Army Guard Revamping How It Doles Out Enlistment Bonuses After Tens of Thousands of Soldiers Went Unpaid
The Army National Guard is revamping its system that pays out enlistment bonuses, automating much of the process, after Military.com reporting revealed the service component has an extensive backlog of unpaid troops. In October, Military.com reported that the service was behind in paying out thousands of soldiers’ incentive bonuses, most of which are for their […]
Russia Needs Men So Badly that Its Sign-Up Bonuses Are Nearly on Par with the US Military's
Read the original article on Business Insider. Russia’s army is bleeding, and it’s raising its recruitment bonuses to US military levels to draw in more men. Russian media reported that new recruits would get a new signing bonus of 1.9 million rubles, or about $22,000 if they sign contracts with the Russian defense ministry. The announcement said that, […]
Troops Will Start Getting Economic Hardship Bonuses This Month, Though Only $20 on Average
The Pentagon says that it’s finally ready to pay troops the “economic hardship bonuses” that Congress authorized last year to help offset rising prices and higher costs of living across the country. But the sums troops will get seem unlikely to make a major impact, putting renewed attention on lawmakers to do more. A senior […]
Hundreds of Soldiers Ordered to Recruiting School Were Promised Bonuses. So Far, Just 2 Have Been Paid.
The Army is behind paying some $8.5 million worth of bonuses it promised to noncommissioned officers who went to recruiting school last winter as part of a surge to reverse a historic slump in enlistments. In November, the service made a chaotic mad dash to deal with the recruiting crisis, begging for volunteers and ordering […]
The Army National Guard Owes Thousands of Former Soldiers Unpaid Bonuses. It's Asking Them to Figure It Out.
Thousands of former Army National Guard soldiers were mailed letters from the service component asking them to figure out whether they are owed unpaid bonuses, according to internal documents reviewed by Military.com. The Guard letters went to former soldiers who may have never received their promised enlistment bonus after the service component got behind on […]
Army Unveils Occupational Fields that Need More Soldiers – and Bonuses to Get Them Filled
The Army released a new guidance Friday specifying the military occupational specialties it needs soldiers to move into when reenlisting in order to meet the branch’s retention and restructuring goals for 2024. Referred to as “precision retention,” the program specifically highlights overcrowded occupational specialties, such as cavalry scouts and military police, as well as incentive […]
A Week After Suspending Reenlistment Bonuses, Army National Guard Says It Found Money to Reinstate the Incentives
The Army National Guard restarted issuing reenlistment bonuses on March 8, just a week after the program was suspended due to service planners miscalculating funding. The service announced the move in a memo the day before, saying “states may resume the issuance of reenlistment bonuses. This is inclusive of all contracts with a future payment […]
National Guard Temporarily Suspends Reenlistment Bonuses Due to Lack of Funding
Guardsmen looking to reenlist soon might want to consider holding out for a few more drill weekends, as the service component’s reenlistment incentives have been put on hold, according to an internal memo to the force reviewed by Military.com. “Effective immediately, the issuance of reenlistment bonuses is suspended,” the March 1 memo said. The suspension […]
After 9,000 Guardsmen Weren’t Paid Owed Bonuses, House Lawmakers Say They Want Answers
Following a report published by Military.com detailing the National Guard’s failure to pay over 9,000 soldiers their signing bonuses, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers has sent a letter to the National Guard’s commanding officer, demanding answers for the lack of accountability and to know when the service members will get their bonuses. Penned by […]
Army Should Focus More Recruiting Effort on TV Outreach Rather than Bonuses, New Study Says
Six hundred new enlistees and current soldiers were sworn into the Army during a televised NFL game Sunday with some 69,000 people in stands, given the oath of enlistment by Gen. Randy George, the service’s top officer. The Army band performed the national anthem, Rangers rappelled from the stadium’s rafters, and the 82nd Airborne Division […]