The U.S. Army is for the first time offering a maximum enlistment bonus of $50,000 to highly skilled recruits who join for six years, The Associated Press has learned, as the service struggles to lure soldiers into certain critical jobs amid the continuing pandemic.
"We are still living the implications of 2020 and the onset of COVID, when the school systems basically shut down," said Vereen."We lost a full class of young men and women that we didn't have contact with, face-to-face."have made it more difficult to recruit in schools and at public events, and the competition for quality workers has intensified as young people weigh their options.
To entice recruits, those who sign up for a six-year enlistment in one of several high-demand career fields can get bonuses that total as much as $50,000. Given the high standards, it will be difficult for many to qualify for the top bonus. "We want to promote the value of serving your country first," said Vereen."But we also know that, this generation and I guess human nature, you know, it's all about compensation, too."Compounding the issue is the highly contagious Omicron variant, which is prompting some school systems to shut down — just as recruiters want to get into the schools or get out to sports events to woo candidates.
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