New York Naval Militia Recruitment Incentive and Retention Program

The Recruitment Incentive & Retention Program (RIRP) is a benefit available to you as members of the Naval Militia. The RIRP is a tuition assistance program available to eligible members of the New York Army National Guard, New York Air National Guard, and the New York Naval Militia. The RIRP is a program funded by New York State with the intention of retaining and recruiting drilling reservists within New York State. If approved for the RIRP, New York State will pay to your school up to the current State University of New York’s (SUNY) maximum in-state undergraduate tuition per semester at any college, university, or community-technical college in the State of New York recognized and approved by the New York State Board of Regents or State University of New York.