Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what joining bonuses were offered for Army personnel by each regiment.

The Army currently offers a £6,500 bonus on completion of phase two training into the Chef trade or the Petroleum Operator trade within the Royal Logistic Corps. This payment requires a four-year return of service.

There is also a £500 payment offered on completion of module one of Basic Training into the Army Reserves.

Alongside ‘joining bonuses’ the Army also has internal transfer bounties in place, for example currently within the Parachute Regiment. However, this is internal and only available to serving Army personnel.