Hiya Thor. This isn't an answer to your question so please excuse the hijack here but I see you were an AC-130. My wifey was a navigator on c-130's out of Pope. Unfortunately, she came down with rhumatoid arthritis after about 5 years in and was then forced out.
We lived in Southern Pines which is a little bit to the west of Pope and really really loved it there. We're seriously thinking of moving back and getting out of evil Florida, er... Florida.
Anyway, back to your original subject. I've seen some post here and elsewhere that states recruiting as a good supplement to one's income. I suppose if the company is good that would be a valid way to generate some extra income. From my experience, most companies (non trucking) have some sort of referral bonus but it's not paid until the person has passed the 3-6 month mark depending on the Co's policy.