2012 Bonuses
Each service offers a bonus for enlistment and re-enlistment. What they are offering now:
| Service | Bonus |
| Enlistment bonuses | |
| Army | Up to $40,000 |
| Navy | Up to $15,000 |
| Air Force | Up to $14,000 |
| Marine Corps | Up to $10,000 |
| Selective re-enlistment bonuses | |
| Army* | Up to $90,000 |
| Navy | Up to $90,000 |
| Air Force | Up to $90,000 |
| Marine Corps | Up to $73,438 |
| *The Army pays “critical skills retention bonuses” of up to $150,000 for senior personnel in priority skills, such as Special Forces. | |