Posted on Feb 23, 2019

Can you go from Recruiting to Drill Sergeant?

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I am currently a detailed recruiter and I am starting to think about my next assignment. I want to go DS. I am wondering if anyone here has done both, back to back...or if you know of anyone who has done both assignments, one after another. TIA.

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Posted 6 y ago

I had an ANCOC student who had done both, and he was actually the only one I saw with both in 21 years. I recall him having the gold badge, so I assume he was a productive recruiter. It didn't put him ahead of his peers, and may have put him a couple of years behind, but I didn't know his entire story.
5 years is a long time away from your PMOS. I understand that DS duty is now considered PSG time if previous posts I read are correct, and you may be assigned to the training center for your PMOS, which may help with a follow on assignment. I yield to the SNCOs in your PMOS, and results of the recent promotion boards, though.

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1SG (Join to see) - That is very sold information. I will ask a few seniors in my PMOS and ask them their opinions. I believe that my mindset is different however than what others may be. I know most people want to make rank asap. I don't completely share that mindset. It isn't that I do not care about promotions, but with me making SSG in 6 years, I feel like I have time to slow down and catch up. I could make 7 in 7...but I'm not overly concerned with that. With that being said, if I take an assignment and it slows down my next promotion for a year or two, I can live with that.

I have had the same mindset and wondered if I would just be looked at as, chasing badges...I really hope that is not the case when it comes time for branch to consider my request.
I suppose only time will tell.

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SSG Clint Underhill
If you only have 6 or 7 years in, that changes my opinion to, I would go for it.
You've certainly learned a lot about people, time management, planning, and communication as a Recruiter. DS duty will round you out well. Contacting DS branch directly, as another NCO posted, may not be a bad idea. Best wishes.

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1SG (Join to see) - I will contact the DS branch directly once that time comes. I appreciate your words of wisdom and guidance. Keep up the mentoring top.
Thank you.

CW4 Craig Urban

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My battalion commander in Luxembourg Bob Cox was in charge of enlisted assignments at the Hoffman building. He was quartermaster. He had branch transferred as a major from ada. His first wife divorced him. He was always in the field. He made full bull but not general. Stay with you own guys. My friend Dennis Monzingo was detailed as a recruiter in Ventura California. He was a Bradley mechanic at Fort Carson. He got out after 8 years as a SSG. He now is a retired GS 12
Retired south of Pattaya. We were stationed together in Luxembourg. Army war reserve.

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Posted 6 y ago

Yes you can. Not recommended by branch, but yes you can go from TDA unit toTDA unit or broadening assignment to broadening assignment.

As of right now, there's a big push for recruiters and Drills.

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What about from doing drill time to recruiter? Is it also possible to do both starting drill to recruiter?

CW4 Craig Urban

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Of course the army is not meeting their recruiting goals. Plus they are 750 helicopter pilots short
I was the log chief at USAREC support center in Alexandria Virginia. As a cw3. Hand picked.

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SSG (Join to see) SFC Amuse the Insta Famous NCO she was a DS and got DA selected for recruiting. She made SFC. However, she is Signal, so different career path.