ENLISTMENT BONUSES
The U.S. Air Force has added new opportunities for qualified future Airmen to receive bonuses upon entering active duty service, including a new “quick ship” program for immediate enlistment. All bonuses are earned upon completion of Air Force training and either a six-year or four-year enlistment commitment.
SPECIAL WARFARE
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal (3E831)
- Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (1T031)
- Pararescue (1Z1X1)
- Combat Control (1Z2X1)
- Tactical Air Control Party (1Z3X1)
- Special Reconnaissance (1Z4X1)
AIR FORCE ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTMENT BONUSES (Effective 15 May - 30 September 2024)
- Aerospace Ground Equipment (2A632)
- Airborne Cryptologic Language Analyst (1A831)
- Aircraft Armament Systems (2W131)
- Aircrew Egress Systems (2A633)
- Cryptologic Language Analyst (1N331)
- Cyber Warfare Operations (1B431)
- Fuels (2F031)
- Missile and Space Systems Electronic Maintenance (2M031)
- Missile and Space Systems Maintenace (2M032)
- Missile and Space Facilities (2M033)
- Munitions Systems (2W031)
- Nuclear Weapons (2W232)
- Water and Fuel Systems Maintenance (3E431)
AIR FORCE RESERVE ENLISTMENT BONUSES** (Effective 1 October 2023 - 30 September 2024)
- Aerospace Medical Service (4N0X1)
- Airborne Cryptologic Language Analyst (1A8X1)
- Airborne ISR Operator (1A8X2)
- Airborne Mission Systems Specialist (1A3X1)
- Aircraft Electrical and Environmental Systems (2A6X6)
- Aircrew Flight Equipment (1P0X1)
- Avionics Test Station and Components (2A0X1)
- Bioenvironmental Engineering (4B0X1)
- Command & Control Operations (1C3X1)
- Command & Control Battle Management Ops (1C5X1)
- Contracting (6C0X1)
- Cryptologic Language Analyst (1N3X1)
- Cryptologic Language Analyst & Reporter (1N4X2)
- Cyber Warfare Operations (1B4X1)
- Financial Management & Comptroller (6F0X1)
- Fighter Aircraft Integrated Avionics (2A3X4)
- Fuels (2F0X1)
- Ground Transportation (2T1X1)
- Low Observable Aircraft Structural Maintenance (2A7X5)
- Maintenance Management (2R2X1)
- Mental Health Service (4C0X1)
- Nondestructive Inspection (2A7X2)
- Paralegal (5J0X1)
- Pavements and Construction Equipment (3E2X1)
- Public Affairs (3N0X6)
- Sensor Operator (1U0X1)
- Signals Intelligence Analyst (1N2X1)
- Space Systems Operations (1C6X1)
- Special Mission Aviator (1A9X1)
- Special Operations Forces/Personnel Recovery Communication/Navigation Systems (2A2X1)
- Special Operations Forces/Personnel Recovery Flight Control Systems (2A2X2)
- Tactical Aircraft Maintenance (2A3X3)
- Targeting Analyst (1N8X1)
**Enlistment bonuses vary based on careers. Chat with a recruiter to find out more.
AIR NATIONAL GUARD ENLISTMENT BONUSES** (Effective 1 March - 30 September 2024)
National Highly Critical:
- Advanced Fighter Aircraft Integrated Avionics (2A3X5)
- Airborne Mission Systems Specialist (1A3X1)
- Combat Control (1Z2X1)
- Cryptologic Language Analyst (1N3X1)
- Cryptologic Language Analyst & Reporter (1N4X2)
- Cyber Intelligence (1N4X1)
- Cyber Warfare Operations (1B4X1)
- Fuels (2F0X1)
- Low Observable Aircraft Structural Maintenance (2A7X5)
- Munitions Systems (2W0X1)
- Pararescue (1Z1X1)
- Signals Intelligence Analyst (1N2X1)
- Special Mission Aviator (1A9X1)
- Special Reconnaissance (1Z4X1)
- Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) (1Z3X1)
- Tactical Aircraft Maintenance (5th Generation) (2A3X7)
- Water and Fuel Systems Maintenance (3E4X1)
- Weather (1W0X1)
National Critical:
- Aerospace Ground Equipment (2A6X2)
- Aerospace Propulsion (2A6X1)
- Airborne ISR Operator (1A8X2)
- Aircraft Armament Systems (2W1X1)
- Aircraft Fuel Systems (2A6X4)
- Aircraft Hydraulics System (2A6X5)
- Aircrew Egress Systems (2A6X3)
- Air Transportation (2T2X1)
- Airlift/Special Mission Aircraft Maintenance (2A5X1)
- Avionics Test Station and Components (2A0X1)
- Command and Control Battle Management Operations (1C5X1)
- Electrical Power Production (3E0X2)
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal (3E8X1)
- Heavy Aircraft integrated Avionics (2A9X4)
- Pavements and Construction Equipment (3E2X1)
- Radar, Airfields & Weather Systems (1C8X3)
- Remote Piloted Aircraft Maintenance (2A3X8)
- Respiratory Care Practitioner (4H0X1)
- Safety (1S0X1)
- Space Systems Operations (1C6X1)
- Structural (3E3X1)
- Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) Specialist (1T0X1)
- Tactical Aircraft Maintenance (2A3X3)
- Targeting Analyst (1N8X1)
- Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance (2T3X1)
**Enlistment bonuses vary based on careers. Air National Guard also has state based enlisted incentives. Chat with your local recruiter to find out more.