how many have lied to by a army recruiter?

Answer 1

I went to an Air Force recruiter. He didn't have to lie or omit any details whatsoever. The jobs and the lifestyle were enough to sell me on the idea. It was the best decision I ever made. I'm now out and glad I am a veteran.

Answer 2

They might be a handful of recruiters that lie, but most do not. They will make it sound like a good option for you (which it might be) or they will skim over the bad aspects, but - with the exception of a handful - they will not flat out lie. If they do lie or make things seem not quite as they are, it's because Army and Marine Corps recruiters are under pressure to recruit more people.

Before I went to the Air Force recruiter, I did a lot of my own research and was pretty much sold on the idea. Then the recruiter just answered all my questions. I was sure he wasn't lying to me because AF recruiters aren't under the same pressure to recruit people.

People who said they were "lied to" probably didn't give it their all to succeed, or are just angry with where they ended up and want someone to blame.

Answer 3

It has been proven time and time again that some recruiters are lying right now (particularly army and marines). Of course its not without consequence (if they are found to be lying, they get sent back to a mobile unit). The biggest lie that is being told to some people (not all, not most, some) is that there is no chance they will be deployed to Iraq or Afganistan. This is blatently untrue as the recruiters just dont know (and chances are, if you join the Army right now you are going to Iraq)

Answer 4

Ive never met anyone who was lied to by a recruiter.

Most of the time, when you do hear someone said a recruiter lied to them, it was because they didn't listen to what the recruiter actually told them.

Things like , the recruiter will say you can put your base choices on your dream sheet, and the military will try and base you there.

They hear that as, you get to choose where you will be based.

You hear many people in yahoo answers, telling people, that recruiters can guarentee you a job, if they say they cannot, they are lying.

Thats just not true, sometimes recruiters can, sometimes they cannot.

In the case of Air Force recruiters, they have no say at all, on what job you can enlist for. those jobs are assigned at MEPS or during basic training.

And about doing a certain job, yes they can get you sent to the training school for the job, but they cannot make you put in the effort to pass the school.

People are like, they told me I would be a ********, and after i failed the school, they made me something else. They lied to me.

Well they didn't lie to them, the people just didn't put the effort needed into passing the school.

This leads to another thing people thing recruiters lie about, thats Bonus's.

If you enlist in a specific job for a bonus, you have to actually pass the school and do the job, to get the bonus.

People will fail out of the school, and of course, they won't get the bonus for that job, because they aren't doing it.

Those people will then say, the recruiter lied about the bonus.

Answer 5

UH I was, I took there test at ASVAB I never went to High school, and I missed ONE question. They said NO WAY. I SAID yes WAY. So they took me to DALLAS AFEES and sat Me in the room with ONE door and three windows and 20 chairs. I had to sit in the middle of the room alone with three people at the windows watching Me. I didn't miss any that time. So we went to another room were the first statement made was YOU CAN BE ANYTHING YOU WANT.
so i started at the TOP of the list
Naval intelligence, Oh that's full you'll have to wait three years, we go down the list until I get nothing, but the promise that I can change while in BOOT CAMP... that has never happened in the history of the US military You DO Not Change ratings and MOS.
it is pitiful how many Recruiters get on here and make sensationalist claims not to be liars, Dude's no one here said anything bad about the Military, A sales mans a sales man, get over your stupid azz, yes they lie and they are still going to after today to. OH and hey smart azz recruiters. When i was in the Military I never paid for food (ever), but My son serves your worthless lieing azz now and has to pay for His food. Is that what you really think of or sacrifice??????

so hows about a recruiter getting on here and telling the world the average score of todays High School student.
which about a 35- 36 just barely passing. Which means the smartest of the graduating class wont fall for your Misleading tactics.. Now I dont fault the Military for this, but if you want the creme of crop, your gonna have to pay better > stop deducting money from pay chceks for Food - here and abroad. stop deducting for clothing, combat or other wise. The day you join every meal you eat should be paid for and everytime you get a rip in your pants, they should be exchanged right then with out delay and should cost a service member nothing. Every penney a service member makes should be theres and should only be spent on them and there family if they want. I dont wanna here how the USG needs to fork up more cash I know they do. We would not have a recruiting problem then. everytime a service member puts up a dollar for there education the USG should put up 5 now.

I also beleive that the day you get out every service member should get a check for 5000 USD to start there civilian life, but if you choose the re-up you should get 10,000 US dollars. for your sacrifice. the USS Coral Sea CV 43 dropped a safe on a guy, they had to pick him up with a Mop. Not in a war time. That to Me dictates they should get paid more.

Answer 6

The real question should be how many have read the contract that they signed to join the military.

Maybe schools should teach a bit of contract law before the students reach recruiting age?

Anyway they do keep the promise to give you three meals a day, a place to sleep and a pay check. That is more than civilian employers promise.

Answer 7

In 1968 my Navy recruiter told me that I would have free medical care for life. But now, as a retiree, I have to pay for a medical supplement and prescription deductibles continue to rise. Also I was told I would ship out to boot camp on June 22. However, when I received a postcard telling me I was scheduled to ship on June 11, I called him and was told he wasn't there. It's been over 39 years, but I remember it like it was yesterday. Recruiters have goals to meet and do anything to achieve them.

Answer 8

They didnt lie to me either. 12 years active Army so far.

Recruiters generally don't "lie," they only tell part of the story, like any advitiser. There will be some that lie, but overall, they don't. That minority gives the rest a bad name.

Answer 9

The only thing I've ever heard from a couple people is they make it seem like you'll get a certain job for sure, but you still have to go to their school for it, and if you don't pass, you don't get to do that job.
But that sounds more like the "advertising" comment above, and it's not really lying - it more depends on whether or not you can pass the tests, so it's on the recruit, actually.

Answer 10

My army recruiter was straight forward and didn't give me any BS. Probably because both my parents are ex military.