An Army commander in Alaska has promised a reward if soldiers refrain from getting busted for drunk driving or failing drug tests
US Army troops in Alaska have reportedly been offered a special deal: They will earn extra time off if their company can simply go 90 days without having any drunk-driving arrests or failed drug tests.
Major General Brian Eifler, commander of the 11th Airborne Division, offered the new incentive in a policy memo last month, Military.com reported on Friday. It applies to each company, artillery battery and cavalry troop under his command, meaning units of around just 100-200 soldiers will be able to earn extra time off if all of them can stay out of trouble for three months.
The division was reactivated earlier this year, uniting about 12,000 soldiers from Alaska’s Fort Wainwright and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson under one flag as part of the Army’s strategy to militarily dominate the Arctic…
