Bonuses spark high re-enlistments

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Bonuses spark high re-enlistments
By Jim Tice - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Nov 15, 2007 20:03:05 EST

Fueled by a high-octane menu of re-up bonuses, the Army’s retention campaign for fiscal 2008 got off to a roaring start in October, with 7,372 soldiers extending their active-duty service.

The monthly re-enlistment total represents 11 percent of the annual goal of 65,000.

The re-up total tops the October recruiting tally of 4,564 for the regular Army by more than 2,800 enlistments, according to Army statistics released in mid-November.

The Army, Army Reserve and Army National Guard all topped their recruiting goals for the month.

The Army exceeded its recruiting goal for October by bringing in 4,564, or 101 percent of the monthly mission of 4,500. The monthly statistics show that 3,297 soldiers joined the Army Reserve in October, which is 104 percent of the accession mission of 3,169.

However, only 1,870 of those soldiers came via enlistment, which was 84 percent of the monthly recruiting goal of 2,225. The Reserve recruiting goal for 2008 is 26,500.


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