ENLISTMENT BONUS

ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTMENT BONUS

Qualified Active Duty recruits may be eligible for a combination of bonuses up to $40,000

ARMY RESERVE ENLISTMENT BONUSES

Qualified Army Reserve recruits may be eligible for a combination of bonuses up to $20,000.

EDUCATION BONUSES

Active Duty and Army Reserve applicants may be rewarded for their civilian educational experience.

ACTIVE DUTY EDUCATION BONUSES

Qualified applicants who enlist for two or more years in any Army Military Occupational Specialty may receive one of the following bonuses for civilian education:

• 60+ college semester hours, Associates, Bachelor's or higher degree - $2,000
• High school graduates with 30 to 59 college semester hours - $1,000

CIVILIAN SKILLS BONUS

Qualified applicants who possess civilian skills that the Army needs—such as proficiency in certain foreign languages, X-Ray certification or specialties in animal care—may be eligible for a $5,000 bonus.

Qualified Army Reserve applicants who already have civilian skills that the Army Reserve needs and enlist for six years in a critical skill specialty may be eligible for a $20,000 bonus.

RANGER BONUS

Qualified Soldiers are eligible to receive a $5,000 bonus after completion of the Ranger Indoctrination Program, and reporting to their first permanent duty station.

OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL BONUS

Soldiers who enlist for and complete Officer Candidate School (OCS) in an eligible Area of Concentration may receive the following bonus. Also, non-prior service candidates are now eligible for the Loan Repayment Program.

ARMY RESERVE OCS BONUS

• Up to $10,000 bonus payable upon successful completion of OCS training and commissioning.

MIDDLE EASTERN TRANSLATOR AIDE BONUS

Individuals who speak certain Middle-Eastern languages and enlist as Translator Aides in the U.S. Army Selected Reserve are eligible for an enlistment bonus of $20,000. This cannot be combined with any other incentive.