37 U.S.C. § 308g : US Code - Section 308G: Special pay: bonus for enlistment in elements of the Ready Reserve other than the Selected Reserve

Search 37 U.S.C. § 308g : US Code - Section 308G: Special pay: bonus for enlistment in elements of the Ready Reserve other than the Selected Reserve

(a) An eligible person who enlists in a combat or combat support
skill of an element (other than the Selected Reserve) of the Ready
Reserve of an armed force for a term of enlistment of not less than
six years, and who has not previously served in an armed force, may
be paid a bonus as provided in subsection (b).
(b) Eligibility for and the amount and method of payment of a
bonus under this section shall be determined in accordance with
regulations prescribed under subsection (g), except that the amount
of such a bonus may not exceed $3,000. A person entitled to a bonus
under this section who is called or ordered to active duty shall be
paid, during that period of active duty, any amount of the bonus
that becomes payable to the member during that period of active
duty.
(c) A bonus may not be paid under this section for a term of
enlistment to any person who fails to complete satisfactorily
initial active duty for training or who, upon completion of initial
active duty for training, elects to serve the remainder of the term
of enlistment in the Selected Reserve or in an active component of
an armed force.
(d) A person who does not serve satisfactorily in the element of
the Ready Reserve in the combat or combat support skill for the
period for which the bonus was paid under this section shall be
subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this
title.
(e) This section shall be administered under regulations
prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the armed forces under
his jurisdiction and by the Secretary of Homeland Security for the
Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy.
(f) A bonus may not be paid under this section to any person for
an enlistment -
(1) during the period beginning on October 1, 1992, and ending
on September 30, 2005; or
(2) after December 31, 2006..(!1)