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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

That would be the lowest possible bonus these days. My sign on bonus was $72,000 in 2000 and the next year it jumped to $275,000 for my job in the Navy. It's come back down to $75,000 from what I've heard, but I've been out since 2004

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

next year it jumped to $275,000 for my job in the Navy

Was that pre or post 2001-09-11?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I signed up in 2000, so pre 9/11. As soon as 9/11 happened my it jumped up that high