Would you try and talk a friend into to going to Iraq for a thousand bucks?

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http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=8708

First $1,000 referral bonus earned in new SMART program

By Sgt. Ken Hall


WASHINGTON (Army News Service, March 20, 2006) – Troops are now taking advantage of the Army’s new $1,000 referral bonus, a pilot program that began Feb. 17.

Sgt. Jeffrey Kauten, of the Army Reserves Detachment 4, 2300 Military Intelligence Group, Charlottesville, Va., was the first Soldier to qualify under the latest recruiting incentive that pays Soldiers a $1,000 lump sum payment for referring applicants who enlist, complete basic training, and graduate advanced individual training.

“An old friend of mine was looking for a job in my career field and he called me because he knew that I was in the same field,” said Kauten. “He had just graduated college and couldn’t find a job.”

To receive the $1,000 referral bonus, the Soldier making the referral must provide the name of the applicant as a referral prior to the applicant conducting an appointment with an Army recruiter.

“The recruiter worked great with my referral,” said Kauten, “My referral called me during the process to keep me posted on how the Army enlistment process was going and it gave me the chance to see how he was doing. I think that the referral bonus incentive program helps motivate people who are already in uniform maintain a more active role in the recruiting process.

[Missy M]

1. Receiving a bonus for maybe sending someone to their death....

seems kind of ghoulish.

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2. A friend?

who needs enemies...