NAVY SPECIAL WARFARE WARRIORS OFFERED UP TO $100K IN RETENTION BONUSES
Steve Balestrieri | January 23, 2023
The Navy is taking a proactive approach to retain its special warfare sailors. With recruitment down, the Navy is trying to retain senior petty officers within the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) community with bonuses of up to $100,000 to select sailors, according to a naval admin (NAVADM) message sent by Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman Jr.
On January 10, NAVADMIN 004/23 released the new bonus retention program details for SEAL special warfare operation (026X) and special warfare combatant craft board operator (052X) classifications.
The program “is part of the overarching effort of the Navy to size, shape, and stabilize the force,” Cheeseman wrote.
By law, any sailor can receive no more than $300,000 in bonuses over their career.
To be eligible for the retention program, NSW senior enlisted Sailors with the O26X or O52X Navy enlisted sailors in paygrades E-7 and above, who have between 20 and 28 years of active service, will be eligible to apply for the NSW Senior Enlisted Retention Bonus (SSRB). Sailors must be serving on active duty in the Active Component and have the favorable recommendation of the commanding officer (CO) for receipt of NSW SSRB.
Some sailors would be deemed ineligible for the bonus retention program under specific criteria.
Cold Weather Training instructors monitor SEAL Qualification Training candidates in near-freezing water during a rewarming exercise. Candidates completed the rewarming exercise after spending 48 hours in the Alaskan mountains learning how to navigate through the rugged terrain and survive the frigid conditions. The 28-day cold weather training course taught in Kodiak is part of a year-long process to become a U.S. Navy SEAL. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erika N. Manzano/Released)
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