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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Facing recruiting headwinds, Air Force offers thousands in new enlistment incentivesPublished April 11, 2022
                    
                    
                    Air Force Recruiting Service Public Affairs
            **JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) --**The Air Force added more opportunities for future Airmen to receive bonuses upon entering active duty in fiscal year 2022.

Six skills were added to the FY22 Initial Enlistment Bonus program on April 11 for four or six-year contracts in hard-to-fill job specialties and an additional incentive called “Quick Ship” will be offered from April 11 to Sept. 30, 2022.

“As we roll up our sleeves in the battle for talent, we’ve got to remain competitive as we go after our next generation of Airmen,” said **Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas**, **Air Force Recruiting Service** commander. “While we’ve got an unmatched value proposition, we also have a record-high level of competition for America’s best and brightest.”

Any member who enters active duty with any career field in a Quick-Ship status may be eligible to receive an $8,000 bonus. Quick Ship is when an already fully qualified applicant fills a short-notice basic military training vacancy, shipping out within five days or less.

In addition, some cyber career fields have bonus pay amounts that are based on the member’s highest level of certification, giving the applicant an opportunity to receive up to $20,000.

Special warfare recruits are already eligible for up to $50,000 upon entering active duty.

Recruiting incentives give recruiters additional support and tools to use as they press through all the challenges associated with reaching the Air Force’s FY22 Total Force accessions goals. Those challenges include a low youth propensity to join, a national labor shortage and aggregate effects of operating primarily virtual since the March 2020 outbreak of **COVID-19**.

The following is the complete IEB list effective April 11, 2022:

**CURRENT AFSCs**
   ***6-YR Bonus***
   ***4-YR Bonus***1A8X1
   Airborne Linguist
   $20,000
   N/A1N3XX
   Crypto Linguist
   $18,000
   N/A1D731R
   Radio Frequency Transmission Systems
   $6,000
   $3,0001T0X1
   SERE
   $40,000
   N/A2A534
   Refuel/Bomber Aircraft Maintenance
   $6,000
   $3,0002A632
   Aerospace Ground Equipment
   $6,000
   $3,0002W031
   Munitions Systems
   $6,000
   $3,0003D0X2
   Cyber Sys. Ops.
   $12,000-$20,000
   N/A3D0X3
   Cyber Surety
   $12,000-$20,000
   N/A3D1X1
   Client Systems
   $12,000-$20,000
   N/A3D1X2
   Cyber Transport Systems
   $12,000-$20,000
   N/A3E8X1
   EOD
   $50,000
   N/A9T500
   Special Warfare Operator Enlistment
   $50,000
   N/A9TMAGE
   Any Mechanical or Electrical Aptitude Area
   $6,000
   $3,000AFRS

   QUICK SHIP
   Any AFSC
   $8,000
   $8,000

NOTE: For Cyber career fields starting with “3D” above any Level I Certification (A+, Network+) qualifies for $12K. Any Level II Certification (CCNA-Security, CAP, GSLC, Security+, CSSLP, GSEC) or Any CNDSP Certification (CISM, CISA, GCIH, GCIA, CEH, SSCP, CSIH, GCFA, GSNA) qualifies for $15K. Any Level III Certification (CISSP, CASP, GCED) qualifies for $20K. Certifications can be verified **here**.

“These potential recruits are the lifeblood of combat readiness and national security,” Thomas said. “So, we must do everything we can to inspire, engage and recruit the Airmen.”

AFRS is also expecting to see recruiting incentives from **Air Force Reserve** and **Air National Guard** that support their Total Force recruiting mission.

For more information on Air Force careers and find a recruiter, visit the Air Force **site**.LR 



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