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What the Recruiter Never Told You

It's a numbers game, pure and simple. Recruiters are judged by their superiors primarily upon the number of recruits they get to sign up. Sign up large numbers, and you're judged to be a good recruiter. Fail to sign up the minimum number assigned to you (known as "making mission"), and you can find your career at a dead-end. This policy pressures some recruiters to adopt unethical practices in order to "make mission."

So, you ask, "why don't the services put a stop to this?" Easier said, than done. Each of the services have recruiting regulations which make it a crime for recruiters to lie, cheat, or knowingly process applicants that they know are ineligible for enlistment. Recruiters are punished when they are caught violating the standards. However, the key phrase is "when they are caught." Not that easy to do, as there are usually no witnesses. It becomes a "he said/he said" type of deal.
Recruiters are getting a bad rap these days as pressure to perform pushes some of them to bend or break the rules. Rod has written an excellent article about what recruiters might not have told you. If you are considering joining you might want to give this a close look.

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Other Opinions

u.k wrote:

american army are usless yanks
09/13/06 07:36:24

u.k wrote:

american army are usless yanks
09/13/06 07:36:31

u.k wrote:

american army are usless yanks
09/13/06 07:36:33

tony blair U.K wrote:

u.s.a usless yanks!!!!!!!!!!!
09/13/06 07:37:20

bobj wrote:

friendly fire my ass!!
09/13/06 07:39:04

bob wrote:

they are absulutly rubbish
09/13/06 07:39:21

boby d on the m i c wrote:

u . s . a are useless yanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
09/13/06 07:41:07

boby d on the m i c wrote:

u . s . a are useless yanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
09/13/06 07:41:16

yankeee wrote:

bite my ass and suck my balls USA
09/13/06 07:41:20

boby d on the m i c wrote:

u . s . a are useless yanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
09/13/06 07:41:31

boby d on the m i c wrote:

u . s . a are useless yanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
09/13/06 07:41:41

boby d on the m i c wrote:

u . s . a are useless yanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
09/13/06 07:41:44

mickey wrote:

yo ho ur army is shit
09/13/06 07:43:30

kossssbaa wrote:

come on the KOSB'S( Kings Own Scorrish Borderers) friendly fire my arse!
09/13/06 07:43:48

mickey wrote:

yo ho ur army is shit
09/13/06 07:43:50

dfh wrote:

go with the flow
09/13/06 07:44:32

cfh wrote:

bobs ur uncle
09/13/06 07:46:29

PVT Adam L Boudry wrote:

Our army is not shit and we deffinetly are not usless yanks. you all need to go to hell and smartten up a little. we need soldiers to win the war. i am proud to be in the us army.
09/13/06 08:12:53

PVT Adam L Boudry wrote:

oh yea whats stoping all of you from joining are you scared or just cowards. you can shure talk alot but i see no action from any of you lossers.
09/13/06 08:15:13

Spc Nash wrote:

What the hey... Usless Yanks ....We sure saved there asses in ww2 though ...funny how countrys seem to keep forgetting that .... Every single one .... When the boggie man comes(Hilter) to get them they want us the usless yank, and then when they think all is clear (and It's NOT) were usless yank, but the Boggie man is coming again and then who will they want
09/13/06 12:36:25

Spc Nash wrote:

What the hey... Useless Yanks ... We sure saved there asses in ww2 though ... funny how countries seem to keep forgetting that .... Every single one .... When the boogie man comes(Hilter) to get them they want us the useless yank, and then when they think all is clear (and It's NOT) were useless yank, but the Boogie man is coming again and then who will they want
09/13/06 12:37:46

problem wrote:

I don't judge no one but i do respect everyone's opinion. I ain't scared to fight because i would love to fight for my country like they fought for me one day.
09/13/06 12:48:55

John wrote:

It is very easy to sit back in the comfort of your home and say things about the army or the military men and women out supporting their country. Most people who would speak badly of the armed forces probably have never had to stand up for what they believe in. I have not been in the military but I thank all that have. Thanks for giving your time and protecting what you believe in.
09/13/06 16:59:31

Cadet Railey wrote:

Private Boudry, I salute you! These ass wipes dont have any respect for the US military. Put their damn asses on the frontlines...
09/15/06 17:26:17

Lord Gabe wrote:

um hey in not abel to find eny menchen on the army sites abote becoming a chapolin can eny one tell my how to do that, and wat are the religus resticshons?
09/20/06 19:50:39

Ashley wrote:

they have no idea how many times we helped those shit heads i am 17 years old and wjen ever i get a call i am signing up.
09/27/06 14:01:30

Sickle wrote:

Many hates the US Military now, but how many times the US Military helped those who have the nerves to say shit against them, especially my country, They never owe them what they have now; and if the recruiter thinks he is really ineligible and signs him up, and few years later that man whom he signed up became a good leader,Sometimes doing the right thing may need to violate rules.
10/01/06 00:05:24

Atlas wrote:

wow.
10/26/06 09:02:04

ZuelkeC wrote:

If you're mad about the war...we did not choose it, we simply follow our orders and accomplish the mission given to us. If you knew the facts, then maybe you would be saying things that made sense, instead of nonsense comments. Please come back and explain your outbursts of such anger. May God bless your lives and you find peace within.
11/11/06 11:57:12

ZuelkeC wrote:

If you're mad about the war...we did not choose it, we simply follow our orders and accomplish the mission given to us. If you knew the facts, then maybe you would be saying things that made sense, instead of nonsense comments. Please come back and explain your outbursts of such anger. May God bless your lives and you find peace within.
11/11/06 11:57:32

US Army Girl wrote:

What the hell! Why all the hostility? We aren't supposed to be fighting among the allies! Maybe that's why were all still over here in the damn desert. Why can't we all just fight together for the right cause and forget the troubles between us for a minute!
11/15/06 16:50:01

rbg wrote:

i hate the french just wanted to say that i think theyre all pansies!!!! maybe if we got some support from the rest of the wrold there wouldnt be soo much terrorist activity goin on and i will be signing up in just a few months soo all you towel head sobs better look out kus here i come!!!!!!!
11/15/06 21:23:50

rbg wrote:

i hate the french just wanted to say that i think theyre all pansies!!!! maybe if we got some support from the rest of the wrold there wouldnt be soo much terrorist activity goin on and i will be signing up in just a few months soo all you towel head sobs better look out kus here i come!!!!!!!
11/15/06 21:24:08

rbg wrote:

i hate the french just wanted to say that i think theyre all pansies!!!! maybe if we got some support from the rest of the wrold there wouldnt be soo much terrorist activity goin on and i will be signing up in just a few months soo all you towel head sobs better look out kus here i come!!!!!!!
11/15/06 21:24:28

ur mom wrote:

maybe if u all quit fighting amongst yourselves, we could finish what we started an get the hell outta there.. enlisting today :)
11/27/06 13:40:26

Corporal Whitaker wrote:

i would like to hear you say that U.S.A is a bunch of yanks. And the Army is SHIT. Cause if you said it to my face i would FUCK u up.
11/29/06 16:12:53

Corporal Whitaker wrote:

i would like to hear you say that U.S.A is a bunch of yanks. And the Army is SHIT. Cause if you said it to my face i would FUCK u up.
11/29/06 16:13:09

angry 11B wrote:

whats up chap. Useless yanks? Brits never learn. our forefathers sure ran your prissy a$$es out of the states. still have'nt recovered from that have you. your current military is part of the grand coalition. how many are fighting now 10,000 maybe compared to our 150,000. ask yourselves this, howcome they always send the brits to southern iraq, maybe because there isnt shit going on there. how about they send them to the sunni triangle. probally because hajj would run there asses out of there just like the continental army did during the revolutionary war. have a nice day chap
12/13/06 19:02:31

JmH wrote:

first of all i wanna say hey everyones got his own opinion. and thats alright and we should be thankful for being able to speak up and let everyone know what we think.
@corporal whitaker, im sorry but statements like "Cause if you said it to my face i would FUCK u up." is just totally inappropriate. i mean hey with things like this you just make urself look like exactly what these people are talking about. its not like i agree with these people who talk shit about the army. im 18 and my husbands downrange right now. but whenever i hear someone talk shit about the army or anything else, i just say to myself hey f* it turn around and walk away. because its their opinions and opinions cant be right or wrong.

by the way respect to all of u

maybe someone thinks my way top, thatd be interesting, just let me know
12/20/06 07:07:36

JmH wrote:

first of all i wanna say hey everyones got his own opinion. and thats alright and we should be thankful for being able to speak up and let everyone know what we think.
@corporal whitaker, im sorry but statements like "Cause if you said it to my face i would FUCK u up." is just totally inappropriate. i mean hey with things like this you just make urself look like exactly what these people are talking about. its not like i agree with these people who talk shit about the army. im 18 and my husbands downrange right now. but whenever i hear someone talk shit about the army or anything else, i just say to myself hey f* it turn around and walk away. because its their opinions and opinions cant be right or wrong.

by the way respect to all of u

maybe someone thinks my way top, thatd be interesting, just let me know
12/20/06 07:07:47

JmH wrote:

first of all i wanna say hey everyones got his own opinion. and thats alright and we should be thankful for being able to speak up and let everyone know what we think.
@corporal whitaker, im sorry but statements like "Cause if you said it to my face i would FUCK u up." is just totally inappropriate. i mean hey with things like this you just make urself look like exactly what these people are talking about. its not like i agree with these people who talk shit about the army. im 18 and my husbands downrange right now. but whenever i hear someone talk shit about the army or anything else, i just say to myself hey f* it turn around and walk away. because its their opinions and opinions cant be right or wrong.

by the way respect to all of u

maybe someone thinks my way top, thatd be interesting, just let me know
12/20/06 07:08:01

Cader Corporal Gonzalez wrote:

I respect everyone's opinion but before all those a**holes are judging the USA military first they should go try to get in it and see if they are really useless. They can do more stuff and can survive more stuff than the people that said that they are useless yanks. If it wasn't for the usa military this country would have so much f*****g terrorism. So to all the people that said that they USA millitary soldiers are usless yanks "shut the f**k up" b/c you are the loosers with no life
04/21/07 14:51:30

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07/02/07 08:15:23

bob the builder wrote:

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09/14/07 03:59:08

mao wrote:

what if a new recurit is depressed and wants out and he is sent to rsp. what does this mean. Is he coming back home or preparing him for the basic
12/20/07 02:45:21

Sgt. Todd wrote:

I have duel citizenship with the USA and England. I am in the US Army and proud of it! the RAF is kick ass as well as our military. However, the difference is, we know what we are doing.... This was is NOT fraudulant. we DID find WMD's (just ask the 19th special forces mountain division about the green goopy shit) As for us being useless yanks, look at you guys, lazy, always have to have your bloddy freakin tea and you dont wanna break a nail. but when you actually do your jobs (rarely) you do great at it! how about you do it A LOT MORE! GO ARMY! HOOAH!
12/23/07 01:29:17

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09/10/08 03:12:44

Edward Griffin wrote:

Was this the war that you yanks turned up 2 years late for in 1941!

Lets not forget your pathetic performance in vietnam either.

Useless Yanks!!!!
01/05/09 15:17:06

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