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usonian

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Wed Nov 5, 2025, 07:31 PM Nov 5

Marines offer tech-savvy recruits $15,000 to enlist [View all]

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marines-bonuses-recruits-tech/

The Marine Corps announced a series of cash bonuses for new recruits, the largest of which aim to fill high-demand jobs like electronics and cyber.

The Marine Corps announced a slew of enlistment bonuses on Monday, with the largest payouts aimed at recruits who enter high-tech jobs the service is eager to fill. But even wound-be grunts can pick up a bonus if they’re willing to head to boot camp on the Corps’ schedule rather than their own.

For its annual enlistment bonus push announced in a Nov. 3 MARADMIN message, the Marine Corps said it would offer new recruits up to $15,000 for taking on electronic maintenance, cyber, and cryptologic jobs. Separately, recruits in more than 100 military occupational specialties ranging from open contracts to logistics and, yes, even infantry can collect $5,000 or $10,000 in a “shipping bonus” by agreeing to let the service pick the date they ship out.

Tacking on extra years to an initial enlistment contract can also trigger a cash payment.

In the last several years, the service has prioritized finding new recruits in specialized jobs, such as cyber, to keep up with technological advancements in warfare and in an attempt to compete with the private sector.


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