What is the actual process for hometown recruiting after graduating OSUT?

2017-09-13T17:11:17-04:00

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 13 at 2017 5:13 PM

2017-09-13T17:13:29-04:00

To my understanding the soldier has to have been approved for it by his recruiting stationed prior to leaving for basic training. When I was on the trail my neighbor was a stationed commander and that was what he briefed me .

Response by 1SG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 13 at 2017 5:17 PM

2017-09-13T17:17:01-04:00

I have went through the regulation, I went to the website http://www.usarec.army.mil/support/hrap.htm and I have asked other recruiters and got different answers.

I was told that we (the Drill Sergeant) has to send the request. The request must go though the dead link above. After the request the recruiter would be able to go into that system and accept them or decline the request.

what I am thinking of doing is contacting the recruiters and personally asking them if they wouldn't mind having that Soldier return back to the station and work for the next 14 days. If the recruiter was cool with that I was just going to annotate it onto the leave form and once it is approves by our Battalion Commander I was going to call it a day. I just don't want to waste all that leg work for someone who is really not familiar with the program and say "no". but I guess that's the worst thing that can happen is the "no".

But any thoughts from any professionals that has done this. Thanks.

hrap.htm

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 13 at 2017 5:17 PM

2017-09-13T17:17:08-04:00

1) SM in OSUT volunteers for HRAP and sends the request.

2) Recruiting station receives it and approves/denies it.

3) If approved, which it does not have to be as many center leaders do not particularly like it, the SM will report to the recruiting station for up to 14 days of TDY assisting the station. Called "free leave" by many.

4) After the end of the TDY, report to duty station.

Response by SGT Morrison (Mike) Hogwood made Sep 14 at 2017 9:51 AM

2017-09-14T09:51:18-04:00

It's been many years as i did this in the late 70's,so i do not if the rules are different, if you graduated in the top ?% of your class you could go home town recruiter,it was 30 days back then and could be extended by the station commander based on performance,it look's like it has been reduced to two weeks,hope this helps .

Response by 1SG Ben Gibbins made Sep 16 at 2017 4:34 PM

2017-09-16T16:34:41-04:00

The request starts at the electronic packet. The recruiter can add tge request. There is an admin person at BT that validates and then an email is sent to the station commander at the recruiting station. If the station commander accepts the request then the soldier works for a specified number if hours per week in a limited recruiting fashion. Usually 14 days. Can be extended if the gaining commander agrees.

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 11 at 2018 9:23 AM

2018-07-11T09:23:02-04:00

I am curious as an active duty solder. They sometimes send us for hometown recruiting. Now i am not comming from ait or anything like that. But is it possible that if you do a good job that you can put in a request to switch duty stations to stay there and assist. Just curious