Fact Sheets

The Army has met or exceeded its retention goals for the last nine years. To illustrate, in 2006 the Army had a retention goal of  64,200 and the actual number of reenlistees was 67,307. The Army met 100 percent of its goal and exceeded  it  by   five percent. Additional reenlistment goals met and exceeded:   

Reenlistment Options (for initial-term*):
For initial-term Soldiers reenlisting for the first time, there are five reenlistment options. They include:

•  Regular Army reenlistment option: reenlistment with no guarantee of assignment or training incentives;
• Current station stabilization reenlistment option: guarantees Soldiers can reenlist to remain at their current duty station, though they may not get to remain in a particular unit;
• Army training reenlistment option: offers Soldiers the option of going to other military occupational specialty schools if they wish to change their MOS. Or, Soldiers may choose to go to other military schools such as language training, additional skill identifier and special qualification identifier schools;
• Overseas assignment reenlistment option: guarantees an overseas assignment to places such as Europe or Korea or other overseas assignments; and
• Continental U.S. station of choice reenlistment option: guarantees an assignment at various duty stations within the 48 continental United  States.

*Options will differ for Soldiers reenlisting a second or third time. Please contact your retention NCO for more information.

Reenlisting to continue service reaps many benefits, including significant cash bonuses.

Bonuses:
Reenlistment bonuses offer up to $25,000 for Soldiers in select skills, while Special Operations Forces and high demand skills can receive up to $30,000.  Soldiers deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait can receive up to a maximum of $15,000. 

Eligibility for Bonuses:
To qualify for a reenlistment bonus:

• You must have completed at least 17 months of continuous active duty (other than for training) but not more than 14 years.
• You are qualified in a military skill designated as critical.
• You reenlist for a period of at least three years.

Helpful Links:
Click on the links below for more resources on reenlisting in the Army:

• Read an article on reenlisting from army.mil
• Soldiers Reenlist for Values, Camaraderie – army.mil
• http://www.armyfamiliesonline.org/
• http://www.myarmylifetoo.com/
• http://www.army.mil/WellBeing/
• http://www.army.mil/ArmyLife/
• http://www.nmfa.org/  -- National Military Family Association
• http://www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil/
• http://www.armyreenlistment.com/

For Press Inquiries, please contact John Campbell (502-626-0997)

For additional Soldier information on reenlisting, contact your unit Career Counselor or retention office.