{"id":29218,"date":"2015-11-03T20:45:29","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T20:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2015\/11\/03\/150k-bonuses-available-to-special-forces-senior-ncos\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:40:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:40:31","slug":"150k-bonuses-available-to-special-forces-senior-ncos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2015\/11\/03\/150k-bonuses-available-to-special-forces-senior-ncos\/","title":{"rendered":"$150K bonuses available to Special Forces senior NCOs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cash bonuses of up to $150,000 are being offered to certain senior NCOs of the Regular Army and Special Forces<\/a> who extend their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The year-end update to the Critical Skills Retention Bonus program applies to Green Beret sergeants major, master sergeants and promotable sergeants first class who hold an 18-series military occupational specialty, and who extend their careers by 24 months to 72 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The annual CSRB application window opened Oct. 23, but could close as early as Nov. 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CSRB program complements the Tiered Selective Retention program, which is targeted at more junior soldiers who are not serving indefinite re-enlistments. Most of the CSRB candidates are at or near retirement eligibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cash bonuses under the CSRB now in effect range from $18,000 to $150,000, depending on an applicant’s language skills and length of service extension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The biggest bonuses are reserved for soldiers who speak a foreign language, and who score 3\/3 (listen\/read) or 2\/2 on the Defense Language Proficiency Test for their control language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soldiers may be paid a CSRB if they are within 180 days of reaching their qualifying service date.\u00a0Bonuses generally are tax-free if paid in a combat zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However,<\/span> soldiers may not receive more than $200,000 in total payments from CSRB and the Selective Retention Bonus programs during a career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some other rules for governing <\/span>the CSRB:<\/p>\n\n\n\n