1. ETNCM(SW/AW) GALE BUPERS 328 Updated: 28 May 2019
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 B (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.
ZONE A
ZONE B
ZONE C
17 MTHS - 6 YRS
6YRS - 10 YRS
10 YRS - 14 YRS
16 YRS PAY

7. AOS = (NEW EAOS) – (CURRENT EAOS)
SRB CALCULATION
AOS = (NEW EAOS) – (CURRENT EAOS)
CURRENT EAOS may be EAOS or SEAOS
OPNAVINST B, 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 = (BASE PAY) X (AOS) X (AWARD LEVEL)
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
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
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

24. CONTACT INFORMATION
ETNCM(SW/AW) James Gale
(901)
Mr. Francisco Palomo
(901)
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25. Questions?