Posted on May 20, 2016
Why would USMC recruiters avoid a candidate?
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When I got out of the Guard in 2015, I immediately contacted the USMC. I wanted to join a disciplined environment, because I needed it (and still need it).
My first recruiter expressed interest and said I met all of the qualifications to join. I shook hands with him, then departed. I followed up with emails and phone calls. He was ignoring me.
A friend of a 'senior' USMC recruiter said he would help. This senior recruiter said that it was weird that a recruiter would fall off the face of the earth like that, and that he would help. 3 months later, after realizing he wasn't responding to calls/emails either, I lost patience and joined the Reserves.
Of course, THE DAY AFTER I signed for the Reserves, he calls me back.
What gives? What could possibly distract recruiters months at a time from actually recruiting? I ask because I'm thinking about inquire again in 2018.
Apologies if I sound like a nagging hag, it's been a chip on my shoulder for a while.
My first recruiter expressed interest and said I met all of the qualifications to join. I shook hands with him, then departed. I followed up with emails and phone calls. He was ignoring me.
A friend of a 'senior' USMC recruiter said he would help. This senior recruiter said that it was weird that a recruiter would fall off the face of the earth like that, and that he would help. 3 months later, after realizing he wasn't responding to calls/emails either, I lost patience and joined the Reserves.
Of course, THE DAY AFTER I signed for the Reserves, he calls me back.
What gives? What could possibly distract recruiters months at a time from actually recruiting? I ask because I'm thinking about inquire again in 2018.
Apologies if I sound like a nagging hag, it's been a chip on my shoulder for a while.
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Responses: 66
I was a Marine recruiter. This baffles me? If he didn’t keep in touch with you then it’s his loss. I have no explanation for him ignoring you?
Back when I first joined the Navy in 1977 I had all types on inquiries from Army and marine recruiters. Not sure why this happened
Just like everything else-you are a means to their job. Once you’re in you don’t matter any more
Sad part of it is you still went to boot camp to become a reserve soldier. He lost out on your enlistment.
I would have visited him or another recruiter in person and got things going myself.
Can't speak for your Ric--you obviosuly weren't truly committed if you let this situation deter you. Part of being s grown man is setting goals and seeing them through. Good luck and god speed.
Because you would have to complete boot camp all over again, your mentality would not be the same, you been there done that and got a dd214 for it, if you wanted to be a Marine you should have join there from the beginning
The Marine Corps is the smallest of the big four US Services. Therefore their slots are fewer. Further, you were prior service. You would need to wait until they had a slot open for prior service person. They also have to consider what the "QT" score on your ASVAB test was (Were you a "Cat-1", "Cat-2" etc...), AND were they attempting to put you in your previous MOS? Or wer you going to be retrained? Also, you would need to go through the Marines Corps Boot Camp as well (Yes, your previous boot camp didn't count). You had all these factors working against you.
If you would have been a Non Prior service "Cat-1", AND passed your MEPS Physical, you would be spending a LOT of time with your recruiters prior to shipping.
If you would have been a Non Prior service "Cat-1", AND passed your MEPS Physical, you would be spending a LOT of time with your recruiters prior to shipping.
Obviously there is something on your DD214 scaring them off. A bad RE Code or something that they are not wavering.
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