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AF adds 26 skills to reenlistment bonus program


RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) -- The Air Force added 26 specialties and increased 10 others as of May 28, to its Selective Reenlistment Bonus program after completing a recent review. Personnel officials will also decrease four AFSCs and remove three others on June 30.

AFSCs are reviewed at least annually, personnel officials said, with reenlistment rates and current and projected AFSC manning among the factors considered during the review.

The AFSCs added as of May 28 in Zone A - airmen with less than six years service - and their multipliers are:

1A0X1, In-flight Refueling, .5

1A1X1C, Loadmaster, .5

1N3X2X, Romance Crypto, 1.5

1N3X3X, Slavic Crypto, 3

1N3X4X, Far East Crypto, 3.5

1N3X5X, Mid-East Crypto, 3.5

2A1X4, AWACS Radar, 5

2A3X2B/C, F-16 Avionics, 1

2A5X3B/C, B-1B/B-2 Avionics, .5

2E2X1A-C, Electronic Component & Switching, 1

3E4X2, Liquid Fuels Systems Maintenance, .5

3E8X1, Explosive Ordinance Disposal, 1

3N0X1, Public Affairs, .5

4U0X1, Orthotic, .5

The AFSCs added as of May 28 in Zone B -airmen with six to 10 years of service - and their multipliers are:

1N3X2X, Romance Crypto, 1

1N3X3X, Slavic Crypto, 3

1N3X4X, Far East Crypto, 3

1N3X5X, Mid East Crypto, 3

2A5X3C, B-1/B-2 Avionics, 1

2E2X1A-C, Electronic Component & Switching, 1

In addition to adding the 26 AFSCs, the review panels increased the bonuses to 10 specialties in Zone A and B. The AFSCs, new multiplier, and zone are:

1N1X1, Imagery Interpreter, 2, A

1N2X1, Signals Intelligence, 1, A

4N0X1B, Medical Services, 1.5, A

4N1X1C, Surgical, 2.5, A

4T0X3, Cytotechnology, 2, A

4V0X1A, Optometry, 1, A

9L000, Interpreter/Translator, 3, A

1N2X1, Signals Intelligence, 1, B

4N1X1C, Surgical, 2.5, B

9L000, Interpreter/Translator, 3, B

The Air Force is decreasing the multipliers in four AFSCs and removing three specialties from the SRB list. The following AFSCs will have their reenlistment multipliers reduced to one as of June 30: 4R0X1A-C, Radiologic; 4T0X1, Medical Lab.

The three AFSCs being removed June 30 are: 4H051, Cardiopulmonary Lab; 4J0X2, Physical Therapy; and 4N1X1B, Surgical.

For more information concerning reenlistment bonuses, military members should contact their local military personnel flights. (Courtesy AFPC Public Affairs)