The military services offer a variety of enlistment and re-enlistment bonuses to attract new recruits into military specialties that are considered "hard to fill," as well as to encourage experienced military members in "shortage jobs" to stay in past their first enlistment period.
Military Enlistment and Re-Enlistment Bonus Charts
By Rod Powers, About.com Guide
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