U.S. military offers leave to play GTA VI for contract renewal
In the US, military personnel will be offered a contract extension in exchange for a four-day leave to play GTA VI. Such an incentive for concluding a new contract will be proposed by a US Army unit in the state of Georgia, according to CBS News, US officials reported.
Consensus
- The U.S. military offered a four-day leave as an incentive for soldiers to renew their contracts.
- The leave is scheduled for autumn, around the release of Grand Theft Auto VI.
- The initiative is limited to one battalion in Georgia.
- Twenty soldiers have already chosen this bonus option.
- About 130 military personnel are eligible for the benefit.
- Grand Theft Auto VI is set for release on November 19.
- The game's setting will be the fictional city of Vice City.
- The main character in GTA VI will be a woman for the first time.
- The previous game in the series was released in 2013.
Points of divergence
- The initiative was proposed exclusively for one battalion, and 20 soldiers have already chosen the bonus. — tvrain
- The initiative was proposed by a unit in Georgia, as reported by CBS News and U.S. officials. — tg_tvrain
Coverage (2 sources)
- In the US, military offered to extend contract in exchange for four-day leave to play GTA VI — Дождь
- US military offered to extend contract in exchange for four-day leave to play GTA VI — Дождь (Telegram)