Kiwi soldiers are being head-hunted to join the Australian Army with $250,000 cash bonuses.

The hired guns are getting the lucrative sign-on fee, as well as fast-tracked citizenship, in a bid to boost Australia's military ranks.

But the move to recruit foreign "mercenaries" from New Zealand - and other countries including America, Germany, South Africa, Poland and Singapore - has angered veterans' groups across the Ditch.

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  2. Id says
    "When there's monetary incentive involved things can quickly spin out of control and I don't intend any pun when the word spin is used."
  3. BatamKiwi says
    "Trained professionals leaving NZ to pursue a career overseas is good for them and good for the people who are looking for work in the armed forces back in NZ."
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