I am currently looking at requesting Army recruiter for my next assignment. What does the daily life looks like for recruiters now?

Started my DA Select duty in Oct '95 shortly before or right after the Success 2000 initiative was put into place, I recruited out of the Hollywood FL RS, Ft. Lauderdale CO, Miami BN. Location was great, duty sucked the proverbial Green Weenie. I have always equated it to 36 consecutive NTC rotations for me. It was pretty much determined during my TT&E(probationary period) by everyone from myself to the CO CDR that I was not going to be a successful recruiter by USAREC standards. I was a Caucasian male in an area that was probably 80% minority and I was not bilingual which didn't help either, with both of my high schools (1 public, 1 private) being less than ideal recruiting grounds. I learned within that first 8-months out there that the entirety of the command, from CO to USAREC, didn't care about the individual NCOs they relied upon to make it's missions. I should have been sent back to the "real" Army or at least possibly moved to our Jupiter CO where the demographics would have been more conducive to me personally, especially when they had a need for a few more "white boys" up there lol. It became a daily struggle as I went on the proverbial roller-coaster ride of putting a couple in this month, then maybe going 2 months without a contract, and always hearing the same tired crap about me being a less than stellar NCO/Soldier(believe me, the descriptions they used were far less flattering lol), yada yada yada....I went from being a "fast-track" Tanker to being a low life piece of shit. I also watched how others could play the system and get away with things that should have ended their careers, putting individuals in that shouldn't in good conscience enlisted, "dipping a DEP", etc etc.
From the time I left there in '98 and went back to the "real" Army I always swore I wouldn't wish Recruiting Duty on my worst enemy and did my best to persuade my junior NCOs to seek out DS duty as opposed to Recruiting. I realize that this has been over 20+ years ago now, so the duty may be very different today, however I would suggest caution still to anyone thinking of going on Recruiting Duty.

The worst part of it for me was that holding the title of "recruiter" automatically puts you in a different light than everyone else wearing a uniform. You are not always liked or respected by civilians and your fellow Soldiers alike. The word "recruiter" comes with a stigma that is as old as the military itself. Probably one of the most stereotyped professions there is. As much as you think the civilian world loves the military, you will not get that reception when you are a recruiter. Some places are not so bad, other places you might as well be a leper. You learn to put that out of your mind and drive on, but it never stops bothering you that you have this stigma and label attached to you with that recruiter badge.

I'm currently on recruiting duty. I personally hate it. SSG Nicholas Sodano's description is accurate. The only thing I would add is that, depending on your MOS, it could be a career killer. It's three years where you have nothing to do with being a leader.

Run in the opposite direction as far and as fast as you can! Unless you're a natural used-car salesman (and proud of it), your life will suck. It was absolutely the worst 36 months of my 26 years.

Recruiting can behraven and hell at the same time. Perks is that I got to watch every sporting event in me area, talk and have fun on the radio for months, network and meet some amazing people. But and that same note realize that you don't mean s@#$. Who you were in the Army don't mean S@#$. You can be super sniper, lone survivor, and Chuck Norris rolled into one and if you don't give the beast it's monthly contracts it will make your life a living hell.

I was DA selected and was on the bag from 08-11 I was in the Southern US so making mission was easy I think I'm one of the few who enjoyed my time bc I had a station commander who was a professional NCO and wouldn't tolerate the just make mission mindset. The hours can be long and the recruits and parents and other family members will drive you crazy but it's a rewarding feeling to see them come back from all their training or sometimes a year down the road and meet a Soldier. My only advice is if you are under the age of 30 and single DO NOT GO TROUBLE IS BEHIND EVERY CORNER!!!!

I was a recruiter from 1981 to 1985. It was the WORST assignment I ever had in my Army career. I was in a great area (Appalachian Mtns of North Carolina) and the folks were very nice people. But the leadership was always, always, always pressing for more recruits. Harping constantly to get your numbers up. Going on leave? Forget it. Not 2 hours into a vacay and the phone is ringing telling you to get to the office your leave has been cancelled. 4 years and zero vacation. Constant threats about not making mission. I can't imagine it's any better today with all the crap going on in the country. If you can get out of it do so. You won't regret not doing it.

Don't do it! If you enjoy being an NCO, a Soldier, or the Army in general stay away! Recruiting is a very important job with a very important mission, but it is literally like playing roulette as many leaders I have come across do not care in slightest about any of those things. I have been in USAREC for over 5 years the command that common sense has somehow evaded. There are an abundance of NCOs, using this term loosely that act like greasy used car salesmen and care about nothing but their own reputation and career! This is the only job where you can enter as an E-4 and get promoted all the way to E-9 without being able to make an extended rectangular formation. Enter at your own risk integrity is not required beyond this point!

Longest hours I ever worked for the least reward

there's two jobs that mirror a recruiter... a car salesman and a prostitute, and the only reward for a job well done is lack of punishment