Army to be more selective with reenlistment bonuses under new guidance

The Army is adjusting how it awards reenlistment bonuses, refining how incentive pay is awarded as it tries to keep high-performing soldiers in hard-to-fill roles.

The new guidance, put forth in a January military personnel message, applies the Army’s Quality Tiered Incentive Program to reenlistment bonuses, which means the Army will factor in physical fitness, job proficiency and command…