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10-02-2009, 08:54 PM
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well i gotta a question guys i just joined the army on july 8th 2009, my question is a huge fraction of my family has served in the army for 20 years or more my question is will i be able to make this in to a career i did a 5 year contract i dont want to just do my 5 years and have them kick me out on my ***.... oh and one more questions how did you guys like fort Leonard wood im going to basic and AIT there on January 6th
You can re-enlist when your first contract is up. Your recruiter kind of screwed you when he signed you on with a 5 year contract. Reason being is when it comes to your bonuses for re-enlisting once it comes up. You can basically only re-enlist ONE time with the good bonus money. If you would of done 4 you could of been able to do another 4 and re-enlist at 8 years in and get another good bonus.
10-02-2009, 09:07 PM
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well i gotta a question guys i just joined the army on july 8th 2009, my question is a huge fraction of my family has served in the army for 20 years or more my question is will i be able to make this in to a career i did a 5 year contract i dont want to just do my 5 years and have them kick me out on my ***.... oh and one more questions how did you guys like fort Leonard wood im going to basic and AIT there on January 6th
10-10-2009, 01:18 AM
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Although Im not a recruiter, I recently got out and had a lot of re-enlistment questions myself. I decided to get out.
You can re-enlist when your first contract is up. Your recruiter kind of screwed you when he signed you on with a 5 year contract. Reason being is when it comes to your bonuses for re-enlisting once it comes up. You can basically only re-enlist ONE time with the good bonus money. If you would of done 4 you could of been able to do another 4 and re-enlist at 8 years in and get another good bonus.
You can re-enlist when your first contract is up. Your recruiter kind of screwed you when he signed you on with a 5 year contract. Reason being is when it comes to your bonuses for re-enlisting once it comes up. You can basically only re-enlist ONE time with the good bonus money. If you would of done 4 you could of been able to do another 4 and re-enlist at 8 years in and get another good bonus.
Bonuses also depend on your job. There are differing dollar amounts based on how much the Army needs people in different positions. You can get 3 bonuses A,B,C zones. These zones depend on your time in service and whether you have received other bonuses. In my experience the C zone bonuses are the lower ones due to the fact that at that point you are a career soldier and are probably staying in anyway.
Keep in mind that bonuses are incentives for people to join or, reenlist. If there are a ton of people doing that anyway, bonuses will drop. Look how hard it is to get a job in the civilian sector right now.
Also, bonuses are subject to change. There is no high or low balling. What is there, is there and it could change from day to day.
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10-10-2009, 09:41 AM
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Although Im not a recruiter, I recently got out and had a lot of re-enlistment questions myself. I decided to get out.
You can re-enlist when your first contract is up. Your recruiter kind of screwed you when he signed you on with a 5 year contract. Reason being is when it comes to your bonuses for re-enlisting once it comes up. You can basically only re-enlist ONE time with the good bonus money. If you would of done 4 you could of been able to do another 4 and re-enlist at 8 years in and get another good bonus.
You can re-enlist when your first contract is up. Your recruiter kind of screwed you when he signed you on with a 5 year contract. Reason being is when it comes to your bonuses for re-enlisting once it comes up. You can basically only re-enlist ONE time with the good bonus money. If you would of done 4 you could of been able to do another 4 and re-enlist at 8 years in and get another good bonus.
10-10-2009, 10:52 AM
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Well, your career counselor lied to you. I will use myself as an example...I reenlisted as a 6yo EW in the Navy. When my 4 year mark came up, I was able to reenlist, I chose not to because I wanted to wait to see if bonus money would go up. It didn't go up, so I kinda screwed myself, but I couldve reenlisted at 4 years if I wanted
Yes, sometimes you HAVE to enlist for 5-6 years but IMHO that is just iffy unless you know you will LOVE what you do. For me the 3 year mark lets you know how you will end up. Those extra 2-3 years after 3 yr mark can make your life miserable.
