Many   incentives,   tangible   and   intangible, attract  a  person  to  a  particular  career.  The  job is  important.  A  job  becomes  enjoyable  because it’s in line with a person’s interests and abilities. The opportunities for advancement may be good. Perhaps the person can get more education and, later,  a  better  job  through  the  organization. Then there are other personal considerations: job  security,  paid  vacation,  travel,  family  pro- tection plans, and retirement. Many other factors enter  a  person’s  decision  to  reenlist,  including loyalty. Usually, a person chooses a career based on  a  combination  of  these  factors.  The  same  is true for those who choose a career in the Navy. A  decision  to  reenlist  is  a  personal  choice. The  Navy  offers  various  incentive  programs to its members; some have the aim of reenlisting people and some to provide a means to satisfy the needs  of  both  the  Navy  and  its  members.  An incentive program meets the member’s personal needs  and  generates  the  member’s  interest  in continuing  a  naval  career.  You  can  find  general information   about   incentive   programs   in   the Enlisted  Transfer  Manual,  NAVPERS   15905D, and  the  Retention   Team   Manual,   NAVPERS 15878.  For  more  information  you  should  talk  with your   division   officer,   leading   petty   officer,   or command  career  counselor. SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS.  — The  Selective  Reenlistment  Bonus  (SRB)  is  a retention  incentive.  Members  serving  in  certain selected  ratings/NECs  who  reenlist  or  extend  their enlistments for a given number of years receive this  pay.  The  bonus  works  to  increase  the  number of  reenlistments  in  ratings  that  are  undermanned. SELECTIVE   CONVERSION   AND   RE- ENLISTMENT  PROGRAM.  —The   Selective Conversion and Reenlistment (SCORE) Program offers career incentives to members who reenlist for conversion to critically undermanned ratings and  assignment  to  an  appropriate  class  A  or  C school. SELECTIVE  TRAINING  AND  REENLIST- MENT PROGRAM. —The Selective Training and Reenlistment   (STAR)   Program   offers   career designation,    career   incentives,   and   school assignments to first-term members who reenlist. GUARANTEED   ASSIGNMENT   RETEN- TION  DETAILING  PROGRAM.  —The  Guar- anteed Assignment Retention Detailing (GUARD III)  Program  provides  guaranteed  assignments during  a  career.  GUARD  III  encourages  direct communication  between  eligible  personnel  and their  detailers.  The  type  of  guarantee  depends upon  billet  availability  in  the  general  area  re- quested  (for  example,  coastal,  home  port,  and overseas areas). PERSONNEL EXCHANGE PROGRAM. — The Navy is continuously negotiating with allied countries  for  the  exchange  of  some  enlisted personnel.  The  aims  of  the  Personnel  Exchange Program  (PEP)  are  as  follows: · · · · To  get  increased  opportunity  for  in- teresting  foreign  duty To  give  exchange  personnel  actual  military duties  and  responsibilities  as  opposed  to functioning strictly as instructors, advisors, liaison  personnel,  or  observers To  make  exchange  personnel  an  integrated part of the host countries so that a member can  get  a  better  understanding  and appreciation  of  our  allies To allow the host nation to become better acquainted with the United States through personal  contacts. LATERAL  CONVERSION  PROGRAM.  — The  Navy  would  like  members  to  serve  in  the rating for which they have the most aptitude and interest. The Navy allows changes in rating if they do  not  cause  undesirable  effects  on  the  overall personnel   distribution   in   ratings   and   on   the advancement opportunity of career petty officers. ASSIGNMENT  TO  SCHOOL.  —An  addi- tional incentive for reenlistments is the possible assignment of a Navy member to a specific school. Basis  of  consideration  of  requests  is  on  the following   factors: · · · · Applicability  of  training Sea/shore   rotation Paygrade versus skill requirement Fleet Reserve eligibility Assignment to a school normally occurs at a member’s  projected  rotation  date  (PRD). 4-8