Naval Special Warfare Pay Incentives

SEAL/SWCC Officer and Enlisted Incentive Pays:

Dive Pay: ($150-340 per month)
SEAL officers in training are entitled to $150.00 dive pay after completing the dive phase of SEAL training.  SEAL officers who complete SEAL training and qualify for the SEAL warfare designator are entitled to $240.00.
Enlisted members are offered dive pay based on qualification level from $150 for a student in BUDs to $340 per month for a fully qualified SEAL Delivery Vehicle operator.

Jump Pay: ($150-225 per month)
SEAL officers and enlisted are entitled to parachute pay.  SEALs and SWCC qualified in static line jump operations receive $150.00.  SEALs and SWCC qualified in High Altitude Low opening (freefall) operations receive $225.00.

Demolition Pay: ($150 per month)
SEAL officers and enlisted are entitled to demolition pay.  SEALs who complete monthly demolition qualifications receive $150.00.

Special Duty Assignment Pay (Level 4 $300 per month/Level 6 $450 per month)
SEAL enlisted are entitled to Level 6 SDAP when holding a 5326 NEC.  SWCC enlisted are entitled to Level 4 SDAP when holding a 5352 NEC.  NSWDG Combat Support and Combat Service Support personnel are paid SDAP as outlined in the current SDAP NAVADMIN.

SEAL/SWCC Officer and Enlisted Incentive Bonus Programs:

Enlistment Bonus (EB): SEAL and SWCC EB is currently at $12,000 and $8,000 respectively.  EB is designed to help attract qualified recruits to the program and payment is phased out in the training pipeline to incentivize candidates to complete various phases of selection and training.  The majority of EB is paid out when the candidate completes training.

Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB): A qualified SEAL or SWCC who reenlists in Zones A, B or C can qualify for the SRB amount per the current SRB NAVADMIN 077/13.  Over a career, SEALs and SWCC’s can reenlist in each zone for the maximum amount allowable.  SRB is our most effective retention tool and it affords Navy the ability to compete in a domestic labor market that is increasingly demanding of skilled, technically proficient, and combat experienced NSW operators.  Amounts:

• SO 5326 ZN A: 2.0 / $30k
• SO 5326 ZN B: 8.5 / $90k
• SO 5326 ZN C: 7.0 / $90k
• SO 5323 ZN A: 6.0 / $90k
• SO 5323 ZN B: 9.0 / $90k
• SO 5323 ZN C: 9.0 / $90k
• SO 5392 ZN A: 6.0 / $90k
• SO 5392 ZN B: 9.0 / $90k
• SB 5352 ZN A: 3.5 / $30k
• SB 5352 ZN B: 5.0 / $90k
• SB 5352 ZN C: 5.0 / $90k
• SB 5392 ZN A: 6.0 / $90k
• SB 5392 ZN B: 9.0 / $90k
• SB 5392 ZN C 9.0 / $90k

SEAL/SWCC Enlisted Critical Skills Retention Bonus: Available to enlisted SEAL and SWCC operators and Warrant Officers with 19 – 30 years of service. Lump sum bonus paid at time of reenlistment.  Amounts:

Phase ONE max: $110K for serving 19 through 24 YOS (5 years)
Phase TWO max: $50K for serving 25 thorough 26 YOS (2 years)
Phase THREE max: $40K for serving 27 thorough 29 YOS (4 years)

Special Warfare Officer Continuation Pay: Although referred to as a pay this incentive is really a bonus offered to the SEAL officer community.  The community has offered Officer Continuation Pay (OCP) since 1999 to retain officers with 6-14 YOS.  The bonus is offered in three increments; $15K per year for five years, $12.5K per year for four years, $10K per year for three years and $6K for a one-year contract.  The OCP has successfully increased retention and stabilized NSW officer career management.

Critical Skills Accession Bonus: This is a new program, implemented in 2005 and is paid to enlisted SEALs who transition to the SEAL  Chief Warrant Officer community. SEALs and SWCC operators who accept a commission and agree to serve 4 years are offered a $45,000 lump sum bonus.
FY14 CWO selectees and beyond SEAL and SWCC operators who accept a commission and agree to serve 6 years.  FY15 CWO selectees and beyond who except an appointment to CWO and are currently on a CSRB contract will be ineligible to receive or apply for a CSAB.

SEAL Officer Critical Skills Retention Bonus: Available to SEAL Officers with 15–25 years of service.  Equal annual payments paid at signing and anniversary date of contract entrance. Amounts:

$25,000 per year for a 5-year contract
$15,000 per year for a 3-year contract