Do Army/Navy/Marine/Air Force/Coast Guard Recruiters have to lie a lot these days to young candidates in order to complete their military recruitment quotas?
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i used to be in rotc for a few years so i spent alot of time at an armory where there was an army recruiting center. i think it depends on the recruiter on whether they lie or not, but they do try to cover their asses, so its more of stretching the truth about things. like telling you that you will get to do all these great and wonderful things in the military, and how good the benifets are. but they dont tell you the little catches to things. or how long you have to be in the military to receive benifets and so on. and if i remember, they do get into trouble if they havent met a quota. so thats why they are so damn persistant. lol. the best suggestion to someone if they are tryin to join is dont really listen to a recruiter. get videos, and do your own research. then contact them if still interested.
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Alot of young people are afraid to ask for what was promised in writing.If they can,t do that they have no credibility.Also don,t be worried about walking out of a MEPS station if you do not get what YOU want.When I did it,heads rolled and I got what I wanted.
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Recruiters from each branch do have a mission to recruit X number of potential candidates, but quota is not exactly the right term. As such, recruiters do employ sales techniques. They have to pitch a concept, sell their "product" (the military lifestyle or the military career opportunities). That being said, individual recruiters MAY embellish in order to accomplish their mission, but that is neither condoned nor authorized. What an individual does can not be construed as a wide-spread practice. There is also the misnomer that because recruit candidates may *think* they were lied to, when, in fact, the recruiter provided all facts and truthful information but its perceived or received by the candidate incorrectly or out of context. If it is not written in the contract, it is not gauranteed. Many a young man or woman, fail to negotiate their enterance contract fully and regret that afterwards. But that does not mean they were *lied* to.
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It is illegal for recruiters to lie, however, there is one statement as part of the enlistment which states something like "You understand that only what is written in this contract is binding, nothing stated orally is part of the contract". Which pretty much means recruiters can say whatever they want as long as the enlistee initials that question. I think most recruiters are on the up-and-up, but remember that losing a stateside recruiting position can result in an overseas trip to Iraq or Afghanistan. Actually, I heard the military has relaxed certain standards of conduct to help recruiting, i.e. criminals not convicted of a felony can be considered.
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they dont have to but they do... who else is going to protect our country
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Being in the Military and a former recruiter, it is against the Federal Law to lie to recruits in referance to the Army. If a recruit feels that he/she has been misled and reports it, an investigation is initiated. If that investigation finds out that the recruiter did in fact lie or promise a recruit something outside the contract, he/she most often is court martialed and reduced in rank or even worse, dishonorably discharged. There is no such thing as quotas when recruiting. It is an annual goal for the Army which is broken down to stations. There are no repercussions if this goal is not met. Quota is a need to have a minimum. This is not the case in service recruitng
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I know it's been a while since this question has been asked but I would like to add that some of today's recruiters have developed the idea of being COMPLETELY HONEST with their prospects (even if it hurts). This will help them in their recruiting efforts in the long run when their prospects enlist and then refer their friends and others to visit a certain recruiter, thus making the mark on the annual recruiting goals for both the military and the recruiter.
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they always did. Didn't you ever see the film "Private Benjamin"? See what they promised her? LOL
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I wouldn't say they lie...they mislead, tell youngsters what they think they want to hear...and because they are young and gullible, they believe the recruiter. They say things like..."You can...You will...You may..." Of course to a 17 or 18 year old it sounds like it will happen...because the recruiter said so.
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I think that cash incentives have gone a long way to encourage recruits... :-)
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no they dont lie they just dont tell you jackshit see. they tell you the small minute good details and leave the vast majority of shitty details out.
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I don't know but i like my recruiter
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they don't lie per se, but they certainly will not volunteer information. that is the recruits responsibility. they're required to ask the right questions. the problem is that they don't know the right questions to ask so they are easily misled. the best thing a young person can do that wants to join any branch of the military is talk to as many military members as possible to get true stories about what it's really like rather than idealized propaganda. this is what i did and it helped me unbelievably! it also helped that my dad was in the branch that i ended up going in as well. no, they wont lie, but they wont tell the whole truth which is almost as bad in my book.
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