NAVET ( Navy Veteran)
Stay Navy. If you are a Navy or Navy Reserve veteran (Enlisted or Officer), this program will allow you to enlist or reenlist into the Navy Reserve. If you currently hold a commission in the Inactive Ready Reserve (IRR), you may affiliate with the Navy Reserve through the NAVET program as well.

If you were discharged from the Navy or Navy Reserve more than four years ago, your pay grade and rate/rank may be modified based on Navy Reserve needs in specific ratings and the length of time since your discharge. Otherwise, you most likely will enter at your previously held pay grade and rate/rank.

OSVET (Other Service Veteran)
Many people from the Army, Air Force, Coast Guard or Marine Corps have found success in the Navy Reserve. If you have prior active or inactive service in military branches other than the Navy, you may enlist in the Navy Reserve through the OSVET program. If you are veteran Officer who holds a commission from other branches of the military, you may apply for a Navy Reserve direct commission through the Interservice Transfer Program.

In most instances, you will be able to retain your previous rank/rate. Selected qualified veterans from other services, if enlisting within four years of discharge, can usually join the Navy Reserve in the same pay grade as when discharged. If you join within four to six years, you will enter one pay grade less than when discharged; within six to eight years, two pay grades less than when discharged. Go to our Rank Converter to see your equivalent rate/rank in the Navy Reserve.

RESCORE-R (Recruiting Selective Conversion Reenlistment – Reserve)
New training. New opportunities. If you are a recently separated/discharged Navy veteran or Individual Readiness Reserve (IRR) personnel who is in a closed rating or who would otherwise be ineligible for enlistment, this program can help you access new opportunities through a change of rating.

APG (Advanced Pay Grade)
High demand skills could mean a higher pay grade. If you are employed in a civilian occupation that corresponds with an undermanned Navy Reserve rating, you can enter the Navy Reserve at an advanced pay grade (higher pay rate than normally assigned to a specific job). To enter through this program, you must have a qualifying ASVAB score and be physically qualified. A three-year enlistment is also required.

To qualify, you must be currently employed or have been employed within the past 12 months in civilian fields comparable to the ratings for which you are applying. You should also not have prior service, active or inactive, within two previous years in ratings convertible to the ratings for which you are applying. You must also show sufficient documentation of professional and supervisory experience on a resumé, along with employer and personal recommendations.

After enlisting, you will be assigned the permanent pay grade of an E-3. Go to Pay Charts to learn more about pay.