{"id":27632,"date":"2018-03-01T21:59:03","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T21:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/01\/navy-channeling-willy-wonka-offering-golden-tickets-to-return-after-getting-out\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:24:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:24:36","slug":"navy-channeling-willy-wonka-offering-golden-tickets-to-return-after-getting-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/03\/01\/navy-channeling-willy-wonka-offering-golden-tickets-to-return-after-getting-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy channeling Willy Wonka \u2014 offering \u2018golden tickets\u2019 to return after getting out"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sailors in good standing who want to get out and test the waters of civilian life, but not completely sever ties to the Navy, may now have an option that will be just the ticket \u2014 literally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Targeted Reentry Program was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.public.navy.mil\/bupers-npc\/reference\/messages\/Documents\/NAVADMINS\/NAV2018\/NAV18047.txt\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">announced Feb. 27<\/a> by Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. 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With the program, the Navy will offer gold or silver tickets to qualified officers and enlisted sailors who might be dead set on leaving, but may want to return within a couple years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy is planning to grow the fleet to the tune of 25,000 more sailors over the next five years, and this is one way the service hopes to reach that goal.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/02\/19\/as-fleet-grows-its-a-good-time-to-be-in-the-navy\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Navy-Cover-25000.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">As fleet grows, it&#8217;s a good time to be in the Navy<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Adding 25,000 sailors will correspond with a spike in new opportunities for sailors.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTalent is tough to draw in and even tougher to keep,\u201d Burke said in a press release. \u201cJust like corporate businesses are adapting, the Navy must adapt to modern personnel policies as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The talent the Navy is targeting are O-3 and O-4 officers, and E-4 to E-6 enlisted, those who have completed their initial service obligations but haven\u2019t surpassed 14 years of total active service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fine print for both officer and enlisted states they must already have their basic warfare qualifications, have passed their latest fitness test and have \u201csuperior\u201d performance evaluations or fitness reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Disqualified personnel are officers who have failed to select for promotion or any sailor who has record of civil or military convictions, to include nonjudicial punishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Golden ticket recipients are guaranteed a quota that will give them an expedited return to active service as long as they request the return within one year of their release.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/02\/22\/more-sailors-eligible-for-re-up-bucks\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180118-N-WF272-006a.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">More sailors eligible for re-up bucks<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Thousands more sailors are now eligible for re-enlistment bonuses.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silver ticket recipients, meanwhile, get a two-year window to return, but it comes with more risk. This population\u2019s request will be \u201csubject to the needs of the Navy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Golden tickets convert to the status of silver if not not used within the year. and sailors lose their quota guarantee. Silver tickets that go unused within two years expire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Returning to service for everyone is also contingent on them remaining fully qualified \u2014 both legally and physically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upon reentry under either ticket, sailor time in rate and officer dates of rank are adjusted to put them at the same career level when they got out. If a sailor was first class eligible for chief when leaving active service, for example, that sailor will still be eligible upon return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those attempting to return after the two-year mark lose their guarantee and are subject to different rules. 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