Air Force to phase out bonuses for airmen in 33 tough jobs
By Rachel S. Cohen
Jun 28, 06:08 PM
Airmen in more than 100 of the Air Force’s most challenging and crucial jobs will receive bonus pay in fiscal 2024, but the service is preparing to phase out nearly one-third of those fields from the incentive program.
It’s the latest move in a plan to reshape the special duty assignment pay program to reward a new set of specialties, like recruiting, while limiting the number of airmen who earn those benefits.
Seventy career fields will be eligible for payments ranging from $75 to $450 a month, depending on the job’s duties, responsibilities and training, starting Oct. 1, the service said in a June 23 release. That dropped from 99 the year before, and now includes four careers that weren’t previously on the list.
The service declined to provide the list of jobs that will qualify for special duty assignment pay, but the 121-page chart is available on the Air Force intranet.
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2023/06/28/air-force-to-phase-out-bonuses-for-airmen-in-33-tough-jobs/
