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Yes it's not about the money, but you do owe it to yourselves to ensure you are getting everything you deserve.

There are some big changes in US Army Recruiting Command at the moment as well as the ARNG side of the house so this information may change. Do your homework.

Enlistment Bonuses
There are specifically two enlistment bonuses that many recruits are unaware of and with a little forward thinking can become eligible for.

1) Seasonal Bonus
The Army finds it a little hard to fill slots during the 'down season'. For recruits SHIPPING between 1 Oct and 31 May there is currently a $5000 Seasonal Bonus for many MOS incl 18X.

I have talked to a number of applicants who where thinking of the early November ship date (Yes you can choose your own ship date - with in reason), by changing this date by 5 weeks they became eligible for another $5000 enlistment bonus, seems worth it for just 5 weeks and you are helping mother Army.

Your call...do your own homework.

2) Quick Ship Bonus
Again a little sketchy on this but, if you are willing to ship with in 45 days of enlisting you may be eligible for the Quick Ship Bonus which is currently $5000. Again, no need to try and play the system too much here, but if all it takes is a little tweak to get an extra $5000....

HTH.

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