Originally Posted by
Sputnik
You're so miserable you want out, but are willing to swallow your misery for $25k/yr?
I actually think there are plenty of people who stayed in for the bonus, I know of a few personally. While I don't think it will keep the "miserable" people in, it will sway a lot who are on the fence.
Besides, I think there are plenty of USAF officers (too many, in my opinion) who are pretty risk-averse, both in their professional and personal lives. That being said, the guarantee of a gov't paycheck that mimics or exceeds what they could get on the outside is plenty to sway those that resemble that description.