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2023-11-03 -Land of the Free
Army orders 800 NCOs to report to recruiter school - next week
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Posted by Griter Slash1619 2023-11-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [16 views ]  Top

#1 Using AR 601-210, do we think they'll even find enough AFQT Cat 4's?

Unless the DOD is fighting a war using Smart PH, XBox, PS4 and the LSD's suddenly decide to leave Bubba and Tyrone alone, and to keep their firearms and ammo. Things will get interesting state-side quickly
Posted by NN2N1 2023-11-03 06:03||   2023-11-03 06:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Poss to refresh their woke training.

High school students walk out of class in protest of transgender bathroom policy: 'They ignore us'
Posted by Skidmark 2023-11-03 06:25||   2023-11-03 06:25|| Front Page Top

#3 Had a flight seat next to a fellow in green.
Found he was an artillery man, like my Dad in WWII. I talk to people too.
This fellow had been reselected to Recruiting.
He worked in a small 3 man storefront in a depressed neighborhood.
Asked him how he liked the move.

"I'd rather be digging graves," he said.
Posted by Skidmark 2023-11-03 06:30||   2023-11-03 06:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Thousands of National Guard troops have not received promised enlistment bonuses
Posted by Skidmark 2023-11-03 06:32||   2023-11-03 06:32|| Front Page Top

#5 And if these new ‘volunteers’ don’t meet their quota, what’s their punishment?
Digging graves perhaps?
Slick move Army.
Posted by USN, Ret. 2023-11-03 07:40||   2023-11-03 07:40|| Front Page Top

#6 I doubt the recruiting school has 800 seats or billeting for all of them at once. If you are headed to Recruiting, Reserves, and ROTC, you have no further career.
Posted by Procopius2k 2023-11-03 07:53||   2023-11-03 07:53|| Front Page Top

#7 ...USAF pulled this stunt in the late 90s while I was still in - not enough recruiters, so every E5 coming back from overseas in a certain window was told to report to Lackland for Recruiter School. The geniuses behind this idea put a catch in that they thought would seal the deal: if you refused the orders, you got out.

As you may have already guessed, USAF was slightly surprised to discover just how refusable this idea was. The official numbers were 10-12%; I had friends in Personnel tell me it was closer to 30%. On top of that, somebody figured out that even THAT 2/3rds of the people would still not want to be there and would likely be more of a hindrance than help. (I met two guys who got caught up in it before it was put out of its misery; they both said that they would have considered their careers over and acted accordingly. I suspect that would have been the norm.)

So yeah, Army - put a gun to people's head like this. Fu@king morons.

Mike
Posted by MikeKozlowski 2023-11-03 08:14||   2023-11-03 08:14|| Front Page Top

#8 ^#6
No further Career?

Father (USSTRACOM - Kilbourne Kaserne) was 1 of the original 12 CSM's promoted in 1967 after doing recruiting duty in 1963 on returning from his 2 tour of Nam.

Brother made CSM (MOS 13) while at Gieesen Germany 23 months after doing Recruiting duty in 1990-91.

Recruiting duty is a make or break duty assignment. An yes it breaks many
Posted by NN2N1 2023-11-03 09:06||   2023-11-03 09:06|| Front Page Top

#9 Recruiting duty is a make or break duty assignment. An yes it breaks many
Posted by: NN2N1 2023-11-03 09:06

NN2N1,

Sadly true. It broke my career and my marriage, but I actually got away lucky - the suicide rate was horrifying, and it included two full Colonels.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2023-11-03 09:29||   2023-11-03 09:29|| Front Page Top

#10 Here's something that'll help with recruitment.

First woman approved to lead US Navy
Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-11-03 10:17||   2023-11-03 10:17|| Front Page Top

#11 Grom, the important thing is that she checks the right boxes.
Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2023-11-03 10:58||   2023-11-03 10:58|| Front Page Top

#12 Until they stop the woke BS, actually make it worthwhile to join and keep the toxic leadership to a minimum they might get some numbers back. Honestly with the current generations of youngsters there is little hope for expanding the force without bringing back the draft as they want nothing to do with the military for the most part.
Posted by DarthVader 2023-11-03 11:06||   2023-11-03 11:06|| Front Page Top

#13 First woman approved to lead US Navy

Gohdammit Larry.
Posted by swksvolFF 2023-11-03 18:22||   2023-11-03 18:22|| Front Page Top

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