Per the below message, does this mean if you are currently in EOD school or BUDS with the opportunity to score an SRB bonus by extending your enlistment upon graduation-that bonus is now gone for at least the current fiscal year? Or longer?

June 11th, 2009
The good news is the Navy is retaining a very high quality workforce, the bad news is bonuses for reenlisting in FY-2009 have been suspended.

From the NAVADMIN, “Temporarily suspending the SRB program and the acceptance of any new requests for the remainder of this fiscal year. These changes are effective immediately. Those requests which have been received by pers-811 through OPINS prior to 1600 central daylight time, 10 June 2009, will still be processed IAW refs a, b and c.”

Read the NAVADMIN here;

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SUBJ/SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB)//
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NARR/ REF A IS NAVADMIN 075/09, SRB AWARD LEVELS. REF B IS NAVADMIN 006/09, SRB POLICY CHANGE. REF C IS OPNAVINST 1160.8A, SRB PROGRAM INSTRUCTION.//
RMKS/1. THE NAVY HAS HAD A SUPERB YEAR WITH RESPECT TO INCREASED RETENTION AND REDUCED ATTRITION. ACROSS THE BOARD, LEADERSHIP AT ALL LEVELS IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND AND OUR PERSONNEL INITIATIVES HAVE PAID DIVIDENDS. AS EXAMPLES, WE HAVE ACHIEVED OUR FISCAL YEAR RETENTION GOALS IN ZONE A NUCLEAR RATINGS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 38 YEARS, AND OUR
MORE STRESSED EXPEDITIONARY RATINGS AS A WHOLE ARE TRACKING ABOVE THEIR PREDICTED PHASING GOALS.
2. ONE OF THE PERSONNEL TOOLS WE HAVE IS THE SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB); A MARKET-BASED INCENTIVE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP RETAIN THOSE SAILORS WHO SERVE IN OUR MOST CRITICAL RATINGS AND NECS. THIS YEAR, THE SRB PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR OTHER INITIATIVES, HAVE PERFORMED AS DESIGNED AND WE ARE ON TRACK TO MEET OR EXCEED MANY OF OUR
FY-09 RETENTION GOALS, INCLUDING OUR MOST HISTORICALLY HARD TO FILL AREAS.
3. BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD SUCH GREAT SUCCESS THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE ARE NOW AT THE FUNDING LIMITS OF OUR CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY FOR SRB. MATCHING SRB’S INTENT AS A FORCE SHAPING TOOL, AND IN LIGHT OF OUR EXCELLENT PROGRESS THIS YEAR, WE CONSEQUENTLY ARE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING THE SRB PROGRAM AND THE ACCEPTANCE OF ANY NEW REQUESTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. THESE CHANGES ARE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. THOSE REQUESTS WHICH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY PERS-811 THROUGH OPINS PRIOR TO 1600 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, 10 JUNE 2009, WILL STILL BE PROCESSED IAW REFS A, B AND C.
4. WE WILL BEGIN TO ACCEPT NEW SRB REQUESTS IN EARLY FY-10. A SUBSEQUENT NAVADMIN WILL PROVIDE SRB WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE SAILORS WHO QUALIFY, AND WILL ADJUST SPECIFIC RATING AND NEC AWARD LEVELS TO MEET THE CRITICAL NEEDS OF OUR FORCE.
5. AS WE TRANSITION OUR RETENTION FOCUS TOWARDS FY-10, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE SRB PROGRAM REMAINS FLEXIBLE AND AGILE IN ORDER TO RAPIDLY RESPOND TO CHANGING CONDITIONS THAT CHALLENGE OUR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN THE HEALTH OF OUR FORCE. THEREFORE, YOU CAN EXPECT THE PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE TO BE APPLIED IN A DYNAMIC MANNER THROUGHOUT FY-10, AS IT WAS
EXECUTED THIS YEAR.
6. THE SRB PROGRAM IS ONE PIECE OF OUR WORLD-CLASS PAY AND COMPENSATION PACKAGE. WHILE NOT EVERY SAILOR WILL QUALIFY FOR AN SRB, ALL OUR SAILORS ARE VITAL TO THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF NAVY MISSIONS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THIS OUTSTANDING PAY AND COMPENSATION PACKAGE THAT SUSTAINS OUR NAVY. EACH OF YOU SHOULD BE
PROUD OF THE TREMENDOUS JOB YOU DO EVERY DAY FOR OUR GREAT NATION.
7. FINALLY, I OFFER MY PERSONAL APPRECIATION TO THOSE WHO PROVIDED THE OUTSTANDING MENTORING AND GUIDANCE IN LEADING OUR SAILORS IN CHALLENGING TIMES. YOUR COVENANT LEADERSHIP HAS DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED ACHIEVING OUR PERSONNEL GOALS, IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF OUR FORCE, AND ENSURING THE NAVY’S ABILITY TO ACCOMPLISH ITS GLOBAL MISSIONS.
8. RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.//
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It means you can't get one until the fiscal year starts and the SRB message comes out. I believe the EOD SRB went down already. Funding just isn't there Navy-wide. They aren't even PCS'ing people until the new fiscal year. I think our SDAP is going down as well. We still do well. No worries.

Gator