Thinking of dropping my volunteer recruiter packet. How do recruiters feel about their jobs (likes/dislikes)?

I'll preface this by saying, I have never been a recruiter myself. That said, I have known many recruiters in my career. The common thread seems to be that at some time in your recruiting career, you will be faced with a challenge to your integrity and values. Some were willing to compromise theirs, some weren't (sometimes to the detriment of their careers). Decide before you drop your package what is more important to you.

And, only you know what kind of character you have, but understand that you are going to be dealing with a LOT of temptation. Young recruits will be enamored with what they perceive as your power, position, and authority. Those feelings often turn amorous, and if you feel that you will be too much of a challenge, you may want to avoid recruiting. Many of the recruiters that I knew were unprepared for the type of attention they received from the recruits.

Good luck with your decision.

SSG McCarthy, no disrespect but someone else's likes or dislikes of their job should have no bearing on whether or not you submit your packet.
First off........ everyone's experience is "subjective" at best. If they really miss working in their job that they were trained in and really miss the "Real Army", then chances are the dislikes will far out number the likes.
A better question would be..... How hard is it to achieve their monthly recruiting goals and what are the consequences if they don't make them...both personally and career wise.
Some things to consider.. for the first time since 2005, The United States Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) failed to reach the overall yearly recruiting mission and fell short by 6,500 recruits.
I believe there are many things that factor in the least being our strong economy and very low unemployment numbers.
The statistics that were put out by USAREC are that out of every 100 age eligible prospects, 70 will not be qualified to join the Army and out of the remaining 30, only 1 out of 8 will have any interest in hearing about the benefits the Army has to offer. That leaves 3 plus applicants, that have to test high enough to qualify, clear their criminal background checks, medical exams and agree to enlist.
One suggestion I would make is to visit several local recruiting stations (if you are CONUS) and talk to each one's Station's Commander, then I believe you will get a more clear picture of what present day recruiting is all about.

Best of Luck

As a recruiter I can say the individual makes their recruiting experience either good or bad not the other way around. Yea sometimes you get a questionable leader, but that's the army.