The Bonus Army. As World War I drew to a close in 1918, millions of American veterans returned home to the promise of a cash bonus — compensation for their overseas service.

For the first time in its history, the U.S. Army is offering its largest bonus ever for new recruits who commit to six years of service — $50,000.

New soldiers should be offered a £10,000 bonus to rapidly boost troop numbers to deal with an increasingly unpredictable ...

The Bonus Army protests of 1932 led to the GI Bill more than a decade later. Vietnam veterans not only protested the war in Southeast Asia, but two veterans—Sens. John McCain and John Kerry ...

The Bonus Army. As World War I drew to a close in 1918, millions of American veterans returned home to the promise of a cash bonus — compensation for their overseas service.

When members of the Bonus Army marched by her elegant home, she watched them go by and then went to bed. But sleep wouldn't come, so she got out of bed, woke her 16-year-old son, Jock, and drove ...

Officials released new guidance Tuesday on the Army's Selective Retention Bonus Program, which includes first-ever bonuses up to $52,000 for those who reenlist for critical Security Forces ...

In April the Army announced a $10,000 bonus for people who get to training within 30 days. That was bumped up to $25,000 on June 13, but the Army decided more money and more flexibility would be ...

The Army establishes a new retention bonus budget every fiscal year, and running out of money is not unprecedented. In previous years, funds were shifted from other programs to allow the service ...

Years after approximately 1,900 National Guard and Reserve soldiers were swept up in a recruiting bonus scandal, U.S. Army investigators are reviewing the cases and correcting records because some ...