“Don’t take ‘no’ for an answer,”

Maj. Mark Menotti, assistant head of the enlisted retention branch at Quantico says if you don't like the the reenlistment options you are offered don't sign up and send your concerns up the chain of command." “Don’'t take ‘no’ for an answer,"” Menotti said. “"We'’re willing to work for them in order to work something out"
.” Qualified Marines looking to reenlist don't need to play Texas hold them as the Corps needs Grunts to add muscle to the tip of the spear. The new re-enlistment options to grunts, intell, comm and War Pigs are of the restructuring plan by the Force Structure Review to kick thuggie butt according to the Marine Times, today. An additonal 7.5 million buckaroos have been added to the herd just to make sure your enlistment bonus package is exactly what your wife wants. Check it out before you walk. Some grunts might get as much as 35,000 yankee dollars, the article in the Marine Times stated, although the article was careful not to over play its hand by saying exactly which "retention-challenged infantry specialties" were the ringers. During the previous ice age when Delta-Mike was available for a re-enlistment bonus only computer nerds were given the $35,000 carrot! Today it's grunts!

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