When you enlist in the army when do you get your signing bonus?

Answer 1

Enlistment bonuses are paid at the conclusion of basic training. If you have concluded basic and have not received your bonus payment, contact the finance officer of your unit (if deployed) or send a request for information to post finance (if permanently assigned stateside or at a non-combat installation).

Answer 2

When you complete all training requirements YOU choose within you contract, report and in process to your first duty assignment you will then receive your signing bonus. At that time if you will only receive the first $10,000.00 up front then after taxes are taken out you are looking at about $7,777.00. For those who will receive over a $10,000.00 bonus the remaining portion will be divided by the remaining years you have in service and will be paid out to you on the anniversary date of the initial bonus payment date.

Answer 3

You will receive a portion of it after you complete basic/ait. Say your getting a 40,000 dollar sign on bonus, after you complete basic training and AIT (advanced individual training) they will give you 10,000 dollars when you file the paperwork for your bonus with the finance office. This process usually takes about 10 days depending on the financial counselor and how busy they are. Then they break the rest of it up into 3 years 10,000 a year. Hope this helps

Answer 4

You have to go to the main finance office on post and file for it. If your chain of command is unable to direct you to it, your unit's S1 office will certainly know where it is.