Selective re-enlistment bonus list announced

Air Force News Service

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Pentagon officials recently released the latest selective re-enlistment bonus list which contains 82 Air Force specialties.

The revised listing increased bonuses for one Air Force specialty code — contracting. Seventeen AFSCs will receive lower SRBs than previously offered and seven AFSCs were removed from the program.

“Since the bonuses announced in 2008 were successful, the Air Force has seen an increase in the overall retention rates,” said Michael McLaughlin, chief of Air Force re-enlistments at the Air Force Personnel Center here. “The contracting career field is the only career field in which we are still seeing significant shortages.”

Air Force officials use SRBs as an effective retention tool to shape the force and address shortages in skill sets considered necessary to support the joint coalition fight, emerging missions and the nuclear enterprise.

A recent review of the program indicated that some AFSCs have regained manpower and no longer require the bonuses. Other AFSCs, however, require increases to achieve the required retention rates and skill sets.

All increases and additions will be effective May 1 and all decreases and deletions will go into effect May 31. Any re-enlistments or extensions of any length that have been conducted prior to the official message release will remain valid.

This release does not apply to Air Force Reserve or Air National Guard personnel.

For a complete SRB listing, visit http://ask.afpc.randolph.af.mil/ and click on the “military” tab. After that, select “active duty enlisted,” then “Reenlistments” and click on “Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB).”

For more information about the SRB program, contact the re-enlistment office or the career enhancement element at your local military personnel flight or section.