Here it is, I have heard about and read milblogs for a long time. I guess now is a good time to make my own. I am a 8 year army vet and LOVE the Army, but for the last 2.5 years I have been assigned to recruiting command as a recruiter. I can't claim that I have been to the sand box and had to deal w/ IED's or car bombs. I went "Over There" in 1998 for Operation Desert Fox for 6 months. I have had friends and soldiers that I have recruited go and I have been fourtunate enought to not have lost anyone that I know. Being a Combat Engineer in peacetime can be like a hungry tiger caged in a barn yard, and for something to kick off but not being able to go can emotionaly trying.
Some of the things I have done out here have been life changing in a good way, it feels realy good when you enlist someone that you know will make a difference in their life. I have seen things out here ranging from shady recruiters, and ignorant parents. I have never been shot at until I came out to recruiting and it has happened twice.
I have been on the top of the pack and the bottom, and there is no difference that I see. When you are on top and bottom you are in the spotlight. When on top the 79R's are pushing you to do more to cover the weak links and when you are on the bottom you have the 79R's pushing you to work harder, like you weren't before, to cover the others and yourself. Even in the middle you can NEVER do enough. As long as you put in the # required the 79R's always want more.
I'm writing this while my S/C and a future 79R talk about football, then they wonder why we don't go home until 2200. This is suppose to be a EOD meeting and closeout not sportcenter. I just got married and I would like to see my wife some time. This is a everyday thing and being the lowest ranking and the only white guy (I bring this up because I'm reminded of this every day, I was assigned here because they needed a white guy to go out to the boondocks where they still burn crosses. Like I know anything about that, I'm a city boy from Arizona) I have no voice in this office.
SIX MORE MONTHS!!!!! Fort Leonard Wood here I come!
Some of the things I have done out here have been life changing in a good way, it feels realy good when you enlist someone that you know will make a difference in their life. I have seen things out here ranging from shady recruiters, and ignorant parents. I have never been shot at until I came out to recruiting and it has happened twice.
I have been on the top of the pack and the bottom, and there is no difference that I see. When you are on top and bottom you are in the spotlight. When on top the 79R's are pushing you to do more to cover the weak links and when you are on the bottom you have the 79R's pushing you to work harder, like you weren't before, to cover the others and yourself. Even in the middle you can NEVER do enough. As long as you put in the # required the 79R's always want more.
I'm writing this while my S/C and a future 79R talk about football, then they wonder why we don't go home until 2200. This is suppose to be a EOD meeting and closeout not sportcenter. I just got married and I would like to see my wife some time. This is a everyday thing and being the lowest ranking and the only white guy (I bring this up because I'm reminded of this every day, I was assigned here because they needed a white guy to go out to the boondocks where they still burn crosses. Like I know anything about that, I'm a city boy from Arizona) I have no voice in this office.
SIX MORE MONTHS!!!!! Fort Leonard Wood here I come!
posted by Arzengr at 16:59
4 Comments:
Hang in there. You are on the down slope and that has to feel good.
Welcome to Milblogging. You can check out my blog (if you haven't already) for links to lots of other Milblogs, but one of your first stops needs to be Mudville Gazette.
Feel free to hit me up with questions and such.
Did I miss the USAREC Message which stated all Recruiter blogs need to be white on black?
Always nice to hear from other recruiters who are as... disenchanted... with recruiting as I am. Makes me feel less like I suck so bad.
Thank you for the comments, both of you, I have read both of your blogs and your words have set mine free.
Jack your blog was the one that I accidentaly ran across doing a google search, Im supprised that I have had such a response in just on day thank you
Much luck, and from a fellow engineer, even more luck at Leonard Wood.
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