Recruitment Bonus Payouts Surge

Week of October 06, 2008

After seven years at war, the military paid recruits hundreds of millions of dollars over the past year as they answered the call to duty. According to data obtained by The Associated Press, the Army and Marine Corps doled out nearly $640 million in the fiscal year that ended Tuesday to entice recruits to join up. In addition to the enlistment bonuses and college fund payments, the Army also distributed about $62 million in loan repayments for recruits in the 2008 fiscal year. Read the full article on Military.com. To find complete information on current cash enlistment incentives and reenlistment bonuses, visit the Military.com Bonus Center.

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