Some recruits could get $40,000 to sign up

[Ilsa]

Some recruits could get $40,000 to sign up

http://www.armytimes.com/ Lead story

By Jim Tice - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Jul 27, 2007 12:22:55 EDT

The Army is offering seasonal enlistment bonuses of up to $20,000 for various categories of recruits who agree to enter active duty by Sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year. The seasonal bonuses may be combined with the regular enlistment incentives announced in May that range from $1,000 to $25,000, depending on specialty and length of enlistment.

The total bonus amount may not exceed $20,000 for a two-year enlistment, $25,000 for a three-year hitch and $40,000 for enlistments of four, five and six years.

The special bonuses took effect July 25 as part of an aggressive recruiting and re-enlistment campaign designed to bolster end strength for fiscal 2007.

Partial bonus payments will be made upon completion of initial entry training and will not exceed $10,000. The remainder of the bonus will be paid in annual increments over the life of the enlistment.
SNIP

[Frosty1]

1. There's a real comforting thought

"The remainder of the bonus will be paid in annual increments over the life of the enlistment."
Wonder how long that will be?
:scared:

[Zywiec]

2. I wonder what MOS will give you the most $$$ ?

[cynatnite]

5. Mainly the ones where you'll likely never get the whole $40,000...

The least dangerous ones like cooking and laundry are all privatized now.

Just a guess.

[Breeze54]

3. What a load of ****!!!

Won't happen and their counting on them dying! :grr:

So they'll never have to pay it out. Bastids!

[razors edge]

4. Might as well take the 40k

they gonna keep you there for six anyway.

[SoCalDem]

6. "...could get OFFERED $40K.."

These "offers" have many pages of microscopic invisible fine print.. Let's round up the ones who COLLECTED their "signing bonuses", and ask them if all the terms of the contract were faithfully fulfilled....and if what the recruiters told them were true and fully explained in advance of their signature on the dotted line.:eyes:

[Breeze54]

7. Exactly!!

:grr:

There is so much BS written in fine print, it's unbelievable!

You have to satisfy this and that and the other thing and in a certain order

or guess what? You're shit out of luck! :grr: