enlisted Federal Re-enlisting Bonus Brief

Last Reviewed 01OCT2025.  New for Fiscal Year 2026

Retention office managers do not reenlist members, but based on what your commander authorizes and what you choose, I may be able to offer you incentives.  The process for Reenlisting is linked here. 

Good things to know:

• Unlike the State Reenlistment Bonus program, the Federal Bonus program is for DSG's only, less than 16 years of service, and is AFSC specific. 

• You may be eligible to stack both Federal and State Bonuses if you qualify for both.

• This program can change anytime with very little notice to even no notice.

• There are 3 Groups of Incentivized AFSCs. 

  • • • • HIGHLY CRITICAL

        • CRITICAL 

        • STATE LOCAL (Different from our State Reenlistment Bonus Program)

• If your AFSC is listed, please be sure to read through the full description on this page including all the way to the bottom of the page.

• If you are currently in a Federal Bonus, you will not be able to reenlist until you are within 30 days of your ETS.

• If you are not currently in a Federal Bonus, you may be eligible to reenlist up to 90 days from your ETS.

• The Bonus Contract cannot be printed until your new Enlistment is reflected in our records. This means we cannot do a Federal Bonus contract before you swear in (unlike the State Reenlistment Bonus, in which we can MUST do the contract on that same day.)

• Your Commander MUST sign an additional Verification Sheet called Eligibility Verification Sheet.

Point of Contact for 133AW members is MSgt Jeffrey Sprick jeffrey.sprick.2@us.af.mil

Ref. FY25 Operational Guidance

Intent: To retain current ANG members in identified critical specialties. 

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 reenlistment

• Reenlist in the ANG for a period of six years in an incentive-eligible AFSC that is identified on the current NATIONAL ENLISTED INCENTIVE AFSC LIST or the current  STATE LOCAL ENLISTED INCENTIVE AFSC LIST approved for the unit to which the applicant will be assigned

• Reenlist within 90 days of their ETS if not currently serving in an incentive obligation period

• Member must not be in excess

• Be serving in pay grade E-3 or higher

• Not be reenlisting for the purpose of accepting a commission

• Agree to become a qualified 3-skill level in the AFSC. MILPDS screen of Projected/Completed training source document.

(Refer to Administrative Requirements, Attachment 8)

• Provide DD-214s and/or NGB-22s for all previous periods of military service; all periods of service must be honorable

• Not have received, or be entitled to receive, readjustment pay, severance pay, or separation pay from any component.

• Be a drill status member and not be reenlisting to qualify for a permanent full-time position where federal law requires membership in the ANG as a condition of employment (AGR or Technician)

• Execute the appropriate written agreement with an effective date that matches the date of reenlistment