How long does it take to receive an Army reenlistment bonus?

Melanie Rehkamp — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 17:49:50 -0400

I was wondering if anyone knows how long it takes to recieve the reenlistment bonus? My husband reenlisted on April 12th and it says on his les congrats on reenlistment, no pay amount for bonus but ets date has changed.

Response by SGT Nicholas M. made Apr 25 at 2019 6:25 PM

SGT Nicholas M. — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 18:25:06 -0400

Tell him to stay in touch with his Retention NCO. They may not have submitted the SRB paperwork in time for it to reflect on this months LES. I believe the cutoff day is the 18th or 20th of each month but I could be off. Retention NCO will probably just tell him, "if you don't see it reflect on this next LES, give me a call".

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 25 at 2019 9:05 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 21:05:10 -0400

It takes a month. You won't see it on his LES until after he's been paid.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 25 at 2019 9:11 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 21:11:04 -0400

I’ve only ever received 1, but I had it in less than 30 days. Talking to others that seems to be about the timeframe if all is submitted correctly.

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 25 at 2019 11:11 PM

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 23:11:56 -0400

It normally takes about a month for an Active Duty Soldier. It is different for a Reservist. The reason is because the paperwork has to be sent in. Then a case needs to be open. That case takes 6 working days to go through. Then you have to include when is the next process transaction date... Finance lingo in there, but it gives you an idea. If you don’t see it in his LES next month, he needs to contact his retention NCO.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 12 at 2019 11:36 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 12 May 2019 23:36:24 -0400

Takes up to a month. I have seen it for some only take 2 weeks. If it is more than full pay cycles, he will need to check that retention NCO sent his packet to S1 and that S1 took his packet to DFAS. If both have been done and still no money, he can do a pay inquiry. It will not show up on the LES until the EOM that he is paid in. (I.e paid May 2nd will show on LES June 1st)

Response by CPL Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 21 at 2019 7:44 AM

CPL Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 07:44:20 -0400

*Solution* hope this helps! I also had an issue with this, went to retention NCO, readiness, the whole 9, and couldn’t get a straight forward answer; just that the system was down for 6 months and there was a back log nationwide. Long story short and a lot of running around later I finally decided to go straight to the education services office because they have a department there that handles all the education benefits and bonuses. Turns out I should’ve went there first, the NCO there was VERY backed up due to the system being down (he showed me how far down the list I was) so he couldn’t process payments for that entire period. Think about it, education benefits and bonuses not being able to be processed for 6 months, kinda crazy. BUT said he’d review mine and schedule the payment for me since I came in. So anyone having trouble with this, I highly suggest to go there!