The Army offers lump-sum re-enlistment bonuses for Soldiers who hold certain Military Occupation Specialties and/or special skills, who agree to re-enlist in the active duty Army. Whether or not a bonus is offered, and the exact amount of the monetary bonus depends on several factors, including MOS/Skill, rank, how much active duty time the Soldier has, and how long the Soldier is re-enlisting for. Re-Enlistment bonuses are subject to Federal income tax, except when the Soldier re-enlists in a designated combat zone. In that case, the entire amount of the re-enlistment bonus is tax-free. Whether or not a re-enlistment bonus is subject to state income tax, depends on the laws of the individual state, that the Soldier claims as his/her legal residence.
Table 1 -- Critical Skills
Effective Feb. 20, 2009, Soldiers who hold a critical skill and rank with a "Y" designation shown in the table at the bottom of this page, may be eligible for a flat-rate, lump-sum bonus as follows:
Zone A (those who have between 17 months and 6 years of active duty service)
- Private First Class (E-3) who re-enlists for 12-23 months: $2,000
- Private First Class (E-3) who re-enlists for 24-35 months: $3,000
- Private First Class (E-3) who re-enlists for 36-47 months: $4,500
- Private First Class (E-3) who re-enlists for 48-59 months: $6,000
- Private First Class (E-3) who re-enlists for 60+ months: $7,500
- Specialist/Corporal (E-4) who re-enlists for 12-23 months: $3,000
- Specialist/Corporal (E-4) who re-enlists for 24-35 months: $4,000
- Specialist/Corporal (E-4) who re-enlists for 36-47 months: $5,000
- Specialist/Corporal (E-4) who re-enlists for 48-59 months: $6,500
- Specialist/Corporal (E-4) who re-enlists for 60+ months: $8,500
- Sergeant (E-5) who re-enlists for 12-23 months: $4,000
- Sergeant (E-5) who re-enlists for 24-35 months: $5,000
- Sergeant (E-5) who re-enlists for 36-47 months: $6,000
- Sergeant (E-5) who re-enlists for 48-59 months: $8,000
- Sergeant (E-5) who re-enlists for 60+ months: $10,500
- Staff Sergeant (E-6) who re-enlists for 12-23 months: $5,000
- Staff Sergeant (E-6) who re-enlists for 24-35 months: $6,000
- Staff Sergeant (E-6) who re-enlists for 36-47 months: $8,000
- Staff Sergeant (E-6) who re-enlists for 48-59 months: $10,500
- Staff Sergeant (E-6) who re-enlists for 60+ months: $12,500
Zone B (those who have between 6 years and 10 years of active duty service)
- Specialist/Corporal (E-4) who re-enlists for 12-23 months: $4,000
- Specialist/Corporal (E-4) who re-enlists for 24-35 months: $5,500
- Specialist/Corporal (E-4) who re-enlists for 36-47 months: $7,000
- Specialist/Corporal (E-4) who re-enlists for 48-59 months: $9,000
- Specialist/Corporal (E-4) who re-enlists for 60+ months: $10,000
- Sergeant (E-5) who re-enlists for 12-23 months: $5,000
- Sergeant (E-5) who re-enlists for 24-35 months: $7,000
- Sergeant (E-5) who re-enlists for 36-47 months: $8,000
- Sergeant (E-5) who re-enlists for 48-59 months: $11,000
- Sergeant (E-5) who re-enlists for 60+ months: $14,000
- Staff Sergeant (E-6) who re-enlists for 12-23 months: $6,000
- Staff Sergeant (E-6) who re-enlists for 24-35 months: $8,000
- Staff Sergeant (E-6) who re-enlists for 36-47 months: $11,000
- Staff Sergeant (E-6) who re-enlists for 48-59 months: $14,000
- Staff Sergeant (E-6) who re-enlists for 60+ months: $16,000
Zone C (those who have between 10 years and 14 years of active duty service)
- Specialist/Corporal (E-4) who re-enlists for 12-23 months: $2,000
- Specialist/Corporal (E-4) who re-enlists for 24-35 months: $3,500
- Specialist/Corporal (E-4) who re-enlists for 36-47 months: $5,000
- Specialist/Corporal (E-4) who re-enlists for 48-59 months: $6,500
- Specialist/Corporal (E-4) who re-enlists for 60+ months: $8,500
- Sergeant (E-5) who re-enlists for 12-23 months: $3,000
- Sergeant (E-5) who re-enlists for 24-35 months: $4,500
- Sergeant (E-5) who re-enlists for 36-47 months: $6,000
- Sergeant (E-5) who re-enlists for 48-59 months: $8,000
- Sergeant (E-5) who re-enlists for 60+ months: $10,500
- Staff Sergeant (E-6) who re-enlists for 12-23 months: $4,000
- Staff Sergeant (E-6) who re-enlists for 24-35 months: $5,000
- Staff Sergeant (E-6) who re-enlists for 36-47 months: $7,500
- Staff Sergeant (E-6) who re-enlists for 48-59 months: $10,500
- Staff Sergeant (E-6) who re-enlists for 60+ months: $12,000
Table 1 Army Critical Skills
| MOS | E-3 | E-4 | E-5 | E-6 |
| 11B | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 11C | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 13B | N | Y | Y | Y |
| 13D | N | N | Y | Y |
| 13F | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 13M | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 13P | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 13R | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 13S | Y | Y | Y | N |
| 14J | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 14S | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 15B | Y | Y | Y | N |
| 15J | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 15Q | Y | Y | N | N |
| 19D | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 19K | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 21B | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 21C | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 21D | N | N | Y | Y |
| 21E | Y | Y | Y | N |
| 21Y | Y | Y | N | N |
| 25B | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 25L | Y | Y | Y | N |
| 25N | Y | Y | Y | N |
| 25P | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 25R | Y | Y | Y | N |
| 25S | N | N | Y | Y |
| 25U | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 25V | Y | Y | Y | N |
| 27D | Y | Y | N | N |
| 31B | Y | Y | Y | N |
| 31E | N | N | Y | Y |
| 35F | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 35L | N | N | Y | N |
| 42R ASI 9B, 9N,9T, 9U | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 45G | Y | Y | N | N |
| 46Q | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 46R | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 51C | N | N | Y | Y |
| 56M | Y | Y | N | N |
| 62B | Y | Y | N | N |
| 63B | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 63H | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 63J | Y | Y | N | N |
| 63M | Y | Y | Y | N |
| 68S | Y | Y | N | N |
| 68T | Y | Y | N | N |
| 68W | N | N | Y | Y |
| 74D | Y | Y | N | N |
| 79R | N | N | N | Y |
| 88M | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 88N | Y | Y | N | N |
| 89A | N | N | Y | N |
| 92F | Y | Y | N | N |
| 92G | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 92R | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 92W | Y | Y | N | N |
| 94D | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 94E | Y | Y | Y | N |
| 94H | N | N | Y | N |
| 94Y | Y | Y | N | N |
