I've heard alot lately about the US army raising its incentives for new recruits.?
155053
good luck with that one. The Marines don't like to give out much money for signing up. Maybe if you get extremely lucky you will see something, but don't get your hopes up. Besides, if you're joining the Marines because of money, you're really gonna be doubting yourself come the first week of boot camp.
735313
I want to be in the military. And that stuff that one person said about not being educated is so not true. I have the 3rd highest GPA in my school and my parents are more than happy to pay for college, its the fact that our country needs our help right now that i want to join. and that person who said that is just on of the countless Americans who take our freedom and our way of life for granted. I AM WITH YOU ALL THE WAY!! I think its great that you want to join
126255
They're not bringing back the draft.  Our military works best with volunteers.  If you want to be there, you will fight better.  Drafts sent boys to do a man's job.
696622
they will give you one-$2000 just to sign.\n\nyou can get additional money if you have college credits or a guranteed A school.\n\nremember thatthe sign in bonus is subject to tax (around 27%) and you dont get it till your first year is up.\n\nand to the one who says to sign up for 6 years to be an e-3 i cant tell you how bad that is.  if you do yoru 4 years and you want to re-enlist you can and get at least $15,000 re-enlistment bonus which is better than the minute extra pay you get for 6 months.\n\nthe biggest mistakes anyone does is sign up for 6 years. they would get hell for it in bct
227281
Because they are what you say they are, jackasses. When I joined the Army, I had to get a person signed up to get extra rank before I went in. I had a buddy who was going to join but before he was even out of high-school, he got his second drunk driving conviction. The Army now would not take him. But a USMC (U.S. Marine Corps) recruiter went to court with him and off my buddy went to the Marines. So to that Marine vet who answered, "because they are", I believe  you are a retard. And since you joined the Marines, my theory is even more supported. At the end of the day, we are all on the same team, but it's over-proud people like that who give the military in general a bad name. To all of you who are thinking about joining the military, unless your dad was a Marine and would disown you for joining the Army, don't join the Marines. The Army is no cake walk, but your quality of life will be much better in the Army than in the Marines. But as long as you join, you're my brother in my book.
1138289
They are probably scared. The thing is you will have to soul search. Alot of young kids join the military today for college, but ulitmately it's still the military, if you are called to duty you must go. It's not just a free ride and never has been, and you shouldn't go in with that mindframe. You join the military to serve your country for a certain amount of time. I joined the Airforce when I was 18 years old and I knew what it entailed. They didn't have the great big enlistment bonus's they offer to the new recruits today when I joined 14 years ago, and they only paid a certain amount for college then too so that wasn't my reason for joining. Alot of my reasoning to join was to get out from under my parents thumb...which is funny since being in the military you are just getting a whole new set of rules , lol. I enjoyed my time in and then got out, I'm proud to say that I served my country and I am still married to a wonderful Airforce sergeant today, it's a good life honestly and we love the traveling!! I wouldn't discourage my daughters from joining, I'd be proud! Good luck, only you can make that descision for your life, do youre research on all the branches and make sure they give you the job you really want, even if you have to wait, dont let them talk you into doing something you'll hate!
913758
Interesting question. I have been monitoring this news pretty close since it has such a huge impact. I just returned from a 16 month deployment - and already there is talk about going back again. I guess if I wanted to spend this much time active I would have enlisted active. Of course it will have a huge impact on employment - and everything else for that matter. I think it is a form of backdoor draft. Most of the part time Soldies out there never intended to make a full-time commitment to this. We deployed once, did our job, and stood up to our commitment.\n\nTo answer your question though, yes I would attempt to fight this - right down to the wording of the US Code. I would tend to stir waves - get a legal interpretation of the Presidential Order and constitutional rights. In my opinion it is clearly abusive.
754996
I read an article last week that made me mad. They currently have a paid voluntary army. It's reported that at any given time like even now during this war time that 25% are ALWAYS on vacation! They usually show up on pay day and during important excerizes only 2/3 of them show up.
87790
No, the reverse --->it is a huge advantage.  There are larger candidate pools and more passive candidates... Online is awesome for recruiting.
53568
It is given more than I've taken.  You couldn't believe the sense of pride, accomplishment and experience you get in the military.  Use the opportuninty to do what you think you need to do and don't look back.  ANY contribution is serving this country well. God Bless America!
820242
What he can do is find the military pay chart online.  His pay will all depend upon his rank and time in service, has nothing to do with the job he does.  Now the job he gets might have an enlistment bonus attached to it, which would help a lot being newlywed.  He also has to understand that he will get paid more for being married, he will also get allowances for food and housing, all along with his normal pay.  Also every year there is a cost of living adjustment, meaning there is a slight pay raise, and with every year he spends in he gets paid more.  So even if the promotion stats are low for the job, he will still see an increase in pay.  If he is going in as an E-1 (lowest pay level) even right now he would be making $1100 a month before taxes and before the additions for marraige, housing, and food.  They will have it tough for a while, no doubt about that, but they will make it.
1046520
your degree should qualify you for a promotion to a higher rank going to basic training.  That turns into more money each month than you fellow airmen.
927762
I would just like to say that my husband and I are both in the Air Force, we are "kids" as you say, and many our friends and family have joined different branches of the military, there is no shortage of people going to sign up, the Air Force is trying to get rid of people! I would also like to say to whoever suggested cutting funding for the military: my husband makes $18,000 per year, and I will be making less than that (I leave for basic in January, my husband has been in for a year) and if people want to cut military funding, you are telling me that the brave people that are out there fighting for you everyday are going to get paid LESS than the crappy salary they make as it is now?!?! We struggle, all of our friends here struggle with money, this career field isn't about money, though, we do it for pride in ourselves and love of country and for a better life for our families. I don't think that the people who don't join don't love thier country, they probably all have their little reasons why they wouldn't do it. But that's ok, because if there weren't little whimps who didn't go, who would we be protecting?
72371
Yes they're underpaid.  I'm the spouse of a military man who's deployed right now.  WOW, really?  A free apartment, which you can hear everything your neighbor is doing, trash pick up, dental?  That's the critera for being paid well?  Let's take your spouse away for a year, and see if you feel the same.  We have to use WIC for God's sake to be able to get our infant formula.  Whoever thinks the military are paid well, has never done this.
570024
No, it's not true.\nVoluntary signups for the armed services are way down.  Some officials have even been discussing reinstating the draft.  If there were plenty of recruits for the armed forces, there wouldn't be so many National Guard folks over in Iraq -- their job is supposed to be domestic defense, not war abroad.
29621
Signing bonuses are generally offered to people who enlist as an incentive to do so. They vary based on which profession a person enlists for (generally giving more money to "harder" professions) and the length of the enlistment (more money goes to those who enlist for longer terms). I don't think enlistment bonuses are given to those who go through ROTC.
70489
If it looks too good to be true, it is.\n\nBeware pyramid and matrix schemes (I've seen the slimy tentacles of their recruiters beginning to infect this site). Beware schemes that don't tell you up front what you're doing, charge money to join, or for a "decision pack", where the product comes second to gaining new recruits.\n\nBasically, anything that looks like money for nothing may well be, but you're going to be the one giving out the money and ending up with nothing.