Uncle Sam wants you! US Army launches virtual hiring campaign, offers signing bonuses up to $40K
Army recruiters are hosting a virtual career fair May 10 thru Jun 14 as part of the military service s second nationwide virtual hiring campaign.
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FILE - In this June 4, 2017, file photo. New Army recruits take part in a swearing in ceremony before a baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) Author: KTVB Staff Updated: 12:18 PM MDT May 10, 2021
BOISE, Idaho Looking to jump start a new career? The U.S. Army launched a national hiring campaign Monday and is offering up to $40,000 in bonuses.
Army Embraces Anime in New Recruiting Campaign
Section of the poster for “The Calling,” a new Army marketing effort featuring anime videos on YouTube. (U.S. Army)
6 May 2021
The Army has launched a new marketing campaign featuring soldiers transformed into anime characters to tell their personal stories in support of an upcoming recruiting surge known as Army National Hiring Days 2021. The Calling is a series of short videos being aired on YouTube focused on five soldiers from difficult backgrounds. One begins with Army Reserve Spc. Jennifer Liriano narrating an anime-illustrated story of a frightening childhood memory. When I was four, my siblings and I watched my dad try to take his own life right in front of us, says Liriano, who grew up in a tough New Jersey neighborhood. The police were called, and they rescued him. I grew up wanting to help people like my father, people who are suffering.
A virtual recruiting push is part of the Army’s effort to meet its recruiting needs in a world where brick-and-mortar recruiting stations are less frequented and the military as a whole is working to be apolitical.
The Army, in an attempt to bolster recruiting as the coronavirus pandemic stretches into a second year, will offer extra bonuses starting next week to individuals who commit to serve in 11 high-demand jobs, service officials said Wednesday.
4 PHOENIX U.S. Army recruiters in Arizona and New Mexico are hosting a virtual career fair May 10-June 14 as part of the military service’s second nationwide virtual hiring campaign.
The Army National Hiring Days campaign, which launched as a virtual event in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, will run May 10-June 14 this year and includes up to $40,000 in signing bonuses or student loan reimbursement up to $65,000, depending on qualifications, selected occupation, and length of the service contract.
Recruiting stations across the country will host virtual career fairs throughout the five-week campaign to provide information about the many career paths and benefits available and answer questions potential applicants may have about life in the Army.