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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on January 19, 2022, 12:56:10 pm
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Army Aims for Recruiting Boost With $50,000 Bonuses
Tue, 01/18/2022 - 07:00
In a bid to entice new recruits in a competitive job market, the Army is offering an unprecedented $50,000 bonus for people with specific skills and qualifications.
Until now, enlistment bonuses were capped at $40,000, according to an Army news release, which states that eligibility for the higher amount will be based on a combination of incentives offered for “the selected career field, individual qualifications, length of the enlistment contract and the ship date for training.”
After almost two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in which schools were closed and the job market was upended, recruiters have adapted to an almost all virtual recruiting effort. They are also in competition with the private sector and the Army’s sister services, according to the release.
https://www.ausa.org/news/army-aims-recruiting-boost-50000-bonuses