Bonus? What bonus?

[SEANstaah]

One of my classmates, a fellow poolee, signed up for personnel clerk as a reservist with an ASVAB of fifty-something. He claims he is getting a $10,000 bonus. I signed up for active duty under aircraft maintenance with an ASVAB of 88 without a 'bonus'.

I thought the Marine Corps' incentive was the title of US Marine. Is this guy really getting a bonus? Why would he be getting a bonus and not me? Any of you guys get a bonus?

Personally, I think this guy is full of it.

[Jbthomp]

It's in the contract. My contract has me in SigInt with a signing bonus of $15,000. ASVAB was a 96, but I'm not sure that's relevant; you just mentioned your friend's score.

[TypeOrange]

I know a few fellow poolees that will get bonuses. I didnt qualify for one i guess. But hell, i didnt join the Marine Corps for money, i joined to earn the privilege to be called a United States Marine. Thats all that matters to me.

[NeedSomePT]

I've heard of reservists getting large bonuses.

The way my recruiter explained it. There are certain bonuses for certain jobs or contracts or other requirements. But they run out after some time either because of limited numbers of a cutoff time. It could be available today and tomorrow it isn't.

[ttracker65]

Bonuses are for hard to fill MOS's they only pay if you satisfie the requirements. Combat Arms MOS's have a habit of having those bonuses

[Marine84]

They're offering bonuses to fill other jobs cause EVERYBODY WANTS TO GO INFANTRY!!!!!

[Newski45]

I know a few fellow poolees that will get bonuses. I didnt qualify for one i guess. But hell, i didnt join the Marine Corps for money, i joined to earn the privilege to be called a United States Marine. Thats all that matters to me.

Well put, I wasn't bought into enlisting, I enlisted because I wanted to earn the title of United States Marine. If money is what you want then join the army, but as for me I want to be a Marine. Your heart needs to be in this 110%.

[fs19]

My contract says that IF I make it into recon I get a 10k bonus.

[dmdenike]

My friend just enlisted last month and his asvab score (96) and his Bonus is $20,000 for MOS air supply specialist or something like that?

[Echo_Four_Bravo]

I got a bonus when I signed up, it was only like $3,000 though. It was the recruiter's way of hooking me up I suppose. Lord knows he didn't need to give me a bonus. He was shocked when I walked in and said I wanted to join, even without him ever having tried to recruit me.

[Darrell B]

I was offered a $10,000 bonus for my 0600 MOS but I would have to leave in June, right after I graduate so I turned it down. The title of Marine is a hundred times more important to me then 10 grand in my pocket. Like I told my recruiter if I was in for the money I'd have gone to the Army :P

[sawatzke82]

I got a bonus but I wasnt told about until 8 months after I enlisted and I took one of the 6 year Infantry contracts, most poolees walk in to the bonuses after all they are called bonuses for a reason they shouldnt be the reason one should join in my opinion.

[wbpowers]

I have the same contract sawatzke82. I'll be heading to PI the same day too, maybe we'll see eachother around, haha

[LittleMissStretch]

I recieved a $10,000 bonus because of my MOS. COMM.

[PriestDaBeast]

I got the same contract as sawatzke82 and wbpowers, but I wasn't expecting to get the bonus, my recruiter told me and I thought he was joking. I didn't join for the bonus but will take one.