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US bribes to recruits reach new high: $40,000 sign-up, $90,000 re-enlistment bonuses

by Open-Publishing - Saturday 14 January 2006
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The Army cited incentives approved by Congress for the current budget year that may help further. New recruits now can receive up to $40,000 as sign-up bonus and up to $90,000 for re-enlisting.

This is the last paragraph of a long and winding article, unrelated to recruitment.

– http://www.washtimes.com/national/2...
or here
– http://www.infowars.com/articles/ww...

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  • According to Military.Com, only $20,000 for enlistment and $60,000 for re-enlistment with lots of conditions. But, still, such a deal!

    "Enlistment and Reenlistment Bonuses

    Enlistment Bonus
    If you enlist in any of the Armed Forces for a period of at least 2 years, you may be eligible for a bonus in an amount not to exceed $20,000. The actual bonus depends on your branch and specific job duty (Rating, AFCS, or MOS). This bonus is normally paid in periodic installments, and is taxable.

    Reenlistment Bonus
    If you are an armed forces servicemember you may be eligible for a reenlistment bonus, provided:
    You have completed at least 17 months of continuous active duty (other than for training) but not more than fourteen years of active duty.
    You are qualified in a military skill designated as critical by the Secretary of Defense, or by the Secretary of Homeland Security - with respect to the Coast Guard.
    You are not currently receiving special nuclear-training pay.
    You reenlist or voluntarily extend your enlistment for a period of at least three years.
    You enlist in a regular component of the service concerned; or continue in a reserve component of the service concerned.
    The bonus to be paid may not exceed the lesser of the following amounts:
    The product of 15 times the monthly rate of basic pay to which the member was entitled at the time of the discharge or release of the member; and
    The product of the number of years (or the monthly fractions thereof) of the term of reenlistment or extension of enlistment, not to exceed $60,000.
    Refund of Bonuses: Be aware that if you voluntarily, or because of misconduct, don’t complete the term of enlistment (or reenlistment) for which a bonus was paid, or are not technically qualified in the skill for which the bonus was paid, (other than a member who is not qualified because of injury, illness, or other impairment not the result of the member’s misconduct), you must refund a prorated portion of the bonus according to the time of service left on your contract.

    Each service’s policy and guidelines for re-enlistment bonuses are different and change periodically based on the current needs of the service. For more information on the latest Reenlistment Bonus changes check out the Career Development News at the Military Professional Development Center."

    http://www.military.com/Resources/ResourcesContent/0,13964,30965,00.html

    • of course the Wash. Times is less competent that a blogger- it cites the new bonuses were just approved by Congress in the new budget, so why can’t they link to a source on that... unpaid Bloggers link to sources, but paid journalists aren’t capable of the same?

    • Sounds like a win -win for the US military when the estimated expense incurred to develop a first class killer is in the range of $100,000.
      Happy bonuses boys.

      cheers, jt

      In many countries they fight for free to defend against the invaders-liberators-democracy bringers or pick your favorite label..