| BEAR PROGRAM UPDATES | |||||||
| These military occupational specialties are in the Bonus Extension and Retraining (BEAR) program for fiscal 2010: | |||||||
| MOS Title | Ranks | Skill level 1 | Sgt. | Staff sgt. | Sgt. 1st class | ||
| 09L Interpretor/translator | Sgt. through staff sgt. | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 14E Patriot op/maint | Pfc. Through Spc. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14J Air defense tact op/center | Pfc. through spc. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15J OH-58D systems repairer | Pfc. through spc. (nonpromotable) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15W Unmanned aerial vehicle operator | Pfc. through spc. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18B Special Forces weapons sergeant | Spc. through sgt. 1st class | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 18C SF engineer sergeant | Spc. through sgt. 1st class | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 18D SF med sergeant | Spc. through sgt. 1st class | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 18E SF comms sergeant | Spc. through sgt. 1st class | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 18F SF assist op/intel sergeant | Sgt. 1st class only | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 21D Diver | Spc. (nonpromotable) only | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21P Prime power production spec | Spc. through sgt. (nonpromotable) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21Y Geospatial engineer | Pfc. through spc. (nonpromotable) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25E Electromagnetic spec mgr | Staff sgt. (nonpromotable only) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 25L Cable install-maintenance (ASI J2 only) | Pfc. through staff sgt. (PMOS 25l only) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 25N Nodal network op/maint | Pfc. through spc. (nonpromotable) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25P Microwave sys op/maint | Pfc. through spc.(promotable) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25Q Multi trans sys op/maint | Pfc. through sgt. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25S Satellite comm. sys op | Pfc. through spc. (nonpromotable) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27D Paralegal specialist | Pfc. through spc. (nonpromotable) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31E Internment/resettlement spec | Pfc. through spc. (nonpromotable) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35H Common ground station op | Pfc. through spc. (nonpromotable) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35L Counterintelligence agent | Spc. through staff sgt. | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 35N Signals intel analyst | Spc. (nonpromotable only) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35P Cryptologic linguist with AD/CM/FR/JN/PF/PU/QB/RU | Pfc. through staff sgt. | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 37F Psychological ops spec | Sgt. through staff sgt. | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 38B Civil affairs spec | Staff sgt. only | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 46Q Public affairs spec | Spc. (promotable) through staff sgt. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 46R Broadcast journalist | Spc.(promotable) through sgt. (nonpromotable) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 68W Health care spec (SQI “F” only) (All General Support Aviation Batallion locations) | Sgt. (nonpromotable) only (PMOS 68W only) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 68W Health care spec (ASI “W1” only) (Special Operations Command) | Pfc. through staff sgt.. (PMOS 68W W/”P” only) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 89D EOD spec | Pfc. through spc.(promotable) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Payment levels | |||||||
| Bonus payment levels for soldiers who have completed training and re-enlisted under the BEAR program: | |||||||
| Tier level | Rank | obligated service | . | ||||
| 12-23 mos. add | 24-35 mos. | 36-47 mos. | 48-59 mos. | 60+ mos. | |||
| Tier 1 | Pfc. | $1,300 | $1,900 | $2,600 | $3,300 | $3,900 | |
| Spc. | $1,400 | $2,100 | $2,900 | $3,600 | $4,300 | ||
| Sgt. | $1,500 | $2,300 | $3,200 | $3,900 | $4,700 | ||
| Staff sgt./sgt. 1st class | $1,700 | $2,600 | $3,500 | $4,400 | $5,300 | ||
| Tier 2 | Pfc. | $1,600 | $2,400 | $3,300 | $4,100 | $4,900 | |
| Spc. | $1,700 | $2,700 | $3,600 | $4,500 | $5,400 | ||
| Sgt. | $1,900 | $2,900 | $4,000 | $4,900 | $5,900 | ||
| Staff sgt./sgt. 1st class | $2,200 | $3,300 | $4,400 | $5,500 | $6,700 | ||
| Tier 3 | Pfc. | $2,000 | $3,100 | $4,100 | $5,100 | $6,200 | |
| Spc. | $2,200 | $3,300 | $4,500 | $5,600 | $6,700 | ||
| Sgt. | $2,400 | $3,700 | $5,000 | $6,200 | $7,400 | ||
| Staff sgt./sgt. 1st class | $2,700 | $4,100 | $5,600 | $6,900 | $8,300 | ||
| Tier 4 | Pfc. | $2,500 | $3,900 | $5,200 | $6,400 | $7,800 | |
| Spc. | $2,800 | $4,200 | $5,600 | $7,000 | $8,400 | ||
| Sgt. | $3,000 | $4,600 | $6,200 | $7,700 | $9,300 | ||
| Staff sgt./sgt. 1st class | $3,400 | $5,200 | $7,000 | $8,700 | $10,400 | ||
| Tier 5 | Pfc. | $3,200 | $4,800 | $6,500 | $8,000 | $9,700 | |
| Spc. | $3,500 | $5,300 | $7,100 | $8,800 | $10,600 | ||
| Sgt. | $3,800 | $5,800 | $7,800 | $9,700 | $11,600 | ||
| Staff sgt./sgt. 1st class | $4,300 | $6,500 | $8,700 | $10,800 | $13,100 | ||
| Tier 6 | Pfc. | $4,000 | $6,000 | $8,100 | $10,100 | $12,100 | |
| Spc. | $4,300 | $6,600 | $8,800 | $11,000 | $13,200 | ||
| Sgt. | $4,800 | $7,300 | $9,700 | $12,100 | $14,600 | ||
| Staff Sgt./sgt. 1st class | $5,400 | $8,100 | $10,900 | $13,500 | $16,300 | ||
| Tier 7 | Pfc. | $5,000 | $7,600 | $10,200 | $12,600 | $15,200 | |
| Spc. | $5,400 | $8,200 | $11,100 | $13,700 | $16,500 | ||
| Sgt. | $6,000 | $9,100 | $12,200 | $15,100 | $18,200 | ||
| Staff sgt./sgt. 1st class | $6,700 | $10,200 | $13,700 | $16,900 | $20,400 | ||
| Tier 8 | Pfc. | $6,200 | $9,500 | $12,700 | $15,800 | $19,000 | |
| Spc. | $6,800 | $10,300 | $13,800 | $17,200 | $20,700 | ||
| Sgt. | $7,500 | $11,400 | $15,200 | $18,900 | $22,800 | ||
| Staff sgt./sgt. 1st class | $8,400 | $12,800 | $17,100 | $21,200 | $25,600 | ||
| Tier 9 | Pfc. | $7,800 | $11,900 | $15,900 | $19,700 | $23,800 | |
| Spc. | $8,500 | $12,900 | $17,300 | $21,500 | $25,900 | ||
| Sgt. | $9,400 | $14,200 | $19,100 | $23,600 | $28,500 | ||
| Staff sgt./sgt. 1st class | $10,500 | $16,000 | $21,400 | $26,500 | $32,000 | ||
| Tier 10 | Pfc. | $9,800 | $14,800 | $19,900 | $24,700 | $29,700 | |
| Spc. | $10,600 | $16,200 | $21,700 | $26,800 | $32,400 | ||
| Sgt. | $11,700 | $17,800 | $23,900 | $29,600 | $35,600 | ||
| Staff sgt./sgt. 1st class | $13,200 | $20,000 | $26,800 | $33,200 | $40,000 | ||
