SRB

1. SRB Selective Reenlistment Bonus ETNCM(SW/AW) GALE BUPERS 328 Updated: 28 May 2019

2. Agenda • Program overview • Requirements and fundamentals • Future of SRBs

3. References • OPNAVINST 1160.8B (01APR2019) • NAVADMIN 305/18 (17DEC2018)

4. SRB Program Overview • Primary monetary force shaping tool in the Navy • FY18: 13,091 requests totaling $167M • FY19: 11,762 requests totaling $158M • Exists to achieve enlisted retention requirements in specific categories such as: • Ratings • NECs • Currently incentivizing 133 skillsets!

5. SRB Program Overview • SRBs broken down into 3 tiers • The tier system codifies a prioritization on which skillsets should be incentivized most • Within the tiers there are various SRB caps • SRBs are further capped at $100k per contract, not to exceed $30k per 12 months of AOS • Total career cap of $200k

6. Zones (OPNAVINST 1160.8B PARA 9) • Can only be paid once per Zone • If at exactly 6 or 10 year sit will default to the earlier Zone unless Zone is not available or have already received a payment in that Zone.

7. SRB CALCULATION AOS = (NEW EAOS) – (CURRENT EAOS) • CURRENT EAOS may be EAOS or SEAOS • OPNAVINST 1160.8B, paragraph 10.b • Since policy only pays for AOS and not the entire length of contract this prevents a sailor from being paid twice for the same period of time. • This also prevents a subsequent reenlistment from having any effect on the outstanding payments associated with a previous SRB reenlistment.

8. SRB CALCULATION SRB = (BASE PAY) X (AOS) X (AWARD LEVEL) 12 • BASE PAY is base pay on date of discharge • Date of discharge is day before reenlistment • Pay tables structured for “greater than”

9. Basic eligibility • Be within 180 days of EAOS • Unless, • Crossing out of a zone of eligibility • Hard copy PCS orders in hand • Nuclear-trained • Note, CZTE and EP evals are irrelevant • Not have reenlisted for SRB in that zone previously • SRB offered for that skillset on date of requested reenlistment

10. SRB REQUEST SUBMISSION • Two methods accepted: • CIMS (NSIPS) • Directly into OPINS • Every work night at 1605 CST, NSIPS syncs to BOL, which then syncs to OPINS • OPINS reflects back to BOL with status • BOL will show SRB total of $0 until we prescreen the request

11. PRESCREEN PROCESS • Successful syncs for valid requests will populate our queue in OPINS • We screen queue every work day • Once we prescreen the request we will either reject it or accept it • Accepted requests will then reflect back to BOL with SRB total when system syncs on that work night

12. PRESCREEN ISSUES • Requests submitted greater than 120 days • System errors • NSIPS Afloat successfully syncing to NSIPS • 35 day clock starts when we receive the request

13. BEST PRACTICE • Stay away from the 35 day line • Submit in CIMS • Track status of request in BOL • Watch it go from $0 to expected amount • If SRB total in BOL does not match your manual calculation, call or email • Expect an approval a week, or so, from reenlistment date • Do not wait for absence of an approval to question status • Use a Julian date calendar

14. REJECTIONS • Rejections are not necessarily bad. They are a status communication tool • BOL will say resubmit, that does not always mean I want you to resubmit. Before you resubmit, know why it was rejected. • When in doubt, call or email • An absence of a rejection message does not imply the request is valid

15. Program History • Established for nuclear trained Sailors • Program expanded incrementally to add other skills • Submariners • SPECWAR/SPECOPS • Skillsets with high training costs • Skillsets with high civilian earning potential • 2 or 3 NAVADMINS a year to adjust award levels and tweak program requirements

16. Program History • National Defense Strategy was updated with a direction to grow and retaining the Force • NAVADMIN 119/18 greatly expanded the skillsets offered an SRB • It is hard to predict reenlistment behavior when SRBs are changed • We were slow to respond to reenlistment behavior and had to curb spending

17. SRB Shutdowns • 99 skillsets shutdown completely via the SRB webpage • If a skillset met the retention goal or budget for that skillset, it was shutdown • 3 rounds of shutdowns a month apart to eliminate overlap • First time webpage used for this in two years, and first time used to that scale

18. Future of the Program • NAVADMINs are slow • Slow response times cost us money and can cause us to exceed target retention • SRB Program needs to be responsive and dynamic • Expect short term offerings of SRBs in highly targeted skillsets • Once the goal is met, we will shut it back down • This allows us to better control spending while targeting the skills we need most

19. COMMS • No matter how OPNAV chooses to execute a change, whether NAVADMIN or via the SRB website, BUPERS 328 will: • Update SRB page • Use FET to push information to NCs • Proactively identify request that no longer meet requirements, and reject them

20. Reductions/Shutdowns

21. Maximizing the SRB • Change your mindset, and change the conversation • Do not wait until closer to EAOS to gain more AOS • Delaying is gambling • Take the SRB if it is available • Do not think your skillset is safe from a closure • A sure thing is a wiser choice than gambling for an incremental increase in SRB

22. WHAT I NEED FROM YOU • Remember that you are the alleged expert, and the Sailor is relying on your expertise • A Sailor might reenlist for SRB 3 times. Do not assume they know anything about SRBs. • The Sailor is not always right. Back them up. • Do the math • Never refer a Sailor to call me. That is your job.

23. Our Website • http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/career/enlistedcareeradmin/Pages/SRB.aspx

24. CONTACT INFORMATION • ETNCM(SW/AW) James Gale (901) 874-3215 • Mr. Francisco Palomo (901) 874-3915 MILL_INCEN_PAYS@NAVY.MIL I can answer 95% of your questions via email if you give me the rate and full name.

25. Questions?