Question about the army?

Question

How do you make sure you get the job the recruiter promised you?

Answer 1

Don't sign up. Those guys lie all the time.

Answer 2

Tell the recruiter the job you want. Have them show you the written job description that contains the MOS code. Then, make sure the contract has the MOS code in it. Next, take the contract and the written job description document home with you. There is no need to sign it under pressure. The recruiter can wait a day or two.

Discuss the contract with somebody you trust. If you know a lawyer or a former military person who is familiar with the contract, ask that person to help you read it. Make sure everybody you trust agrees that what the recruiter has promised is, in fact, what is on the contract.

Of course, you cannot delete the omnibus clause (9b) that allows the army to reclassify you should the need arise. The military, in time of need, can reclassify you at their whim. Nothing you can do about that. I recently read a story in the newspaper that described actions by the Navy to reclassify some 1,500 sailors into ground based positions.

Also, the contract states that the military can keep you six months beyond the 8 years in time of war. The Army has been routinely exercising the stop loss clause and one day you might find yourself, as did I at one time, the object of this contract provision.

Regards

Answer 3

Read the fine print in the contract. Once you sign, it will be the Army in control, not you. The recruiter may start off promising you one job, and you may end up not being qualified. Right now, and this has been going on, because of the need for MPs etc. in Iraq, the Army has been adding extra training. And if you are promised a "non-combat" job...well, you better think again, in Iraq, it is all combat.

I have heard that some soldiers may have tried to add a written legal clause in the contract that makes it invalid if they do not get the MOS promised, but this has not been tried in court, and chances are....

Answer 4

believe it or not you cant. the recruiter is not authorized to promise you anything even if you sign a contract with him. in the end the army will put you where they need you. ive been there and done that.

Answer 5

Depends on the job you are trying to get. If it is a "critical" MOS or job, you will get it if it is on your contract. Your chances decline with the importance of your chosen MOS, but in most cases you will get the job you signed up for. Like anything, it is a chancy thing.
Dont listen to the bozo who says "dont sign up". Fine for him to hide in security behind the armed forces while other people do the work and take the risks. Dont be a coward like that. Lurking safely under a rock somewhere is no way to live.

Answer 6

They give you a signed contract. However, things do change. I remember in Saigon during The Tet Offensive, the finance clerks were handed rifles and sent out into the streets to hunt down the gurrellas. I guess that's called being in the military.

Answer 7

Don't sign the contract until you've FULLY read it word for word. If something's not in there that was 'promised', point it out(respectfully) and make sure it's put on there.

Answer 8

Read the contract before you sign it. Alot of ppl blame recruiters for mistakes they make when signing their final contract.

Answer 9

You are only guaranteed what's in writing in your contract.
BTW...Why Army?
Air Force - Never sleep in a tent or a foxhole, Never spending weeks "in the field", Never eat an MRE, less "male dominance", basic training is only 8 weeks, no "required" extra duty like guard duty, few jobs get deployed.

Answer 10

See it in writing and sign the contract which is exactly what an enlistment document is, a contract.

Answer 11

Make them put it in writing...if they refuse, then so do you. They DO have the power to put your job in writing (if you pass certain tests, etc.)