Medical Corps Reserve Component Accession Bonus (AB) and Retention Bonus (RB) - FY2026
Effective October 1, 2025
DoD FMR Volume 7A Chapter 5 (The following amounts are the maximum allowed by the Department of Defense. For your specific service amount consult with your service personnel office.)
The following amounts are the maximum allowed by the Department of Defense.
For service specific amounts consult with your service personnel office.
Bolded information reflects changes.
| MEDICAL CORPS |
AB (Note) |
RB (Note) |
| Aerospace Medicine Specialist |
40,000 |
40,000 |
| Anesthesiologist |
50,000 |
50,000 |
| Critical Care/Pulmonary Disease Medicine/Cardiology |
60,000 |
60,000 |
| Emergency Medicine/Emergency Services |
50,000 |
50,000 |
| Family Medicine, Family Practice |
25,000 |
25,000 |
| Field Surgeon/General Practice Medicine/Aeromedical Physician |
25,000 |
25,000 |
| Flight Surgeon, Aviation/Aerospace GMO, Aviation/Aerospace Res Trained |
40,000 |
40,000 |
| Infectious Disease |
25,000 |
25,000 |
| Internist |
25,000 |
25,000 |
| Nephrology |
25,000 |
25,000 |
| Obstetrician and Gynecologist |
25,000 |
25.000 |
| Occupational Medical Officer |
40,000 |
40,000 |
| Ophthalmology |
25,000 |
25,000 |
| Otolaryngologist |
25,000 |
25,000 |
| Pediatrician |
25,000 |
25,000 |
| Preventive Medicine |
40,000 |
40,000 |
| Psychiatrist |
35,000 |
35,000 |
| Radiologist, Diagnostic |
45,000 |
45,000 |
| Surgeon, Colon/Rectal |
75,000 |
75,000 |
| Surgeon, Critical Care/Trauma |
75,000 |
75,000 |
| Surgeon, General |
75,000 |
75,000 |
| Surgeon, Neurological |
75,000 |
75,000 |
| Surgeon Orthopedic |
75,000 |
75,000 |
| Surgeon, Plastic |
50,000 |
50,000 |
| Surgeon, Thoracic Cardiovascular |
75,000 |
75,000 |
| Surgeon Vascular/Peripheral |
50,000 |
50,000 |
| Undersea Medicine |
25,000 |
25,000 |
| Urologist |
45,000 |
45,000 |
NOTE: The amount listed for AB and RB represents the annual amount authorized for new agreements signed during the period of the pay plan. The length of the contracts will be to law, DoD 6000.13 and service policy.
Page updated September 26, 2025