Latest "Reenlistment" stories

Soldier reenlists while standing on division sergeant major’s desk

Soldiers have long used reenlistment ceremonies to buck the branch’s formalities, and to bend boundaries in a job that often demands unflinching discipline

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo

2 weeks ago

Marine corporals can soon promote to rank of sergeant a year earlier

Soon-to-be-sergeants already must have signed on for another term in the Corps.

By Irene Loewenson

5 months ago

58 Marines reenlist early, on Iwo Jima anniversary

“You could have done anything, but you decided to be a Marine.”

By Irene Loewenson

7 months ago

Here are some of the ways the Marines are trying to improve retention

"Treat people like human beings," for one.

By Philip Athey

23 months ago

The Marine Corps wants to know what will convince you to reenlist

What non-monetary incentives will convince Marines to reenlist?

By Philip Athey

24 months ago

Enlisted airmen can earn up to $360,000 in retention bonuses in these fields

High retention is still limiting the number of airmen eligible for reenlistment bonuses.

By Rachel S. Cohen

2 years ago