More than a hundred Army soldiers in Georgia this year are being offered a four-day pass to play the eagerly awaited video game “Grand Theft Auto VI” on one condition: they re-enlist.
\n\nThat’s the deal available to 130 members of the 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, ahead of the game’s mid-November release, a 3rd Infantry Division spokesperson, Lt. Col. Angel Tomko, confirmed to NBC News.
\n\nSo far, 20 soldiers have accepted the proposal, which requires them to re-enlist for two to six years, Tomko said in a statement.
\n\nAn Army memo says: “Any soldier who signs a reenlistment contract between 1 August 2026 and 14 November 2026 will be authorized for a special 4-day pass. This special pass is specifically designated to coincide with the highly anticipated release of the video game Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6).”
\n\nThe military news site Task & Purpose first reported details of the re-enlistment incentive.
\n\nThe goal, Tomko said, “was to have a unique incentives program that connects to what Soldiers are interested in,” adding that the battalion’s command team “wanted to get Soldiers excited to reenlist.”
\n\nThe offer is part of a multiyear Army effort to create “out of the…
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