Pay & Compensation
Special Operations Critical Skills Retention Bonus
Up to $150,000 retention bonuses for SOF operators in high-demand specialties (Rangers, SEALs, SF, PJs, Raiders, etc.).
Who qualifies: Active duty · Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps.
Special Operations Forces (SOF) units receive significantly higher retention and incentive bonuses:
• Critical Skills Retention Bonus (CSRB): up to $150,000 for select SOF career fields
• Special Duty Assignment Pay (SDAP): monthly extra pay for demanding assignments
• Jump/HALO pay, dive pay, demolitions pay
• Special Selection/Qualification bonuses
Applies to:
• Army: Rangers, Special Forces (Green Berets), Delta, 160th SOAR
• Navy: SEALs, SWCC, EOD
• Air Force: Combat Controllers, PJs, TACP, Special Reconnaissance
• Marine Corps: Raiders (MARSOC)
• SOCOM joint units