Maybe your high school senior underperformed or has acted a bit too entitled for your liking. Maybe you've realized that the kid, the federal government, and your parents all think you should foot the bill for college. Maybe your kid wants to major in Female Latinx Studies. Well, the Navy has you covered, as can be seen by this recruiting text I received (above).
I asked my daughter if I should contact the recruiter to see if she would get the $5,000 or if I could get it for convincing her to join up. No, I wouldn't sell my daughter into Navery, but I bet it's tempting for parents to unload the kid and all the expenses associated with paying for several more years of school and insurance (health and auto) when the Navy is offering cash.
In all honesty, if your child has said he might try college or might try a career soon after high school but has yet to commit to anything, getting the one-time high school senior bonus might be the right choice. Or the right warning.
Also, how did the Navy get MY number as a parent of a senior in high school? And if the armed forces in general have access to parents' phone numbers, why is only the Navy sending offers?
