Would you today volunteer for recruiting duty? Why our why not?

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 09:26:33 -0500

Response by LTC Jason Bartlett made Jan 21 at 2014 9:32 AM

LTC Jason Bartlett — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 09:32:17 -0500

Yes, Army is getting smaller equates to smaller mission for recruiters which means success. Seems like an easy decision.

Response by CMC Robert Young made Jan 24 at 2014 10:08 PM

CMC Robert Young — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 22:08:21 -0500

Everybody I have ever known who served as a recruiter reported it as rewarding and fulfilling tour. If it were available to me, I would strongly consider it.

Response by SSG V. Michelle Woods made Jan 24 at 2014 10:16 PM

SSG V. Michelle Woods — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 22:16:10 -0500

No way! I'd have to leave all this HOOAH and I just couldn't do that.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 26 at 2014 1:18 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 13:18:40 -0500

Depends, if I get to chose which recruiting BN. I wouldn't have no issues getting station in PR getting recruiting pay and language pay. However, money isn't everything, you have to meet mission and get the best civilians for the military.

Response by CSM Mike Maynard made Feb 1 at 2014 3:50 AM

CSM Mike Maynard — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 03:50:28 -0500

SFC Payne, it is a career enhancing opportunity and it is hard work and you will gain new skills that will benefit you in the future.

Response by SFC Gary Fox made Feb 2 at 2014 8:52 AM

SFC Gary Fox — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 08:52:46 -0500

I was a recruiter, 1982-1985. I volunteered for the position. Though I was a successful recruiter, I came to hate it. The economy was poor with a double digit unemployment rate. You would think with jobs so difficult to find and we were not at war, more people would have been "knocking down the door" to get in. The best advice I can give someone who is going to go into recruiting is, "Remember the three P's; Prospecting, Prospecting, Prospecting." Use all your resources to go out and find qualified applicants. If you expect them to just walk in the door and say they want to enlist; good luck. Visit your high schools as often as they will let you. If they have JROTC at your assigned schools, become an asset to them.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 8 at 2014 12:05 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 00:05:02 -0500

Upon coming off of active duty in 2010 I immediately transitioned to AGR two weeks later as a 79R. After 3 years or so of doing this I would do it all over again. I tell people all the time that this is a rewarding job where I can positively impact people's lives on a daily basis. I would be lying though if I left out that occasionally there are those days where I ask myself what was I thinking, but any recruiter knows what I'm saying.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 26 at 2016 9:20 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 26 May 2016 09:20:59 -0400

The only way I would volunteer for AGR recruiting duty is if I got a 100% guarantee of location. We all know that would never happen though. So I became a drill sergeant instead.

Response by SFC J Fullerton made May 26 at 2016 9:55 AM

SFC J Fullerton — Thu, 26 May 2016 09:55:39 -0400

If I had it to do all over again, I probably would not have converted to 79R. I had done my 3 year detailed tour, went back to the Infantry in 2000. That same year I made the E7 list as a 79R. Declined it. A year later, just days before 9/11, I made the list again as a 79R. Figured it would be career suicide to decline another promotion so reluctantly accepted it. Went back to USAREC while all my peers went on to OIF and OEF. When I retired, I felt like my military career went unfulfilled and was dull. I missed out on too much. While I did progress through different positions, ending as a MEPS Sr. GC, my heart was back on the line where my Infantry brothers were.