The Army and Marine Corps gave out nearly $640 million in the fiscal year that ended last week to entice recruits to join up, according to the Associated Press. That money has proved to be an effective recruiting tool — the Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force all met their recruiting goals for the year.
Many recruits receive incentives that can be as high as $40,000 each and the agreement of thousands more for education.
"This money helps create excitement for the all-volunteer force," said Army spokesman Paul Boyce. "We recruit not only the soldier but his or her family, and this money is important to them."
The Army and Marine Corps allocated about $500 million in bonuses and college fund payments in fiscal year 2007, compared to this year's total of almost $640 million, according to the AP. Recruits customarily get a portion of the bonus when they report for training, and get remaining payments when they report for duty or when they hit specific service dates.
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We will never have a problem having enough troops as long as we take care of them and give them incentives that are close to worthy of their service.
1Can you ever give monetarilyenough though? I'm not arguing your point, I'm just asking how much life is worth?
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