would get his choice of bases one of which would be germany is it true and how easy to get stationed in hawaii
2007-08-25 19:36:55 · 24 answers · asked by Elizabeth 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
You can not get your choice of stations anymore. You have not been able for at least 5 years now, but you have options to select places you would like to go at AIT (job training). Feel free to ask me anymore questions if you would like. And remember, if it is not in writing like on your enlistment contract, it is not going to happen.
SSG Schramm US Army 15 years.
2007-08-25 21:46:10 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very unlikely that your hubby would be able to outright choose his duty station. The needs of the Army are where your husband will be stationed. He can put in a request for a certain posting but once again the needs of the Army will be the final determination of where he is assigned. Hopefully the recruiter has more integrity than to say that your hubby can chose.
2007-08-25 19:45:22 · answer #2 · answered by Twoshot 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
PLEASE don't fall for it. It's no different than receiving Emails telling you you've won millions in the online lottery. Unscrupulous recruiters (and shock of shocks--there are a few of them out there) will say and promise almost anything to potential recruits to get them to sign on the dotted line. It is possible later to get out of service by claiming the recruiter misrepresented the termsof enlistment but success is EXTREMELY rare. Recruiters have absolutely NO say as to where or how an enlistee will be deployed--it is completely at the discretion of commanding officers once a soldier completes training. With troops in Iraq and Afghanistan going on their third deployments to those areas and serving extended tours of 15 months at a time now, you can guess where the vast majority of new soldiers will be sent a tthe end of their basic training. URGE your hubby to think long and hard about the commitment, you and your family and just how long he is willing to serve in this war. Let's face it, chances are he's gonna end up there.
2007-08-25 19:48:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
its absolutely true...and they will probably put it in writing ....with a ton of fine print which in turn makes it nearly impossible to get your choice of station. he will get a dream sheet where he lists bases he would like to go to.......in the AF its 2 , one for conus and one for oconus. if you would prefer to stay stateside you only fill out the conus one (still not a guarantee that you wont get sent though, my husbands oconus sheet has always been blank and we spent 3 yrs in japan) the thing you have to keep in mind is first of all no recruiter can promise your husband a base until he is locked into a mos....as not all bases have all available. and also every mos on every base is entitled to so many slots by skill level......a new recruit cant go fill a high level slot.....he will have to go somewhere thats just had someone leave, or where theyve had some people get promoted and havent filled the spots yet. i dont think his recruiter can really say yeah you can go anywhere you want......he could probably look at the listing and tell him what bases he had a good chance of getting assigned to though.
2007-08-27 03:26:53 · answer #4 · answered by CRmac 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband has been in the Army for 10 years, and I know your hubby will not have such a luxury. The only way this might be possible is if he is very high-ranking with some high-ranking connections. Recruiters' jobs are to recruit FOR THE ARMY, and not to hand-hold your son throughout his military career. Honestly, I don't think this is true. Don't bank on it.
2007-08-25 19:50:33 · answer #5 · answered by lsA 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's probably true but read the fine print and question the viability of the statement. Does he have to be officer material for that? Does he have to have special qualifications to make those demands?
I know of a guy who signed up because the recruitment officer said he could play drummer in a military band if he wanted. So the guy signed up and ended up in Vietnam! The recruiter wasn't lying, he just didn't say that the drummer had to know four different instruments to get into a military band!
Too late! He had already signed the contract.
2007-08-25 19:49:12 · answer #6 · answered by the old dog 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Don't want to whip the dead mare more then needed but......
The Army will send your husband where ever they need him. Read the contract and understand it. That is what you can expect out of the Army. When I signed mine I read over it and a sergeant went over it with me. I had no regrets and enjoyed the Army. It kills me when these fools that have never been any where near the military talk about these poor people that were deceived by the military over their contract. We all had a chance to sit down and read what we were getting into.
The Army/the Government will use its soldiers the way they need to in order to get the job done and that's the bottom line.
2007-08-25 23:08:59 · answer #7 · answered by El Scott 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
See the duty station in writing. Don't take his word. By no means am I bagging on the Army. But as a frmr recruiter I have scene some shady shi*.
Good luck to you
2007-08-26 03:11:09 · answer #8 · answered by guns155mm 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hon, my son is from Hawaii and could not get a Hawaii station to save his soul even though his son is severely handicapped. And no, he will not get his choice of duty stations. If you buy the recruiter's spiel then I have a bridge to sell you.
2007-08-25 19:42:33 · answer #9 · answered by Sgt Little Keefe 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
depends on how much the army wants him. Duty station is an enlistment option, but you have to enlist for four years before it becomes available, and it's guaranteed for a year.
If your husband doesn't see something written in a contract, then it's not true. Everything in the contract is.
2007-08-25 19:49:24 · answer #10 · answered by DOOM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋