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My daughter is Navy Reserve (enlist date 25 JAN 2007). She received a $5000 "enlistment bonus" this week. She's questioning if the bonus is legitimate because she was unaware of any signing bonus in her contract.
Thank you,
Judy
It is not unusual for new recruits to realize they got a bonus. I will not bring up a bonus with a recruit unless they ask, or I need it later as a selling point. If they join without knowing they are getting a bonus, I let them know as they are signing. "By the way, you are getting $20,000 bonus for this job". The recruiter may have forgotten to let her knwo that. She can look thru her contract to double check, if she cant tell, have her call her unit administartor that works full time to look into it for her. better safe than sorry.
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| Comment | Thank you John. She did follow up with her Admin and got an email from her Navy counselor stating these bonuses were given to those who signed between a certain date and were not originally offered a bonus. Thank you again for your support! | ||
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John L
Expertise
I am a National Guard recruiter , been doing it for seven years and am a subject matter expert on qualifications for National Guard and I keep up to date on Regular Army regs and programs. I was in the Navy for 4 years and have 13 years in the Guard. I will not sugar coat my answers to you. They are usually short and to the point. If you need more in depth, ask me. Because each situation is different, alot of times you need to actually talk to a recruiter and let them evaluate your situation in person, by looking at your documents, issues etc. If I suggest this, it would be in your best interest to do so. Finally...thank you for your interest in serving this great nation of ours. Very few people can actually make the cut to serve let alone choose to do so. So thank you for wanting to and hopefully you will get a chance. Whatever branch you choose, thank you and good luck.
Experience
13 years Guard experince, combat missions and homeland missions. 7 years recruiting. I have been a platoon sergeant and squad leader. Mentor to new recruiters and recruits.
Education/Credentials
Recruiters course and advanced courses in recruiting
Awards and Honors
Top recruiter in district for FY 2008. Nominated for recruiter of the year for 2010.
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