The bonuses exceed the maximum of $50,000, which they Navy established in February 2022.
The Air Force is entering the crucial summer push to hit its enlistment goals by the end of the fiscal year.
Past treatment or diagnosis is still a bar to service for most.
The Pentagon has missed its Dec. 27 deadline by months.
"Your bonus is that you get to call yourself a Marine."
Recruits will have to arrive to boot camp by their 42nd birthday, officials said.
The idea has raised eyebrows among military watchers who question its motives and safety.
The two-year pilot program is already underway and will end in September 2024.
The Air Force says it’s having one of the toughest recruiting stretches of the past quarter-century.
The incoming chief of the service said he needs to maintain recruiting flexibility to get individuals with technical skills into the ranks.
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