Army Increasing Enlistment Bonuses

[unhappycamper]

Army Increasing Enlistment Bonuses
Stars and Stripes | December 14, 2007

The Army has boosted the maximum bonus ceiling for three-year enlistments to $25,000 for all recruits, and raised the two-year enlistment bonus from $6,000 to $15,000 for more than 45 Army jobs, officials announced Thursday.

Previously, the maximum bonus limit for a three-year enlistment was $10,000 for most Army jobs, with a $20,000 ceiling for a few very high-demand, undermanned positions, according to Julia Bobick, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Army Recruiting Command in Fort Knox, Ky.

She said that raising the limits of the two- and three-year enlistment bonuses does not indicate any desperation on the part of recruiters to fill their rosters.

"Periodically do review the incentives they offer, and try to keep them current with what recruits want or expect," she said.

The new bonuses are intended to entice potential recruits who "may want shorter enlistment options, but want the bonuses to go with it," Bobick said. That includes "college students who want to serve, but find longer enlistments unappealing."


Rest of article at: http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,158309,00.html

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

1. "College students may want to serve." Well, lets see.

On one hand: advance your education, hang out with your friends and stay out of Iraq.

On the other hand: Go to Iraq.

Yep, that bonus will be the tipping point for such a difficult choice.

:eyes: MKJ

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. So, that's where my hard earned tax money is going this year.

Direct & unabashed blood money to support the Iraq occupation.

[Berry Cool]

3. Ah, but if you get injured or killed...THEY WILL EXPECT THE BONUS TO BE RETURNED!!

That's the catch, kids!

Let yourself get killed, and your next of kin could spend their lives working to pay off the debt incurred by your failure to survive the war!