I'm going to army soon, and I can't trust my recruiter on some things because even though he did not lie about major things, he was kinda half-true and half-false, like gauranteeing something that could not be gauranteed.
So what I want to ask you guys is about my job at army.
I wanted to have Mike 6, which gives you health care training and sends you to nursing school. The minimum service for that is 5 years. My recruiter told me I would get the job I want gauranteed, but there was no opening so I had to take a different job.
My current reservation is 68 Whiskey. I would receive health care training (no nursing school) and then I would go to Airborne school. And my recruiter told me that if I am in top 10% of my class during health care training, they would offer me to go to nursing school before airborne training.
But if I choose to go to nursing school, wouldn't that mean that I would have to serve more since my training is taking longer than it was planned?
2006-11-13 14:00:08 · 13 answers · asked by ultragermkiller 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Alright, this sounds like simple miscommunication. First, there is no MOS "Mike 6" - that is an ASI designator to the 91W MOS (which is converting to the 68W MOS). The concept here is that you enlist with the 68W MOS (which is the Army's equivalent to First Responder - in fact the AIT is recognized by the DOT for such purposes), then after some service time BUT BEFORE YOU REACH E-5 (P) RANK (that's Sergeant promotable), you go to the M6 school (M6 is an "Additional School Identifier or ASI) which trains and then licenses you as a licensed practicing nurse (LPN). There is no way to get the M6 ASI without first attending AIT and being qualified as a 68W, then reporting to your unit. If it is not in your enlistment contract, then the M6 school is NOT guaranteed. Instead you will have to apply through your chain of command for it. If it is in your contract than you are set. It doesn't sound like he/she is lying to you but it certainly sounds like there is some miscommunication going on. For further info - I have linked the 91W/68W MOS web site and the M6 ASI websites below. If you are really concerned, do just like you would with a doctor - get a second opinion from a different recruiter in a different city. Sounds like everything is good to go - just confirm that your M6 ASI School is guaranteed in your enlistment contract.
2006-11-13 14:24:50 · answer #1 · answered by sofgrant 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My neighbors' son signed up for helicopter mechanic when he got out of school he was told the Army had no open positions and he had two options he could pay the Army back for the class or he could go to the class where the Army needed personnel. Which was what he did. In the mean time the MOS became overstaffed so he was not offered a reenlistment. Not trust the recruiter, son you best not trust another person until you get out and get home. If you were half as smart as you appear to be you would find something else to do with your life.
God Bless You and the Southron People.
2006-11-13 15:17:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Advice from a soldier friend. If you really to be in as a nurse wait until there's an opening. Do not go in until there is an opening. You can have the recruiter put it into the contract, because in basic that is the first thing they tell you "If its not in your contract its not guaranteed". Get it all in writing. Also 68 whiskeys are medics, almost the same job skills except Medics go into the danger zones while the nurses are more sheltered.
2006-11-14 08:32:49 · answer #3 · answered by Ronald 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, listen up. You are not going to get anything that isn't on your enlistment contract. Understand?
Second, just because the job you wanted was not available the day you went to MEPS does not mean it will not be available later. The jobs (requisitions) are completely updated every couple of weeks. The trick is to go to MEPS on the morning the new requisitions come out so you get the most choices of jobs and reporting dates.
Now, finally, you are in Delayed Entry. That is not the same as being in the army. You can walk away any time you wish and they can't stop you. If you want another job tell your recruiter to find a way to get it or you'll drop out of army delayed entry and try the navy and air force.
2006-11-13 14:44:20 · answer #4 · answered by Yak Rider 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will get whatever is on the paper.
The ' if this' and 'if that', are just ifs . . .If you are in the top 10%, there is no guarantee obviously, he told you the truth, you are just not happy because you wanted Mike 6 and settled for 68 Whiskey. If not too late, then back out & hold off for Mike 6. Otherwise, you do know what you are getting and the other stuff is an "IF".
And yes, 'if' you are in that 10% THEN, they will extend your enlistment but since it is an IF , they certainly are not going to do anything about that now.
2006-11-13 14:15:07 · answer #5 · answered by kate 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about openings the recruiter wants to fill billets. Stand fast for the job you want and get it in WRITTING. You're under no obligation to the Army until your final swear-in and thats after all the paperwork and physicals are done.
For the second part of your question yes sometime they do make you extend for a school.
2006-11-13 14:15:45 · answer #6 · answered by lms 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is not in writing, it is not going to happen. It doesn't matter what comes out of the recruiter's mouth. It doesn't matter if the recruiter takes you to Golden Corral 50 times. You have to ask him or her "Is that in writing?" Even if they say yes, you still have to see it in writing. Otherwise - the first answerer said Navy or Air Force. I say forget Navy, go to the Air Force. They are pickier about who they take, and they are less likely to make promises that somehow don't make it on to paper, because people feel like they're lucky just to get into the Air Force.
- Unless you change your mind and want to be a ground-pounding airborne/airmobile infantry fixed-bayonet grunt, because when they promise you that, they deliver like gangbusters.
2006-11-13 14:11:02 · answer #7 · answered by Mark Porter 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The sooner you learn that the needs of the Army and mission come first the better you will sleep at night. If you want to guarantee your job, then pay for it yourself and go to work in a civilian hospital. That is the truth. Deal with it.
2006-11-13 14:05:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Quick, you may not realize this, but you are not in the army until you report to your basic training base. You can still tell your recruiter you changed your mind. Tell him no untill he gets you the job you want
2006-11-13 14:07:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go to a different recruiter in another town and ask him /her what the truth is. If you can't travel, call one, or go to the following web site. It is run by vets, and not the armed services, and you will get truthful, unbiased information about the Army.
https://secure.military.com/Recruiting/page1.do?ESRC=ggl_rec_army_gen.kw
2006-11-13 14:04:17 · answer #10 · answered by Bradly S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋