{"id":40344,"date":"2019-03-06T17:25:08","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T17:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/03\/06\/heres-how-much-money-soldiers-can-get-for-going-or-staying-recruiter\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:15:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:15:34","slug":"heres-how-much-money-soldiers-can-get-for-going-or-staying-recruiter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/home\/middle-column\/2019\/03\/06\/heres-how-much-money-soldiers-can-get-for-going-or-staying-recruiter\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s how much money soldiers can get for going (or staying) recruiter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Army\u2019s treading water to keep recruiting stations manned<\/a>, even after filling a 400-billet gap<\/a> it battled throughout 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But to keep the ranks of professional recruiters<\/a> filled, the Army is re-upping a conversion bonus this year, offering $4,000 to some noncommissioned officers who volunteer to become full-time recruiters, according to a service-wide message released Feb. 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right now, the detailed recruiter force is slightly over-strength, an Army Recruiting Command spokeswoman confirmed to Army Times on Wednesday, but the plan is to re-balance those numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs such, the goal of the 79R bonus is to convert a select number of the detailed recruiters, who would otherwise return to the force, into long term professional 79R recruiters,\u201d Kelli Bland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sergeants and staff sergeants currently serving in balanced or over-strength MOSs can earn the lump sum after completing training, as laid out in Milper 19-066.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To qualify, NCOs must have less than 13 years of service and not have any outstanding service obligations from receiving a previous bonus, including enlistment or selective retention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They must also serve at least three years as a 79R, or be forced to pay back a portion of the conversion bonus, according to the message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interested soldiers should contact their local career counselors to begin the process to convert, and then apply for the bonus once they have completed reclassification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For 79Rs already serving, a March 1 Milper message announced a new selective retention bonus: Between $10,800 and $32,800 for E-5s, or $12,100 and $36,800 for E-6s, depending on the length of the new contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\t