Posted on Aug 7, 2015
Did your recruiter lie to you or did you have selective hearing?
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More a case of not knowing the right questions to ask, or understanding the "answers as provided."
My recruiter never lied to me. A case could be made that he "omitted" information, but I think even that would be a stretch.
As an example, "what will I do while waiting for training classes to kick off?" - Working Parties.
17 year old me didn't know what a working party was, but what it sounds like is not what it was.
My recruiter never lied to me. A case could be made that he "omitted" information, but I think even that would be a stretch.
As an example, "what will I do while waiting for training classes to kick off?" - Working Parties.
17 year old me didn't know what a working party was, but what it sounds like is not what it was.
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same here, if I knew the correct questions to ask I probably would have chosen a different MOS but would've signed up a marine regardless.
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My recruiter was great - I was prepared and good to go. When I became a recruiter I did my best to be like him. I kept my business true, legal and honest. I made sure that everyone I recruited was prepared for what was going to happen.
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SGT William Howell
Both of mine were great also. i got exactly what they told me I'd get...well other than that thing about never being deployed because I was a garrison MP. I should have known better on that one.
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I initially was going to join the Army. However, I found out he was full of BS and was just telling me what I wanted to hear. The Marine recruiter was upfront and honest with me.
As a former recruiter myself, I prided myself in not lying to kids. And the famous words uttered throughout "My recruiter never told me about this" As a recruiter you have 1-3 visits with this kid. Mostly to sell and do paperwork and ship him/her. There is no time to explain every detail of the military to that kid. If they don't ask, they don't get told about it.
As a former recruiter myself, I prided myself in not lying to kids. And the famous words uttered throughout "My recruiter never told me about this" As a recruiter you have 1-3 visits with this kid. Mostly to sell and do paperwork and ship him/her. There is no time to explain every detail of the military to that kid. If they don't ask, they don't get told about it.
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SGT Jeremiah B.
SSgt Dan Montague - That's kind of like my experience in reverse. I was originally looking at the USMC, but my recruiter changed and the new guy was a jerk who seemed to think he could intimidate you into signing up. Yeah, no. Army it was!
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Staff Sergeant Montague, the Army recruiter I spoke to before my senior year in high school was a used car salesman, the epitome of the recruiter horror story. He shook my hand and said (I'm not kidding) "That's a strong grip. You could be Delta!"
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