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Army Offering $20,000 Bonus For 'Quick' Recruits

CBS Local

July 27, 2007

CINCINNATI -- As the U.S. Army continues to keep thousands of troops
deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, Army recruiters have a new perk to
offer new recruits.

The Army is now offering a $20,000 "QS" – or "Quick Shipper" -- bonus
to new and prior service recruits joining, selecting any job and
shipping out for training within 30 days.

"The Q.S. letters means "quick shipper," said Columbus Recruiting
Battalion spokesperson Tom Foley in a news release. "And $20,000
means, well, it means a lot of seed money for new soldiers answering
the Army's call to duty. The Army is growing in size and we simply
need more recruits for training, now."

The $20,000 bonus is in addition to previous offers already in place.

The Army has had trouble meeting recruiting goals, especially in
southwest Ohio, in the past few months as the Middle East conflicts continue.

Soldiers have often complained about the traditionally low pay as well.

Foley said some recruits could tally bonuses up to $40,000 during
this period with enlistments of four years or more.

Students News 5 spoke to at Boone County High School said the money
is appealing, but would not convince them to join.

"I don't think I would, for that reason, to go over to Iraq," said
senior Jared Snow. "I don't think it would be worth it to me, but it
would appeal to me."

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