Navy junior intel officers can get $40K for re-upping

[babylonsister]

http://stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=48750

Navy intel officers can get $40K for re-upping
By Jeff Schogol, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Friday, September 14, 2007

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy is offering $40,000 for junior intelligence officers to extend their contracts for five years, Navy officials said.

The bonus is available to about 85 lieutenants who have completed six years of commissioned service, said Lt. Cmdr. William Marks, a spokesman for the Chief of Naval Personnel.

The Navy hopes to award 70 contracts in fiscal 2008, Marks said in an e-mail.

Lieutenants commissioned in 2002 are eligible for the bonus, as are some lieutenants commissioned in 1999, 2000 and 2001, “as these year groups did not execute all available contracts in FY-07,” according to a service message announcing the payout.

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[HowHasItComeToThis]

1. BUSH JUST BUYING MORE MERCENERIES

OUR ALL VOLUNTEER MILITARY IS JUST ANOTHER BUSINESS

[Squatch]

2. The DoD has to remain competetive with civilian companies

otherwise it'll be hard to attract, hire, and retain talented servicemembers.

[obama_girl]

3. exactly

That money is stained red.

[ewoden]

4. Ok let me get this straight. They want:

1. Officers with Junior's intelligence? or

2. Officers intelligent enough to actually re-up?

either way 40,000 is waaaaaaay to much to be paying for these two categories.

[jmowreader]

5. Not quite

You were being facetious, right?

[ewoden]

6. yep