I have been reading a little bit about this. It seems they are trying to step up there recruiting for the months of Augs and Sept...
Can any give me a "FULL" run down on all the new incentives the ARMY is offering and when they may be cutting them off?
2007-08-10 08:15:01 · 7 answers · asked by IceCold 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Under a new proposal, men and women who enlist could pick from a "buffet" of incentives, including up to $45,000 tax-free that they accrue during their career to help buy a home or build a business. Other options would include money for college and to pay off student loans.
An Associated Press review of the increasingly aggressive recruiting offerings found the Army is not only dangling more sign-up rewards -- it's loosening rules on age and weight limits, education and drug and criminal records.
It's all part of an Army effort to fill its ranks even as the percentage of young people who say they plan to join the military has hit a historic low -- 16 percent by the Pentagon's own surveying -- in the fifth year of the Iraq war.
In June, the Army failed to meet its recruitment target for the second month in a row, although it apparently met its goal to recruit 9,750 troops in July and is on target for 80,000 for the year that ends Sept. 30
Among the changes that have helped attract more recruits:
-- Increasing to $20,000 the bonus for troops who join by Sept. 30 and leave for boot camp within a month.
-- Raising the enlistment age to 42.
-- Allowing recruits to come in with non-offensive tattoos on their hands and neck.
-- Offering a $2,000 bonus to Army soldiers who refer a new recruit.
-- Enlisting recruits who don't meet weight standards and must trim down their first year.
-- Advertising that targets potential recruits' parents.
-- Increasing the number of recruits with general education diplomas rather than regular high school diplomas.
-- Creating a more pleasant boot camp environment.
-- Sending "gung-ho" soldiers fresh from boot camp or war zones back to their hometowns to visit old friends and schoolmates to promote the Army.
-- Increasing to more than 15 percent the number of Army and Army Reserve troops given waivers for medical and moral reasons or for positive drug and alcohol screen tests.
2007-08-10 08:26:28 · answer #1 · answered by Bob 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Before engaging in a conversation with a recruiter, do your homework. There are many resources where you can read about all of the benefits, obligations, and the little fine-print surprises that come with enlisting in the military. The Army has been falling short of its recruiting goals, so yeah, they will offer money. Every branch has some kind of deal to attract recruits. I signed a six-year contract with the Air Force, but I didn't get an enlistment bonus. For my career field, they normally offered $8K for a six-year sign-up, but that was suspended at the time I joined. I didn't get completely shafted, though. I was promoted to E-3 right after my tech school which was only six weeks long. The reasons for people enlisting in the military may vary, but their obligations will all be the same. If people are willing to put up with long deployments and make some bonus cash, I don't see why they wouldn't enlist and take the bonus. It all depends on the person, what they plan to do, and what they're capable of.
2016-05-19 00:40:43 · answer #2 · answered by avelina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Currently the bonus is set at $15,000. An extra $5,000 if you do a quick ship to basic training. The GI-Bill is also getting better, and the medical benefits are also better. The bonus has increased since I joined 6 years ago, up $6,000.
2007-08-10 09:01:28 · answer #3 · answered by Bill S 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I enlisted back in June and only got a $5,000 bonus..my original ship date was Sept 6 but If I leave earlier I'll get $20,000 and Im taking advantage of it.
2007-08-10 08:53:24 · answer #4 · answered by Ambitious27 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If your able to remain conscious,inhale a breath of air more than once,and have a trigger finger then you're eligible to become a part of the new US Army! They will promise you the entire world,but heaven forbid they actually come through on any of it! They know anyone willing to sign on the dotted line hasn't got the brains of a bag filled with rocks,so they know they can get away with all of their lies! Good luck, your going to need all you can get!
2007-08-10 10:08:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
no amount of money is worth you life !get a real job, avoid the military like the plague!
2007-08-14 06:10:41 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the best incentive of all is that the military will make you a man.
2007-08-10 08:20:58 · answer #7 · answered by ggates1982 3 · 4⤊ 3⤋