whd507
Member
I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart.
I don't know exactly what happened, but the recruiter set aside a few extra minutes before they left, and was prepared to answer all my questions, and He did. Yes he admitted that he sounded deceptive, he lumped college benefits into the pay category,
($1000/mo pay in the reserves) and told Matt you get the "bonus" when you sign up, but you get the "money" later. (I wish he had worded it that way earlier)
He the commanding officer at the unit assured him he does not penalize recruits for not attending drills before BCT, and that he could waive the insurance deducted off his check during that time. Also that getting a ride could be arranged in most cases. He told me Matt has to go with the reserves, because he is a junior, even though he is 18.
Bad news, Matt wants to be a MP, but it requires a drivers licence. This could have been done in the past month if we had known. We'll see.
The recruiter is aware that the school distrusts him, and the bad reputation some recruiters have. Matt is his first recruit from his school, and is aware it needs to go smoothly for Matt, if he wants any more from that school. He is new at recruiting, and admitted he didn't communicate with us enough, relying on Matt to do it.
Bottom line I feel better now, Matt is off to MEPS, I feel bad that I couldnt share his excitement with him like I would have wanted, it wasnt how I had expected it to go, I made a fool of myself, and missed my first day of work in 30 years.
Tomorrow afternoon if all goes well, Matt will swear an oath before God, and I will become the proudest dad on earth. I will be the father of a United States soldier.
I havent had an hour's sleep since wednesday, so I'll go take a nap now...
I don't know exactly what happened, but the recruiter set aside a few extra minutes before they left, and was prepared to answer all my questions, and He did. Yes he admitted that he sounded deceptive, he lumped college benefits into the pay category,
($1000/mo pay in the reserves) and told Matt you get the "bonus" when you sign up, but you get the "money" later. (I wish he had worded it that way earlier)
He the commanding officer at the unit assured him he does not penalize recruits for not attending drills before BCT, and that he could waive the insurance deducted off his check during that time. Also that getting a ride could be arranged in most cases. He told me Matt has to go with the reserves, because he is a junior, even though he is 18.
Bad news, Matt wants to be a MP, but it requires a drivers licence. This could have been done in the past month if we had known. We'll see.
The recruiter is aware that the school distrusts him, and the bad reputation some recruiters have. Matt is his first recruit from his school, and is aware it needs to go smoothly for Matt, if he wants any more from that school. He is new at recruiting, and admitted he didn't communicate with us enough, relying on Matt to do it.
Bottom line I feel better now, Matt is off to MEPS, I feel bad that I couldnt share his excitement with him like I would have wanted, it wasnt how I had expected it to go, I made a fool of myself, and missed my first day of work in 30 years.
Tomorrow afternoon if all goes well, Matt will swear an oath before God, and I will become the proudest dad on earth. I will be the father of a United States soldier.
I havent had an hour's sleep since wednesday, so I'll go take a nap now...
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