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hunter

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6. I remember my wife got a check for $10,000 and a promise to pay all her student loans.

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 09:43 PM

Nov 5

That was from the Air Force.

All she had to do was deposit the check and she was in.

That was more than thirty years ago, it seemed a lot of money, and we were broke.

Before I met my wife, seeking some order in my life, I attempted to join the Navy but didn't pass the physical. Having some technical skills and a respectable university degree they did offer me a civilian job overseas but I decided to stay in California and teach, which is how I met my wife.

There's nothing in the article about what sort of technical skills they are looking for and who will actually get these $15,000 bonuses.

I suspect a lot of these "tech savvy" recruits are not going to end up where they expect.

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Marines offer tech-savvy recruits $15,000 to enlist [View all] usonian Nov 5 OP

Recruiter promises Prairie Gates Nov 5 #1

I Robot movie............. Lovie777 Nov 5 #2

so they are promising to pay this bonus as soon as... ret5hd Nov 5 #3

Chump change. bluedigger Nov 5 #4

To join or not to join? usonian Nov 5 #5

I remember my wife got a check for $10,000 and a promise to pay all her student loans. hunter Nov 5 #6

Go talk to a recruiter. 😀 usonian Nov 5 #9

Hah! hunter Nov 5 #11

Drone warfare. republianmushroom Nov 5 #7

Navy Department loves us our Marines. They love our Corpsmen. When they're not beating us up. - JOKING! UTUSN Nov 5 #8

Still got my Coastie Pea Coat. usonian Nov 5 #10

Hey! - you know we did buttons, cut Irish Pendants, cut each others hair. UTUSN Nov 5 #12

I don't remember a chambray shirt. Just those dark blue work shirts. usonian Nov 5 #14

Kudos, 'mate! UTUSN Nov 5 #16

There's only one problem with their kind offer jmowreader Nov 5 #13

Can't say. usonian Nov 5 #15

Recruiter, bah humbug! - enlisted with 2 yrs college at the height of Hippie protests UTUSN Thursday #17

Will the FNG POGs get an extra ration of Crayons, too? albacore Thursday #18

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