The Army has made changes to the bonuses for enlisted soldiers who are considering switching jobs and entering one of the Army's critically short career fields, according to changes in the Bonus Extension and Retraining program.
Soldiers who qualify to enter the program, better known as BEAR, can extend their re-enlistment while they attend school to learn one of 21 designated "shortage" jobs, such as Special Forces medic or Arabic language interrogators.
Once their schooling is finished, BEAR members re-enlist and are given a Selective Re-enlistment Bonus lump-sum payment -- from $10,000 to as much as $40,000.
The Army is always looking to fill voids in high demand jobs. Bonuses for enlisting and re-enlisting have been up for some time and now the BEAR program is upping their bonuses to lure people into high demand MOS's.
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What jobs are open and how can I learn about them? I am a 19 K and Like going to Iraq I was there for 15 months and I am willing to go back I like to do the army thing but I am stuck in a hard spot where they are trying to force us 19 K going to 19 D and I wont even get a bonus so I would like to see what ells is out there for me so if you can help me out please and let me know any info you can provide me with thank you.
