Army's High School Recruits Earn Now to Serve Later

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Army's High School Recruits Earn Now to Serve Later
The Dallas Morning News | Karin Shaw Anderson | November 09, 2007


Christopher Keen was the first person Sgt. Robert Cotner thought of when he learned about a new enlistment incentive the Army is offering to high school seniors.

"I had just talked to him a couple of days before that," said Sgt. Cotner, a recruiter at the Greenville, Texas, Army recruiting station.

Mr. Keen, a senior at Caddo Mills High School in Hunt County, had been visiting with military recruiters and was already close to joining the Army.

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The Future Soldier Training Program, which pays recruits to commit now and serve later, was a clincher for him.

The Army designed the program for high school seniors. It's brand new. Promotional materials haven't been printed yet, but recruiters are talking it up at schools.

The program pays students $1,000 for each month between signing the commitment contract and leaving for basic training after completing high school. The Army pays an additional $1,000 for high school graduation.


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