Army offers bonuses for officers transferring in from other services

The Army is offering a new lump-sum $2,500 bonus to officers who are accepted for transfer into the Army from other services and agree to serve for three years on active duty.

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The bonus comes at a time when both the Navy and the Air Force are trying to reduce the number of personnel — the Air Force has said it is over strength by 4,000 officers in fiscal 2006 — while the Army is growing by 30,000 soldiers.

“We’re hoping this bonus will assist officers considering interservice transfer to go ahead and apply to the Army,” Budjenska, who is in charge the program, told Stars and Stripes on Friday.

The $2,500 bonus is reserved for active-duty Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps officers, though the Marine Corps is not trying to downsize, Budjenska said.

A bonus program for National Guard and other reserve component officers already offers a $10,000 payment for those who agree to transfer into other services’ drilling units.

http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?article=37780§ion=104

:rofl:

comes to $833.33 per year. I assume it's a tax exempt package.

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