How low can Army recruiters go?

pawn · Post by **pawn** » 15-01-06, 2:47 am

starjeanne wrote:the recruiters.

yes well, like i have said in the past:

Them that can do, them that cannot.... recruit.

Merideth · Post by **Merideth** » 15-01-06, 3:14 am

i have a great deal of respect for those that serve. its honorable to want to serve your country, no matter which branch of the service your choose. i find it amusing that those who've never serve, find it easy to pick apart our military.

pawn · Post by **pawn** » 15-01-06, 3:44 am

Merideth wrote:i have a great deal of respect for those that serve. its honorable to want to serve your country, no matter which branch of the service your choose. i find it amusing that those who've never serve, find it easy to pick apart our military.

have you served in the military merideth?

Jean Pool · Post by **Jean Pool** » 15-01-06, 3:48 am

like I said before, UH OH.

Actually both my parents were in the military. I never served. Now my son is saying he thinks the Airforce might be cool. I wouldn't want him to join, but if he did I would support his decision and hope he learned a lot from the experience. It's a ways off, so who knows what may happen. I was surprised to hear him say that, must keep him away from recruiters. ...

Emeralds_and_Ice · Post by **Emeralds_and_Ice** » 15-01-06, 4:49 am

Mr frost has been working alot of hours lately & hardly ever gets on the computer anymore..He is hoping they are gonna slow down some soon so he can get back on..but when he is off he spends his time with me & the kids & not alot on line..So yea he hasn't posted much but I would be stupid to say hey you stop being with the kids & get on line lol...He did say when it slowed down he would be around..But I am the chatter chomps in the family not him lol..

Merideth · Post by **Merideth** » 15-01-06, 1:26 pm

pawn wrote:
Merideth wrote:i have a great deal of respect for those that serve. its honorable to want to serve your country, no matter which branch of the service your choose. i find it amusing that those who've never serve, find it easy to pick apart our military.
have you served in the military merideth?

no, unfortunately, i wrecked my knee at 19 and couldn't join. i had wanted to join the airforce or navy and become a pilot. both my mom & dad served during vietnam, though thankfully they were both stateside. and storm was in the navy when we met and contemplated going officer and becoming a lifer...7 months in japan away from me changed that.

i may not have served, but i don't sit and pic apart our military either.

pawn · Post by **pawn** » 15-01-06, 2:33 pm

Merideth wrote:
pawn wrote:
Merideth wrote:i have a great deal of respect for those that serve. its honorable to want to serve your country, no matter which branch of the service your choose. i find it amusing that those who've never serve, find it easy to pick apart our military.
have you served in the military merideth?
no, unfortunately, i wrecked my knee at 19 and couldn't join. i had wanted to join the airforce or navy and become a pilot. both my mom & dad served during vietnam, though thankfully they were both stateside. and storm was in the navy when we met and contemplated going officer and becoming a lifer...7 months in japan away from me changed that.

i may not have served, but i don't sit and pic apart our military either.

Questioning the Government, the Military, the Media etc is appropriate and an intergal part of a healthy democracy.

Your assumption that those who have never served find it easy to "pick apart our military" is of little consequence particularly when by your own admission you have not served in the military.

Post by **v0id** » 15-01-06, 3:30 pm

starjeanne wrote:3 meals a day, a chance to see the world and get some training.

you get that in prison nowadays

Devlin · Post by **Devlin** » 15-01-06, 11:34 pm

pawn wrote:
starjeanne wrote:the recruiters.
yes well, like i have said in the past:

Them that can do, them that cannot.... recruit.

I resent that remark...I do well.

Devlin · Post by **Devlin** » 15-01-06, 11:35 pm

as a matter of fact....you can't go recuiting duty, if you can't do.

pawn · Post by **pawn** » 16-01-06, 12:13 am

Devlin wrote:
pawn wrote:
starjeanne wrote:the recruiters.
yes well, like i have said in the past:

Them that can do, them that cannot.... recruit.
I resent that remark...I do well.

resent OR resemble? j/k

Devlin · Post by **Devlin** » 16-01-06, 12:22 am

I do fine..

I don't know anyone who doesn't do well..

as I said, you have to be doing well in your career to represent whatever service your in for recuiting.

But, I digress..I am not a recruiter I am a classifier...I interview for job postions. Which is bad enough..its all about the numbers...people get fired and sent back to the field with poor evaluations for not submitting the required numbers...

so in a sense..in a very small way..your initial statement about people not doing go to recuiting..would be kinda opposite.

pawn · Post by **pawn** » 16-01-06, 12:30 am

Devlin wrote:I do fine..

I don't know anyone who doesn't do well..

as I said, you have to be doing well in your career to represent whatever service your in for recuiting.

But, I digress..I am not a recruiter I am a classifier...I interview for job postions. Which is bad enough..its all about the numbers...people get fired and sent back to the field with poor evaluations for not submitting the required numbers...

so in a sense..in a very small way..your initial statement about people not doing go to recuiting..would be kinda opposite.

Having said that, would it be in military's best interests to lower standards if faced with a shrinking pool of willing and qualified candidates?

Jean Pool · Post by **Jean Pool** » 16-01-06, 12:31 am

v0id wrote:
starjeanne wrote:3 meals a day, a chance to see the world and get some training.
you get that in prison nowadays

and on welfare too.

Jean Pool · Post by **Jean Pool** » 16-01-06, 12:33 am

pawn:

Having said that, would it be in military's best interests to lower standards if faced with a shrinking pool of willing and qualified candidates?
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Well, what about letting illegal aliens serve and then get citizenship as a reward.