The Air Force has drastically reduced the number of eligible career fields for Active-Duty Airmen seeking reenlistment bonuses in 2026, going from 89 to 24.
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From pararescuemen to paralegals, the Air Force is expanding bonus opportunities for Airmen in certain career fields who reenlist in 2025. The service expanded its Selective Retention Bonus to 89 Air Force Specialty Codes on Dec. 16. That’s up from 73 a year ago and 51 the ...
Thousands of Airmen are ensnared in a bureaucratic backlog that's forcing staff to handle their reenlistments manually, in some cases delaying paychecks.
The Department of the Air Force is allowing Airmen and Guardians to reenlist up to year ahead of their term of service expiring, one of several moves it says are meant to provide more career flexibility that could also boost retention.