U.S. Army Recruiting News

Aug. 24, 2022

Army offers $40K to recruits who ship quick

FORT KNOX, Ky. — The Army has increased the “quick ship” bonus from $35,000 to $40,000 in all career fields for new recruits.

Aug. 1, 2022

Thirty-two Guaranteed duty locations of choice

FORT KNOX, Ky. — The. U.S. Army has added four duty stations in Virginia; two more in Texas, Maryland, and Georgia; as well as Fort Irwin, California; Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, Fort Rucker, Alabama; and Fort Sill, Oklahoma to the growing list of guaranteed assignment locations applicants may select when using the Army’s duty station of choice enlistment incentive. This brings the total count to 32 locations.

Soldiers in dress uniform shaking hands.

Aug. 1, 2022

Soldier helps others follow his footsteps, enlists Green Card holders

FORT KNOX, Ky. — Born in west Africa and raised in France, one recruiting noncommissioned officer who originally enlisted as a Green Card holder makes it his personal mission to share Army opportunities with individuals starting their life in the United States in the same way he did.

U.S. Army paratroopers with the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, exit a CH-47 Chinook during an airborne operation at Juliet Drop Zone, Italy, June 9, 2022. Families of the paratroopers were invited to witness their jump. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army photograph by Staff Sgt. Alexander Skripnichuk)

July 15, 2022

Guaranteed duty locations of choice

FORT KNOX, Ky. — The. U.S. Army has added Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Campbell, Kentucky; and Vicenza, Italy to the growing list of guaranteed assignment locations applicants may select when using the Army’s duty station of choice enlistment incentive. This brings the total count to 15 locations.

man in army uniform and boy wearing army gear pose for a photo.

June 30, 2022

Soldiers share stories of answering ‘call to service’ during USAREC campaign

FORT KNOX, Ky. — In response to an everchanging recruiting environment, the U.S. Army Recruiting Command is launching Operation Call to Service, a focused effort on reconnecting with communities in-person after relying heavily on digital recruiting methods during the COVID-19 era.

woman in uniforms smiling wearing parachute rigging equipment.

June 17, 2022

Army offers $35K for 45-day quick ship and $10K for 2-year enlistment option

FORT KNOX, Ky. — For the first time the Army is offering a “quick ship” bonus of $35,000 in all career fields for new recruits.

Young Soldiers in formal green uniforms pose, standing in a line.

June 15, 2022

Simultaneous Membership Program

FORT KNOX, Ky. — Paying for college concerns most graduating seniors and their families, but the Army has a program that allows students to attend college while serving in the U.S. Army Reserve.

Soldier poses, smiling, with arms crossed.

June 13, 2022

U.S. Army provides pathway for foreign language speaking applicants

FORT KNOX, Ky. — Enlistment opportunities exist for applicants whose primary spoken language is something other than English.

A group of Soldiers and educators stand together, posed for a photo.

June 9, 2022

USAREC gives educators Army experience

FORT KNOX, Ky. — The U.S. Army Recruiting Command hosted its annual National Educator Tour at Fort Stewart, Georgia, June 6-9.

photo of the Recruiting and Retention College building.

June 8, 2022

U.S. Army Recruiting and Retention College pursuing accreditation

FORT KNOX, Ky. — The Recruiting and Retention College will be evaluated by the Council on Occupational Education on June 13, 2022, as part of a Department of Education-required verification visit in the aftermath of the pandemic.