALIGN CSRB AND REENLISTMENT CONTRACTS. REENLISTMENTS AND EXTENSIONS MAY BE COMBINED TO ALIGN SERVICE DATES FOR MAXIMUM OPPORTUNITY. C. A MEMBER MAY ENTER INTO A CONTRACT THAT INCLUDES MORE THAN ONE PHASE IF ELIGIBLE FOR EACH PHASE. D. HYT DATES ARE FIRM AND HYT WAIVER REQUESTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED DURING THE NSW CSRB APPLICATION PROCESS. MEMBERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CSRB PAYMENTS PAST THEIR HYT DATE. 5. PROGRAM EXECUTION. A. MEMBERS SHOULD SUBMIT REQUEST LETTER FOR NSW CSRB TO THE PROGRAM MANAGER 60 TO 180 DAYS PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO A NSW CSRB CONTRACT VIA THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND. B. UPON ACCEPTANCE OF A MEMBER'S AGREEMENT BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER, THE AMOUNT OF THE BONUS BECOMES FIXED AND THE MEMBER INCURS A FIRM SERVICE OBLIGATION. C. SERVICE MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE THE BONUS IN A LUMP SUM PAYMENT, EFFECTIVE FROM THE DATE OF CONTRACT EXECUTION. D. AS MEMBERS TRANSFER FROM THE LEGACY CSRB PROGRAM TO THE REVISED PROGRAM OUTLINED IN THIS NAVADMIN, WAIVERS REGARDING THE TWO YEAR MINIMUM REENLISTMENT WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER. E. CRITICAL SKILLS RETENTION BONUS REQUESTS FOR PERSONNEL WHO ARE BEING PROCESSED FOR NAVY ENLISTED CLASSIFICATION REMOVAL OR RESTORATION WILL BE HELD IN ABEYANCE PENDING FINAL RESOLUTION. 6. IF OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS LIMIT THE ABILITY TO SUBMIT CRITICAL SKILLS RETENTION BONUS APPLICATIONS VIA THIS MANNER, COMMANDS SHOULD SUBMIT REQUESTS THROUGH THEIR IMMEDIATE SUPERIOR IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND, WHO CAN SUBMIT THE REQUEST TO THE PROGRAM MANAGER. 7. CRITICAL SKILLS RETENTION BONUS APPROVAL WILL NOT CURRENTLY UPDATE THE DEFENSE JOINT MILITARY PAY SYSTEM OF THE SAILOR'S INTENT TO REENLIST. UNTIL DEFENSE JOINT MILITARY PAY SYSTEM CAN BE PROGRAMMED TO ACCEPT CRITICAL SKILLS RETENTION BONUS REENLISTMENT PAYMENTS, MANUAL PROCESSING IS REQUIRED. PAYMENT SHOULD POST TO THE MEMBER'S ACCOUNT BY THE SECOND PAY PERIOD FOLLOWING THE DAY THE CRITICAL SKILLS RETENTION BONUS PROGRAM MANAGER RECEIVES NOTIFICATION OF REENLISTMENT OR CWO LETTER OF INTENT. MASTER MILITARY PAY ACCOUNT (MMPA) MUST REFLECT CONTRACT OR OBLIGATED SERVICE FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS AND TAX -FREE STATUS (IF APPLICABLE) MUST POST TO MMPA FOR BOTH ENLISTED AND OFFICERS PRIOR TO FINAL SUBMISSION. 8. THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED: A. 60-180 DAYS PRIOR TO CONTRACT: (1) MEMBERS LETTER REQUESTING A NSW CSRB CONTRACT. (2) COMMANDING OFFICERS ENDORSEMENT LETTER. C. PRIOR TO PAYMENT MEMBERS WILL SUBMIT A COPY OF REENLISTMENT CONTRACT AND/OR EXTENSION AGREEMENT WITH PROOF OF TAX FREE STATUS IF APPLICABLE. 9. POINTS OF CONTACT FOR POLICY: - SEAL & SWCC ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER, CDR B. RANDALL, E-MAIL: BARTLEY.RANDALL(AT)NAVY.MIL OR PHONE: (901) 874-2858 - OFFICER COMMUNITY MANAGER, CDR D. EVENSON, E-MAIL: DARIN.EVENSON (AT)NAVY.MIL OR PHONE (703) 614-8327 - ASSISTANT OCM, MARGARETHE FULLER, E-MAIL: MARGARETHE.FULLER(AT )NAVY.MIL - NSW FORCE CAREER COUNSELOR AT (619) 437-5764 OR (703) 614-2673 10. RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN