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SUBJ/SEABEE UNDERWATER CONSTRUCTION TECHNICIAN MASTER DIVER RETENTION
BONUS//
MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 12/22//
REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC R121527ZMAY22//
AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 112/22 FOR THE INITIATION OF THE NAVY SEABEE
UNDERWATER CONSTRUCTION TECHNICIAN MASTER DIVER RETENTION BONUS
PROGRAM//
RMKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO ANNOUNCE THE NAVY SEABEE
UNDERWATER CONSTRUCTION TECHNICIAN (UCT) MASTER DIVER RETENTION
BONUS (RB) PROGRAM.
2. PROGRAM OVERVIEW. SPECIFIC CRITICAL NAVY ENLISTED CLASSIFICATIONS
(NEC) AND APPROVED AWARD LEVELS HAVE BEEN PRESCRIBED BY ASSISTANT
SECRETARY OF NAVY (MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS) (ASN (M A AND RA).
THE NAVY SEABEE ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER (BUPERS-329) WILL ACT
AS THE UCT RB PROGRAM MANAGER. ALL APPLICATIONS FOR THIS BONUS WILL
BE SUBMITTED TO THE UCT RB PROGRAM MANAGER FOR PROCESSING AND
TRACKING. A SERVICE MEMBER (SM) MAY RECEIVE NO MORE THAN 360,000
DOLLARS IN RB MONIES OVER A CAREER. SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS
AWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS CAP.
3. ONCE SEABEE RETENTION BONUS IS APPROVED THE BONUS REQUEST WILL BE
SUBMITTED TO DFAS-CL VIA DWOWS BY BUPERS-329 FOR MANUAL PROCESSING.
SEABEE RETENTION BONUS WILL BE POSTED WITHIN 20 BUSINESS DAYS AND WILL
REFLECT ON MEMBERS MMPA AS A FID 31 WITH A CORRESPONDING R5.
4. THIS ADVISORY HAS BEEN COORDINATED WITH BUPERS-329
5. REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION.//