He has been working on it for about a month. Any suggestions?
2007-04-02 05:59:52 · 8 answers · asked by COblonde 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
You can't just go by what your nephew says, I'm sorry. Whenever there is a snafu of getting in any Service the first person the applicant blames is his recruiter in order to save face in front of family and friends. There is an issue the Recruiter is trying to work out trust me, medical, background, weight, education something is wrong and trust me when I say it is highly doubtful that it is the recruiters fault.
2007-04-02 06:24:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A couple.
1. Has your nephew spoken to this recruiter to see what the hold ups and disconnects are? Communications is key. In the negotiations, he has all the power, as the Coast Guard wants him to enlist. They should be helping him to the best of their ability....
2. This recruiter has a boss...If communicating with the recruiter directly has no effect, have your nephew (he's a big boy, as he's considering enlisting) open some dialogue with him
3. Your nephew could hint around that he's looking toward the Navy as he's not getting what he wants from the Coast Guard. Losing a prospect will light a fire under their butts.
4. It's possible that the recruiter has identified something in your nephew early on that could potentially disqualify him from service, thus doesn't feel it's in his best interest to spend a whole lot of time on him. Going back to #1 above (communications) your nephew needs to figure out his chances of successfully enlisting in the CG.
2007-04-02 13:10:07 · answer #2 · answered by Robert N 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Although there is a shortage of recruitments, recruiters still like to work with and will spend more time with potential recruits that take the initiative and act as if they are committed to joining.
If your nephew isn't getting the information as requested, He needs to follow up on it by calling the recruiter, the station commander, and other recruiting offices, until he gets what he's asking for.
2007-04-02 14:45:33 · answer #3 · answered by Amy S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends. If there are any particularly sticky problems then it could just take a long time to resolve them. Recruiters don't win any points by keeping new troops out, but it's conceivable he's trying to get your nephew to accept some undesirable conditions on his enlistment to get in now rather than wait for a better job or bonus that might be coming later. Has your nephew talked to the other service recruiters? Knowing what they have to offer could put him in a better bargaining position.
2007-04-02 13:14:25 · answer #4 · answered by gunplumber_462 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
give the recruiter a time limit and if still no info forthcoming then go above his head............we had to do this with my sons [air force] as it finally turned out that [a] the guy was JUST out of training and really did not have much of a clue what he was doing] [b] forged my sons signature on some paperwork..so KEEP copies of everything that HE has and what your nephew gets.............put it this way the recruiter came very close to losing his job over this was officially reprimanded and did not make rank...[there was other stuff that this recruiter did on top of what I have mentioned]
So I repeat give the recruiter a final try and then go above his head YOU will get results.
2007-04-02 13:06:56 · answer #5 · answered by candy g 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call the recruiting office that your son's recruiter works out of. Ask to speak to the Station Commander or the number to the recruiters Commander. The commander will probably have an office somewhere else because he problably oversees several offices. Don't take no for an answer. If you feel uncomfortable with that recruiter, don't contact him aor return his phone calls. Find a different recruiter. they need your son more than your son needs them.
2007-04-02 13:05:33 · answer #6 · answered by Answerking 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could try going to the next closest recruiter in your area. If you can't do that have him hound the office with visits and phone calls. Sometime the recruiters aren't the best at returning calls. It depends on if they have met there quota or how busy they are with other possible recruits. Just have him keep trying (or go to someone else.)
2007-04-02 13:22:40 · answer #7 · answered by Logan and Ella's Mommy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did he tell you when he get back to you? Check out military.com I'm joining to. What does your Nephew want to do, MOS?
2007-04-02 14:30:05 · answer #8 · answered by yep8778 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋