{"id":106238,"date":"2026-08-19T12:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/08\/19\/army-unit-offers-96-hour-grand-theft-auto-binge-as-incentive-for-reenlisting\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T18:39:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:39:38","slug":"army-unit-offers-96-hour-grand-theft-auto-binge-as-incentive-for-reenlisting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2026\/08\/19\/army-unit-offers-96-hour-grand-theft-auto-binge-as-incentive-for-reenlisting\/","title":{"rendered":"Army unit offers 96-hour Grand Theft Auto binge as incentive for reenlisting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some soldiers at a Georgia base are being offered the chance to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/02\/05\/army-to-be-more-selective-with-reenlistment-bonuses-under-new-guidance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">reenlist<\/a> in exchange for four days of stealing cars, carrying out hits for mob bosses, evading the cops and watching scantily clad ladies of the night prowl street corners \u2014 virtually, of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a memorandum that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GTA6\/comments\/1vqr0ke\/re_up_youre_crayzay\/?rdt=34950\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GTA6\/comments\/1vqr0ke\/re_up_youre_crayzay\/?rdt=34950\">circulated<\/a> on social media, eligible soldiers in the 9th Engineer Battalion at Fort Stewart who reenlist by Nov. 14 will be authorized a four-day pass that aligns with the release of Grand Theft Auto VI, or GTA 6, at the end of November. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Army official confirmed that the document, signed by the unit\u2019s commander, Lt. Col. Ryan D. Hodgson, was authentic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe battalion has a new career counselor who approached unit leadership with an idea for an updated creative incentives program to reach FY27 reenlistment goals,\u201d said Lt. Col. Angel Tomko, with the 3rd Infantry Division\u2019s public affairs office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To qualify for the video game spree, soldiers must re-up for at least two years, Tomko said. So far, 20 out of 130 eligible soldiers have given Uncle Sam a few more years in exchange for 96 hours of simulated criminal bliss. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The video game franchise, which allows players to roam through cityscapes as criminal masterminds, has been a cornerstone of gaming culture for decades. The upcoming edition is highly anticipated, and according to the game\u2019s publisher, Rockstar Games, it will feature an Army veteran named Jason Duval who \u201cgrew up around grifters and crooks\u201d and has now \u201cfound himself in the Keys doing what he knows best, working for local drug runners.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/army-reenlistment-gta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/army-reenlistment-gta\/\">Task &amp; Purpose<\/a>, the July 28 memorandum says the incentive is for eligible soldiers who sign a reenlistment contract between Aug. 1 and Nov. 14. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis special pass is specifically designated to coincide with the highly anticipated release of the video game <i>Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6)<\/i>,\u201d it reads. 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