2006-09-06 14:16:39 · 30 answers · asked by SARIH 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
To get you to enlist at any cost. Once you sign on the dotted line, your Uncle Sams property. The recruiters really don't care, they have to make their quotas.
2006-09-06 14:19:06 · answer #1 · answered by WestCoastin4Life 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Recruiters lie...
Well there job is to get people to join the services they represent. If a person walks in and does not ask any questions - then they are NOT lying. (They are very relieved, and happy - there are no questions!)
A person that is aware of Americas history - asks probing, solid questions - recruiters have to really work, but if they answer the questions honestly (hopefully) the person joins. Or leaves to find work elsewhere. The contract is very new to people, few high school people know what all the paragraphs and lingo mean. So "lies" are mainly not understanding the contract.
I did not help my recruiter do his job. I hopefully never mislead anyone on how hard life is (well I was in the Navy, life was never that bad.) when talking to civilians. But not knowing the history of the Army or Marines is hardly the recruiters fault. Joining the service is a personal matter, it's not "Stripes", or "Private Benjamin"
and to think it is - will get people hurt.
2006-09-06 21:54:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To get you to join the military. If you knew how many people came into the military off waivers then you would understand why. If you are already in the military, keep your head up and do the best you can while you are in, and use your benefits. IE: Medical and College Tution. I heard the same thing on my way to boot camp 6 years ago, but I was glad that I had a recruiter who told me the highs and lows of the military game. Always turn a negative situation into a positive. Can't nobody force you to go over your enlistment. Just remember to be on top of your game at all time. Good Luck and God Bless Shawty
2006-09-06 21:23:55 · answer #3 · answered by dempseyville 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why does anyone lie? Why do you lie? Everyone lies at some time or another. Everyone.
Military recruiters are under immense pressure and work long hours trying to fulfill their quota of new recruits. They have a set number of quotas that they must fill each month and they have to work and work (no matter that their home life or families suffer) until they hit that magic number......whatever it may be.
This not only means signing them, but courting them, testing them (physically and mentally), and insuring they get to where they need to be.....and remain drug free (no small feat in today's society) and minimize their criminal or illegal activity which will negatively affect the recruit's eligibility for the Armed Services.
It is a tough job. Ask a recruiter about it sometime. Oh....and they are only human. They are subject to the same weaknesses and foibles as the rest of us are.
2006-09-06 21:23:11 · answer #4 · answered by submariner662 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm sorry are you in the military? oh yea that's right you didn't give any useful details pertaining to your question. they embelish to make a certain job look better to get that spot filled. they make more money by filling the crappy jobs like cook or something along those lines. if you went in there took the asvab and gave them your info, they won't talk you into the infantry or something. i've to a few recruiters for army marines and navy, they never outright lied. just embelished.also whatever they tell you, you have a chance to ask an expert career counseler when you actually enlist, they go over your career, and they aren't recruiters, they are located at MEPS. if you are in the military and have a crappy job, that's your fault, they didn't lie you just took the first thing that sounded good. it's called research.
2006-09-06 21:26:48 · answer #5 · answered by doc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine didn't -- I found being in the Navy to be an even better experience than my recruiter described it. I also found the people at the enlistment processing station to be even better at knowing what I would enjoy and do well at than I did.
The military more so than any other job on earth can be described as "you get out of it what you bring in to it". If you bring a bad attitude or indecision about your future, the old joke about "They said Be All That You Can Be -- appaerently all I can be is a ditch digger" will be true. Square yourself away, invest in yourself (especially your education), and be prepared to give it 110% for a long time -- it won't be easy but the rewards are worth it.
2006-09-06 21:33:06 · answer #6 · answered by Mustela Frenata 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they want to make their points by getting people to sign up for the less desireable fields, to make their points, to make their quotas, because they are not held accountable yet that much, because they think it is the easiest way to get you in. Not all recruiters are bad or dishonest just like in life. So just look for a good one and walk away from the bad also report them if they lie etc. that will help the military identify them and get rid of them.
2006-09-06 21:19:04 · answer #7 · answered by Faerieeeiren 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't go so far as to say that they all lie, but they do have a quota on how many people they have to talk to, sign up, and have appointments with. Some do lie because there is a lot of pressure on them to get their job done, and some lie for other reasons.
2006-09-06 21:19:06 · answer #8 · answered by Paley Pale 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's recruitment, marketing, and advertising. How long do you have to watch TV before you see a commercial that lies. Ever gotten a job that "wasn't quit what you thought it would be"?
It's not just army recruiters.
2006-09-06 21:20:00 · answer #9 · answered by Ender 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well frankly they are salespeople and they have to meet quotas just like a civilian salesperson does. Not to mention, it's not the best time to be a recruiter right now.
2006-09-06 21:19:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋