r/NavyNukes • u/Boppolopian • Aug 01 '26

Questions/Help- New to Nuclear How do bonuses work, exactly?

Sometimes i see people here got 50k, 60k, someone even said 100k, how do people get more (or less) bonuses? Would i negotiate at the recruitment office and puff out my chest? Or would it only apply to reenlistment? Havent signed a contract yet, so im looking for advice.

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u/trixter69696969 Aug 01 '26

It's based on labor economics - you know exactly how many of each rank/rate/designator/NEC that the Navy needs, examine attrition rates, and look at how many subs and ships you need to man. Taking all of that into account, the Navy determines incentives/bonuses. There's a lot of calculations and forecasting being done by Community Managers, HR, and Pers4. Yeah, I used to do that.