Affiliation Bonus
UPDATED 01MAR2024 BIG CHANGES PLEASE READ
Retention office managers do not enlist Prior Service members.
This program can change anytime with very little notice to no notice.
There are 3 Groups of Incentivized AFSCs.
HIGHLY CRITICAL
CRITICAL
LOCAL
If your AFSC is listed, please be sure to read through the full description on this page.
Point of Contact for current 133AW members is MSgt Jeffrey Sprick jeffrey.sprick.2@us.af.mil
Point of Contact for New Recruits is their Recruiter.
Ref. FY24 Operational Guidance change 2
Intent: To attract individuals with prior active-duty military service who are entering the ANG directly from an active component or the IRR after serving under honorable conditions into critical AFSCs.
HIGHLY CRITICAL
133AW AFSCs: 1W0X1, 2F0X1, 2W0X1, 3E4X1
Nationwide AFSCs: 1A1X3, 1A3X1, 1B4X1, 1N2X1, 1N3X1, 1N4X2, 1Z1X1, 1Z2X1, 1Z3X1, 1Z4X1, 2A3X5, 2A3X7, 2A7X5
$75,000 Fully Trained Reenlistment Bonus
FY25 First Payout of $15,000
FY26 Second Payout of $15,000
FY27 Third Payout of $15,000
FY28 Fourth Payout of $15,000
FY29 Fifth Payout of $15,000
$65,000 Retraining Reenlisment Bonus
FY25 First Payout of $13,000
FY26 Second Payout of $13,000
FY27 Third Payout of $13,000
FY28 Fourth Payout of $13,000
FY29 Fifth Payout of $13,000
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CRITICAL
133AW AFSCs: 1C8X3, 1S0X1, 1T0X1, 2A5X1, 2A6X1, 2A6X2, 2A6X4, 2A6X5, 2A9X4, 2T2X1, 2T3X1, 2W1X1, 3E0X2, 3E2X1, 3E3X1, 4H0X1
Nationwide AFSCs: 1A8X2, 1C5X1, 1C6X1, 1N4X1, 1N8X1, 2A0X1, 2A3X3, 2A3X8, 2A6X3, 3E8X1
$60,000 Fully Trained Reenlistment Bonus
FY25 First Payout of $12,000
FY26 Second Payout of $12,000
FY27 Third Payout of $12,000
FY28 Fourth Payout of $12,000
FY29 Fifth Payout of $12,000
$45,000 Retraining Reenlistment Bonus
FY25 First Payout of $9,000
FY26 Second Payout of $9,000
FY27 Third Payout of $9,000
FY28 Fourth Payout of $9,000
FY29 Fifth Payout of $9,000
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LOCAL (Not to be confused with the State Reenlistment Bonus)
133AW AFSCs: 1C1X1, 2T0X1, 3F1X1
$25,000 Fully Trained Reenlistment Bonus
FY25 First Payout of $5,000
FY26 Second Payout of $5,000
FY27 Third Payout of $5,000
FY28 Fourth Payout of $5,000
FY29 Fifth Payout of $5,000
$30,000 Retraining Reenlistment Bonus
FY25 First Payout of $6,000
FY26 Second Payout of $6,000
FY27 Third Payout of $6,000
FY28 Fourth Payout of $6,000
FY29 Fifth Payout of $6,000
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Note: Completion of 3-skill level or higher qualification is required prior to payment. Member must complete a satisfactory year of participation from the effective date of the signed contract before payment is authorized. MILPDS screen of Projected/Completed training source document. (Refer to Administrative Requirements, Attachment 8)
Minimum Eligibility Requirements: The requirements identified below are meant to provide a list of the minimum qualifications needed to offer an Affiliation Bonus and execute a written agreement to enter this incentive.
There is an additional contract that details other scenarios such as what happens if you cross-train, or if you go AGR or Technician, or if you separate from the ANG before completion of contract.
To qualify for this incentive, applicants must:
Have less than 16 years total military service from their Pay Date as of the date of their enlistment
Affiliate with the ANG for a period six years in an incentive eligible AFSC that is identified on the current NATIONAL ENLISTED INCENTIVE AFSC LIST or the current LOCAL ENLISTED INCENTIVE AFSC LIST approved for the unit to which the applicant will be assigned
Be assigned to an incentive eligible AFSC that does not exceed the authorized assignment percentage maximum as prescribed in the FY24 Recruiting and Retention Initiatives
Agree to become qualified 3-skill level in the AFSC. MILPDS screen of Projected/Completed training source document. (Refer to Administrative Requirements, Attachment 8)
Be entering the ANG directly from any Active-Duty component or from IRR after previously serving on Active Duty. (Last period of service cannot be ANG)
Not be a Palace Chase participant
Member must not be in excess
Provide DD-214s and/or NGB-22s for all previous periods of military service; all periods of service must be honorable
Member must not be serving in a permanent full-time position where federal law requires membership in the ANG as a condition of employment (AGR or Technician)
Not previously received an Affiliation Bonus in any Selected Reserve component
Possess a high school diploma or equivalent
Execute the appropriate written agreement with an effective date that matches the date of enlistment