Military Enlistment Bonuses..?

Question

I know there are bonuses for signing up for certain MOS and that the maximum enlistment bonuses can add up to 20,000 but iv read a few times their going to extend it to 40,000 over the next few years..So I was thinking i should probably know some other ways to get bonuses before i can enlist in the next 3 years..

Besides the MOS bonus what else is there?

Answer 1

For what it's worth, this is nothing new.

WAAAAAYYYYY back in history when I was in the Corps of Engineers in the Army, as an E-5, I was offered an enlistment bonus of $4500 to reenlist at the end of my obligation. This probably translates into 30,000 real dollars today - most probably even more. (As an example of "real dollars," shortly after getting out of the service, I bought my house for $18,500 - complete with three acres of land.)

I don't know of any other ways to get bonuses - I was married at the time of service and I received a extra housing allowance, and, when I served in the South East Asian Paradise of Viet Nam, I received combat pay and some kind of extra separation pay.

Answer 2

I read your other question along these lines and I don't know what an "I/R Specialist" is.
As per this question, there are many different sign on bonuses, and if you're interested in enlisting, make sure you get what the recruiter and you negotiate IN WRITING.
You can get language training and foreign language proficiency pay (FLPP).
You can get into an Airborne unit and get paid extra for military parachuting.
You can get gauranteed choice of MOS, duty station, and rank (depending on your choice of MOS and your ASVAB score and any college credits you have).
You can get a sign on bonus for any Special Forces MOS ("18 series").
If you deploy (this is not a "sign-on" bonus per se) you get possibly imminent danger pay and seperation pay if you're married.
You can get re-enlistment bonuses, the highest I've seen are awarded to Special Forces ( @ $150,000).
The sign-on bonuses for MOS depends, but the highest I've seen is for Interrogator (US Army MOS 97E) which is (last I saw) $30,000, which is supposedly paid in increments after you complete the MOS training. National Guard members are even getting a $15,000 sign-on (or re-enlistment) bonus for this MOS, which is paid in one lump sum upon completing the training (or if one already has the MOS, upon signing the re-enlistment contract).
Free medical, dental, three hots and a cot (housing), GI Bill, free athletic facility membership, free fire arms range membership, etc., are basic benefits I won't get into here.
There are many options. Make sure you discuss them fully and with clarity with a recruiter. Remember, it's not what a recruiter TELLS you that's a lie-it's what they might OMIT (sometimes by simple mistake).
I hope this helps,
Cheers

Answer 3

There might be some high enlistment bonuses yes. But keep in mind that whenever you see a figure of say $10, 000 as a bonus, you won't actually get all of that. They factor in some of your time in rank and so forth plus Uncle Sam is always ready for his share. Cheers.

Answer 4

many re-enlistement bonuses are up to $20,000, you will rarely get a enlistment bonus for that much. even if you do there will be conditions on it, like you can only use the money for school.

Answer 5

Montgomery G.I bill. Sign on bonuses.

Answer 6

A bunch of lies...make sure you get what you want and you are not switched after you get in and go to AIT and find that your MOS is overfilled and not needed at the present time...this happened to my son.....