Is it worth it to go Warrant after 3 years of recruiting?

2016-03-08T07:31:49-05:00

I am about to go to AGR recruiting school here in the next couple of months. I am the type of person that like to plan the all important next step. After three years of recruiting, would going warrant still be worth it? Are there Recruiter Warrant officers? Just looking for advice, and yes, before anyone tells me, I know that nothing ever works out the way we plan it.

Response by CW4 Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 8 at 2016 8:09 AM

2016-03-08T08:09:50-05:00

It is ALWAYS worth it to go Warrant. There is absolutely NO GOOD EXCUSE not to at least put in a packet. I constantly hear people tell me how they would have but they were already an E7 or already had XX years in. Before you weigh the pros and cons of your current job/responsibilities versus what you'd be doing as a Warrant Officer, put a packet together, make the list, then decide if its really want you want to do. If you never submitted a packet, you were never any closer to being a WO than a private fresh out of basic.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 8 at 2016 8:13 AM

2016-03-08T08:13:13-05:00

I have twelve years in the Army as enlisted and I recently went Green to Gold. I will commission as a 2LT in May. My advice it to think about your future and if you will be happy in the next 10-20 years if you stay enlisted. Everyone has their own goals and qualities they can bring to different parts of the Army. I would just look to the future and not the past. Good Luck!

Response by CW4 Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 8 at 2016 9:12 AM

2016-03-08T09:12:03-05:00

CW4 Private RallyPoint Member and CPT Private RallyPoint Member both provided sound advice. My only question that I have for you is, will 3 years of recruiting put you behind the powercurve as a technical expert in your field? Most Warrant Officer MOS prerequisites want to see your last 5 NCOERS showing your technical and leadership abilities in your MOS and being a recruiter could possible take away from your technical/tactical resume once you put a WOCS packet.

Response by CW5 Donna Smith made Mar 8 at 2016 10:02 AM

2016-03-08T10:02:38-05:00

What do you want your career I the military to be and look like? Where do you want to be in 5, 10, or 15 years from now? What is your passion? Once you answered those question then you definitely know what it is you want to experience in the military.

Response by CW4 Scott Hyde made Mar 8 at 2016 12:49 PM

2016-03-08T12:49:05-05:00

Why do you want to become a Warrant officer?

Here is a link to the USAREC WO Recruiting site. http://www.usarec.army.mil/hq/warrant/

U.S. Army Recruiting Command's Warrant Officer Recruiting Information Site

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 8 at 2016 2:22 PM

2016-03-08T14:22:19-05:00

I'm not aware of recruiting warrants. However, with an ordnance background, you'd be an ideal candidate for an ordnance warrant position. You should definitely put in the packet.

Response by SFC A.M. Drake made Mar 8 at 2016 9:48 PM

2016-03-08T21:48:22-05:00

As an AGR solider going recruiting your Primary MOS will be 79R. With that being said USARC will not have a problem with you transferring over to Warrant, however this is what will likely happen:
1. USAREC is always short AGR recruiters and if you submit your 4187 to be released 9/10 it will be disapproved.
2. USARC unwritten rule: they are paying you to recruit...period.
3. You can submit your 4187 no problem but will it get approved. 99% not.

4. Here is another if you are not of your primary now, and three yrs later you're a 79 series...no warrants AGR in recruiting except maybe JAG area. Now you would not have relevant experience in your old MOS any longer.

5. What to know more...find me on global.

Your best bet if you are truly interested in Warrant is to go warrant in the Reserve then come into AGR program as Warrant

6. I know from being an AGR recruiter for last 14yrs

Response by SFC A.M. Drake made Mar 8 at 2016 9:50 PM

2016-03-08T21:50:53-05:00

Sam send me an email. I'm currently AGR recruiter last 14 yrs

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 15 at 2016 6:21 AM

2016-03-15T06:21:23-04:00

I was a recruiter 2 years before I transitioned to Warrant Officer. It was worth it to me, but that came from my desire to be a Warrant Officer.

However, I did go back to working in my MOS for a year prior to dropping my Warrant packet to re-familiarize myself with the current equipment.

Response by SGM Harvey Boone made Sep 30 at 2016 8:52 PM

2016-09-30T20:52:35-04:00

Just tell the truth and don't lie. Recruiting is not as easy as it looks.