The Army is briefly suspending its bonus program enticing soldiers in certain fields to reenlist, as strong retention results have exhausted the funding for the current fiscal year.
The selective retention bonus program was shut down Tuesday afternoon through the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30, according to an Army military personnel message.
Budgets are tight across the Army this year, so leaders elected to suspend the bonuses rather than put other programs at risk, said Sgt. Maj. Tobey Whitney, senior career counselor for the active component.
About 3,700 more soldiers have been retained than at the same time in the previous fiscal year, Whitney said.
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