US Army Battalion Reportedly Giving Soldiers Time Off to Play GTA 6 in Exchange for Reenlisting

A battalion successful the United States Army is reportedly offering soldiers 4 days disconnected to fto them play Grand Theft Auto 6 erstwhile it releases this November if they reenlist.

As archetypal spotted by the ‘US Army WTF! Moments’ Instagram page, a flyer from the 9th Engineer Battalion successful Fort Stewart, Georgia is advertizing immoderate precise circumstantial abrogation days astir the motorboat day of Grand Theft Auto 6.

The flyer, supposedly signed by 1 commanding serviceman Lt. Col. Ryan D. Hodgson, announced a “special reenlistment incentive” — a four-day walk to play GTA 6.

As explained successful the flyer, this inducement was created to “promote retention, boost morale, and reward the continued dedication of the Soldiers wrong the 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion.” Basically, it’s a perk designed to transportation soldiers to reenlist, hoping they’ll motion a caller declaration to widen their service.

According to the flyer, immoderate eligible worker who reenlists betwixt August 1 and November 14 volition get authorized for the pass, which is “specifically designated to coincide with the highly anticipated merchandise of the video crippled Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6).”

While the nonstop dates of the walk indispensable beryllium hashed retired betwixt circumstantial soldiers and their concatenation of command, they volition align with GTA’s authoritative merchandise day from November 20 - 23, 2026.

Image Credit: US Army WTF! Moments/Instagram

Thus far, neither the circumstantial battalion mentioned successful the flyer nor the US Army itself has confirmed its authenticity, leaving some veterans and active-duty members divided arsenic to whether oregon not it’s legit.

However, commenters crossed societal media are leaning toward it being real, with Kotaku confirming that the sanction of the commanding serviceman who signed the flyer belongs to a existent Lieutenant Colonel who assumed bid of the Fort Stewart Battalion successful July 2026. Over connected Reddit, service vets noted that the US Army has launched akin campaigns successful an effort to thrust up recruitment numbers successful the past, though the formatting of the flyer itself caught large flak from those experienced with penning specified memos.

The hype astir GTA 6 is real; successful fact, Rockstar Games adjacent partnered with Netflix to showcase an exclusive preview of the crippled connected its level connected Thursday, August 27 successful 1 of the archetypal streamer-exclusive crippled presentations successful the industry.

In fact, the crippled is predicted to rake successful $5.2 cardinal by the extremity of its motorboat week, having already secured an estimated $260 cardinal successful preorders alone. According to Strauss Zelnick, the CEO of Rockstar's genitor institution Take-Two Interactive, much players person purchased GTA 6’s $100 Ultimate Edition than the modular edition, making it connected way to beryllium 1 of the astir profitable titles successful history.

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