I love how this thread has mirrored life! In that, much like the title, there is NO discussion of an actual bonus for 75XX in the face of declining MX, flight hours, and pilots migrating to the civ div. Thoughts? �� <-This was a laughing Emoji...

As a SelRes, I am in a squadron augment unit at a fleet replacement squadron where many JO's are leaving active duty. Anecdotally, money from a bonus matters not to today's JOs. Even if the bonus was raised significantly, I don't think retention would trend in a different direction; 2nd/3rd year airline pay support that notion if folks bail for the airlines. For others, they were getting out regardless (e.g. Law school, MBA then private sector etc).