1. Career Development Training Course
Selective Reenlistment Bonus
Program
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2. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
Enabling Objectives
Upon successful completion of this
topic, the trainee will be able to:
 IDENTIFY the basis for the Selective
Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) program and
the source of information for this
program.
 LIST the eligibility requirements for the
SRB program.
 IDENTIFY the service requirements for
each reenlistment zone.
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3. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
Enabling Objectives (cont.)
 IDENTIFY the SRB reenlistment
requirements when passing through a
zone.
 LIST the SRB restrictions at the 16-year
point.
 IDENTIFY the process to determine
Additional Obligated Service Date (AOSD).
 IDENTIFY the process to compute SRB.
 LOCATE SRB award levels using the latest
SRB NAVADMIN(s).
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4. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
Enabling Objectives (cont.)
 IDENTIFY the SRB precertification
procedures.
 IDENTIFY the SRB process for early
reenlistments.
 IDENTIFY the restrictions on SRB when
applying for an officer procurement
program.
 IDENTIFY the SRB restrictions during a
rate conversion.
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5. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
Reference Publications
 OPNAVINST 1160.8(series), Selective
Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) Program
 Revised FORMAN (SRB) User’s Manual
 DOD 7000.14-R, DOD Financial
Management Regulation, Vol. 7A, Ch. 9
 Most recent Selective Reenlistment Bonus
(SRB) NAVADMIN message
 NPC website:
https://staynavytools.bol.navy.mil/SRB/
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6. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
SRB Basis
 SRB is the Navy’s primary monetary
force shaping tool to achieve
enlisted retention requirements in
critical ratings, NECs, and skills.
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7. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
Eligibility Requirements
Sailor must:
 Have completed at least 17 months
of continuous active naval service,
but not more than 14 years of active
military service.
 Be eligible to reenlist or extend for 3
or more years in the regular Navy.
 Not be entitled to or have received
severance or separation pay.
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8. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
Eligibility Requirements (cont.)
Sailor must:
 Be on active duty except ACDUTRA.
 Be a petty officer or E-3* (designated
striker).
 Serving in an SRB-qualifying rating/
NEC.
 Have prior approval from BUPERS.
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9. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
Broken-Service Eligibility
 A Sailor who reenlists more than 24
hours after discharge is considered a
Navy veteran with broken service.
 Must be a petty officer in an SRB-
eligible rating:
 E-3 personnel are not eligible for
broken-service SRB.
 Must have less than a 4-year break in
active duty.
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10. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
Zone A Service Requirements
 Sailor must have at least 17 months
of continuous active naval service,
but not more than 6 years of active
military service.
 Sailor with exactly 6 years of service
qualifies for Zone A or Zone B IF
Zone A has been paid or IF NO Zone
A exists.
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11. SRB ZONE A
ZONE A
17 months of 6 years of
continuous active
naval service military service
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12. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
Zone B Service Requirements
 Sailor must have at least 6 years of
active military but not more than 10
years as of date of reenlistment.
 Sailor with exactly 10 years of
service qualifies for Zone B or Zone
C IF Zone B has been paid or IF NO
Zone B exists.
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13. SRB ZONE B
ZONE B
6 years of 10 years of
active active
military service military service
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14. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
Zone C Service Requirements
 Sailor must have completed 10
years but not more than 14 years
of active military service.
 Extension or reenlistment must
carry enlistment up to or beyond
the 14-year point.
 Obligated service beyond 16 years
will NOT be used in SRB
computation.
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15. SRB ZONE C
PAID TO
ZONE C
16-YEAR POINT
10 years of 14 years of
active active
military service military service
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16. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
Passing Through Zone Requirements
 When a Sailor passes through a
zone of eligibility within 12 months
of EAOS:
 Reenlistment must be during the
month the Sailor passes through the
zone and on or before the date the
Sailor passes through the zone.
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17. Select Reenlistment Bonus Program
Passing Through Zone Requirements
(cont.)
6 YEARS
ZONE A ZONE B ZONE C
Example:
Initial Reenlistment: 4 years, 9 months.
New EAOS: 10 years, 9 months.
This Sailor would pass through Zone B.
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18. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
16-Year Point Restrictions
 SRB will not be paid for any
service obligation in excess of 16
years, and will not be paid more
than once in any zone of
eligibility.
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19. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
16-Year Point Restrictions (cont.)
 OPNAVINST 1160.8 PG-7 Note 4
 OBLISERV in excess of 16 years of
total active military service may not
be used to compute SRB.
PAID
RE-UP 5 YEARS
18-year point
13-year point 16-year point
MBR ONLY PAID FOR 36 MONTHS OF ADDITIONAL
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20. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
Additional Obligated Service Date
(AOSD)
 FORMAN (SRB) User’s Manual
 Description:
 Date Sailor commences service on
which SRB computation is based.
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21. AOSD FLOWCHART
YES AOSD = REUP
DATE
IS THE SAILOR
NO REUP DATE WITHIN
3 DAYS OF EAOS?
NO
AOSD = EAOS + 1 DAY
DOES SAILOR
HAVE AN INOP
YES
EXTENSION? AOSD = REUP DT + MOS. OF INOP EXT.
IS THE
YES
REUP DATE WITHIN
3 DAYS OF EAOS?
NO AOSD = EAOS + 1 DAY + MOS. OF INOP EXT.
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22. Select Reenlistment Bonus Program
AOSD Examples
 REENLIST 071214
 EAOS 071216
 AOSD 071214
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23. Select Reenlistment Bonus Program
AOSD Examples (cont.)
 REENLIST 071018
 EAOS 071216
 AOSD 071217
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24. Select Reenlistment Bonus Program
AOSD Examples (cont.)
 REENLIST 071214 for 6 years
 EAOS 071216
 INOP EXT 24 months
 AOSD 071214
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25. Select Reenlistment Bonus Program
AOSD Examples (cont.)
 REENLIST 071018 for 6 years
 EAOS 071216
 INOP EXT 36 months
 AOSD 081217
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26. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
SRB Computation
 OPNAVINST 1160.8, Enclosure (1)
 [Monthly Base Pay X Additional OBLISERV
(in months) / 12] X Award Level = Total SRB
(pre-tax)
 Sailor must OBLISERV 24 months day for
day beyond what is already obligated.
 REENLISTS RULE 1
 SCORE/LAT CONV RULE 2
 EXTENSIONS RULE 3
 BROKEN SERVICE RULE 4
 RESCORE RULE 5
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27. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
SRB NAVADMIN
 Effective Date:
 Award levels change or new SRB
award levels are added or deleted.
 SRB Pre-certifications:
 Are submitted 35-120 days in advance.
 $90,000, $75,000, $60,000 or $45,000
caps (ex. NUCs Zones A and B, EOD, ND).
 Tiers 1, 2 and 3 must be followed in
conjunction with the Zones and the
caps.
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28. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
Pre-Certification Procedures
Pre-Certification Requests:
 Are submitted via FORMAN (OPINS)
or naval message IAW SRB
NAVADMIN PRECERTS.
 Must be submitted between 35-120
days in advance of Sailor’s EAOS or
reenlistment date.
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29. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
Early Reenlistment Window
Procedures
 Allows Sailors to:
 Reenlist or execute extension for
SRB prior to their EAOS.
 Reenlist no more than 90 days
prior to EAOS (excluding non-
operative extensions) unless
listed in OPNAVINST
1160.8(series), paragraph 12 or
NAVADMIN 006/09.
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30. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
Early Reenlistment Window
Procedures (cont.)
 When reenlisting for PCS orders,
reenlist upon receipt of those
orders, but not later than
detachment date from final
intermediate duty station.
 Additional exceptions or changes
may be announced via Naval
Message
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31. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
Waivers for Early Reenlistment
 Waivers are allowed IAW OPNAVINST
1160.8(series) paragraph 12:
 When Sailor must OBLISERV to execute
PCS orders.
 For Sailors reenlisting after conversion
via SCORE/RESCORE.
 For Sailors reenlisting in EOD, SB, SO
ratings or hold NUC operator/supervisor
NEC.
 Sailors Reenlisting STAR MUST :
 Be within 1 year of EAOS, unless NUC.
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32. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
Officer Procurement
 Sailors reenlisting for SRB prior
to applying for an officer
procurement program requiring
formal academic training will
have remaining installments
suspended as of their class
convening date.
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33. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
Officer Procurement (cont.)
 Sailors who are dropped from the
program and return to enlisted
status in the same bonus skill will
receive the remaining
installments but at a rate reduced
by the number of days spent in
the program.
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34. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
Officer Procurement (cont.)
 SRB entitlement for eligible
Sailors who reenlist/extend after
applying for a commissioning
program will be held pending
selection results.
 Sailors will lose the SRB if they:
 Are selected for a commissioning
program.
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35. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
Conversions and SRB
 Request for conversions out of an
SRB rating will not normally be
approved, unless submitted
within 9 months of EAOS.
 Actual conversion will occur
within 3 months of EAOS.
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36. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
Conversions and SRB (cont.)
 Disestablished or closed to
women ratings:
 These Sailors will be retained in
skill for the length of the SRB
reenlistment/extension.
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37. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
Conversions and SRB (cont.)
 Bonus recipients approved for
lateral conversion, except for forced
conversion, will not be required to
forfeit SRB payments.
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38. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
Summary and Review
 How many zones of eligibility are
there?
 What is the time of service for each
zone?
 How many Zone B SRBs can you
receive?
 What is the discharge date for
reenlistment?
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39. Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program
Summary and Review (cont.)
 If a Sailor reenlists within 3 days of
EAOS and has no INOP extension,
what is the AOSD rule?
 How many days must a Sailor be
within their EAOS to reenlist for
SRB?
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