07-30-2007, 09:48
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Army Offering $20,000 Bonus For 'Quick' Recruits
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Army Offering $20,000 Bonus For 'Quick' Recruits
Bonus Goes To Those Willing To Ship Out Within Month
July 27, 2007
CINCINNATI -- As the U.S. Army continues to keep thousands of troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, Army recruiters have a new perk to offer new recruits.
The Army is now offering a $20,000 "QS" – or “Quick Shipper” -- bonus to new and prior service recruits joining, selecting any job and shipping out for training within 30 days.
"The Q.S. letters means "quick shipper," said Columbus Recruiting Battalion spokesperson Tom Foley in a news release. "And $20,000 means, well, it means a lot of seed money for new soldiers answering the Army's call to duty. The Army is growing in size and we simply need more recruits for training, now."
The $20,000 bonus is in addition to previous offers already in place.
The Army has had trouble meeting recruiting goals, especially in southwest Ohio, in the past few months as the Middle East conflicts continue.
Soldiers have often complained about the traditionally low pay as well.
Foley said some recruits could tally bonuses up to $40,000 during this period with enlistments of four years or more.
Students News 5 spoke to at Boone County High School said the money is appealing, but would not convince them to join.
"I don't think I would, for that reason, to go over to Iraq,” said senior Jared Snow. “I don't think it would be worth it to me, but it would appeal to me."
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07-30-2007, 10:07
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Wonder how many will join just for the money? 
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07-30-2007, 10:27
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Wonder how many will join just for the money? |
Some will join for the money. Some fence sitters will also do it.
For those that were going to join anyway they will smile as they pocket the money.
$20,000 for a QS contract is not that much in the pocket of big government.
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07-30-2007, 10:38
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With today's voluntary army I would venture that few AD soldiers would say they joined for the money - perhaps training, travel adventure and many out of Patriotism. I think that sometimes we are too cy;nical. Ask yourselves why you joined.
IMHO the money would be better spent on retention rather than recruituing. That would include prior service to re-join.
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07-30-2007, 10:49
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I know you guys are offended by the suggestion that higher pay will increase enlistment, but this is just an economic reality. And incentives don't work only because people will join "for" the money -- in some cases, people may not join because the pay is not high enough to meet their perceived needs. I know many lawyers who would make great judges but won't accept an appointment because the pay is so low compared to what they make in the private sector, for example.
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07-30-2007, 11:02
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You and I may not care about the money, but trust me, nearly ALL of the significant others do.
Mama wants you to be able to provide for her and the little ones. That bonus is close to a year's salary, and may cause some to come on board who otherwise would not. Or cause a spouse to say "Okay", when they would have otherwise said "No way".
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07-30-2007, 11:15
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Originally Posted by The Reaper
You and I may not care about the money, but trust me, nearly ALL of the significant others do.
Mama wants you to be able to provide for her and the little ones. That bonus is close to a year's salary, and may cause some to come on board who otherwise would not. Or cause a spouse to say "Okay", when they would have otherwise said "No way".
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Well, while I was big game hunting in RVN one of my favorite sayings was: "They can't pay me enough to do this chit." 
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07-30-2007, 11:46
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Well, I got really lucky out of this deal. I signed my contract way back in January and ship August 9th. Got a call from my recruiter about a week ago and said that the $20,000 bonus applies to me as well. Oh, the good fortune
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07-30-2007, 12:13
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Well, I got really lucky out of this deal. I signed my contract way back in January and ship August 9th. Got a call from my recruiter about a week ago and said that the $20,000 bonus applies to me as well. Oh, the good fortune |
I guess this means the next round's on you
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07-30-2007, 12:20
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I guess this means the next round's on you |
To re-state a quote...
Oh, The Good Fortune !!!
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07-30-2007, 13:20
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I was amazed that civilians actually paid big bucks to ski, sky dive, SCUBA Dive, and take long distance adventure treks through little heard of wilderness areas while we got paid for it. Throw in some pop-up shoot back targets and what else can you ask for.
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07-30-2007, 13:43
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Originally Posted by brandonm
Well, I got really lucky out of this deal. I signed my contract way back in January and ship August 9th. Got a call from my recruiter about a week ago and said that the $20,000 bonus applies to me as well. Oh, the good fortune |
Shoot me a PM with your recruiters name/#! We have some guys out here ready to go yet; their recruiters have not heard of this incentive. 
Stay safe.
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07-30-2007, 14:24
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Does this apply to National Guard side?
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07-30-2007, 15:02
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I'm checking for some people....
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So far I'm coming up with YES & NO!
Read this closely...
"I would call several different recruiters; in different AOs!"
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07-30-2007, 19:48
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bonus for NG
As Guy said. YES and NO. No need to look for many different recruiters, just have them read the SRIP policy letter to see if it applies to your MOS/UNIT/STATE.
And Brandon, not wanting to rain on your parade but you better ask to see the quick ship bonus paperwork your recruiter is telling you about before you start spending it. Never heard of a bonus being retroactive!!
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