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Record-long deployments add new layer to sailors’ reenlistment decisions

“Not knowing what’s happening wears me down,” said a sailor assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln who's reconsidering their reenlistment decision.

By Natalie Oliverio

3 weeks ago

Army unit offers 96-hour Grand Theft Auto binge as incentive for reenlisting

Soldiers in the 9th Engineer Battalion who reenlist by Nov. 14 will be authorized a four-day pass that aligns with the release of Grand Theft Auto VI.

5 weeks ago

Air National Guard dangles $7,500 bonus for eligible reenlistments

The Air National Guard is ramping up for a “Summer Surge Incentive” in an effort to keep eligible service members in uniform.

6 weeks ago

Coast Guard seizes 2,380 pounds of marijuana near Bahamas

The U.S. Coast Guard and local forces seized 97 bales of suspected marijuana from a drug-smuggling vessel near the Bahamas.

By Brooke Griswold

7 weeks ago

Air Force slashes number of fields eligible for fiscal year 2026 reenlistment bonuses

The number of career fields elibile for the Selective Retention Bonus dropped by 73% in fiscal year 2026.

By Cristina Stassis

4 months ago

Veteran who lost both of his legs in combat reenlists in the Marine Corps

Staff Sgt. Johnny “Joey” Jones, who medically retired in 2012 after losing both of his legs in combat, said he felt he had more to give to the service.

By Cristina Stassis

4 months ago