Active duty soldiers could receive up to $90,000 for re-enlisting -- After falling well short of its recruiting goals last year, the Army has set even higher monthly targets for this summer, hoping that bonuses as high as $90,000 will encourage soldiers to re-enlist and recent graduates to join.
The new financial incentives aim to attract new recruits in the face of mounting deaths in Iraq. From June to September, the Army will try to recruit between 8,600 and 10,400 soldiers per month -- well above the numbers achieved last year. Death and wounded benefits to vets could hit record highs as Bushites contemplate Iran war...