Report: Navy re-enlistment bonus list best in 17 years

Above: Students in the chemical, biological and radiological phase of training at the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal School last year don full protective gear needed to maneuver around hazardous material without spreading the contamination. In the highest bonus in the military, the Navy is offering a $150,000 incentive to some master EOD technicians.

The latest round of re-enlistment bonuses is the best news for sailors in at least 17 years.

As a result, thousands of regular and full-time support sailors will qualify for a bonus or have their award levels increased.

“I have never seen a major update ... where everything is good news,” said Chief Electronics Technician (SW/AW) Scott McCann, who coordinates re-enlistment incentives at the Navy Personnel Command in Millington, Tenn...

Navy officials do not track such data, but a search of Navy Times archives indicates the last such occurrence — when the news was good for all sailors — was 1990.

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