{"id":44892,"date":"2018-02-22T18:14:15","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T18:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/22\/more-sailors-eligible-for-re-up-bucks\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:07:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:07:43","slug":"more-sailors-eligible-for-re-up-bucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/02\/22\/more-sailors-eligible-for-re-up-bucks\/","title":{"rendered":"More sailors eligible for re-up bucks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thousands more sailors are now eligible for re-enlistment bonuses after the Navy updated its list of eligible ratings for the second time in the past three months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new Navy message announced the addition of award levels for <a href=\"https:\/\/partner-mco-archive.s3.amazonaws.com\/client_files\/1519322589.pdf\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">39 skills in 24 ratings<\/a>, and an increase of one additional skill\u2019s payout. No skills had their award levels decreased or eliminated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, officials will allow sailors to re-enlist up to six months out from their end of service date to ensure they can cash in. 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