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Maybe the 35k is a signing bonus?
That'd be a damn high bonus for nearly anyone going into the military. Not that recruiters are above lying about a bonus
I mean, the USN is currently offering enlistment bonuses between $50k and $75k for anyone going down the nuke pipeline. The lie is probably that the $35k is for one specific rate he'll never qualify for.
What is the nuke pipeline?
People who work with naval nuclear reactors, so the supercarriers and the submarine force. The US Navy is the largest US-based nuclear power plant operator, by reactor count