Recuiter: what lies he/she told u?

Question

I want to know the lies your recuiter told u in order to get u in. Is u want to know why i'm asking, search my profile, on my Q&A.
U can enumerate them if u want.

Someone told me that during his recuiting process, his recuiter told him that in the navy ships they had a Mcdonalds...;-D I really liked this lie, is so "creative"...

Abby K9:

my husband reserved his MOS one week before the MEPS (his recuiter did it today, he will have his MEPS on monday)

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Answer 1

The SOB stopped calling me, so I ditched him and the Coast Guard..Im now rolling with the navy.

He lied to me about MEPS he just told me I can take the asvab in Montgomery,AL I didnt know I was taking a free ride to MEPS to take the physical as well. There where people there swearing in and I felt like I could have just taken the asvab another time.

Answer 2

I find questions like this very interesting because most of the people who talk to recruiters and talk about recruiters lying have no understanding about how the recruiting process works.

The biggest story I have heard is that people said their recruiter lied to them when he "promised they could have such-and-such MOS." The fact of the matter is, no recruiter can promise anyone any MOS. The recruiter can tell you about the different jobs and tell you that with an ASVAB score of x you could get offered the following jobs, but he cannot actually tell you that you *will* be offered that job.

The people at MEPS are the ones who offer the MOSs, based on education level, physical requirements, and what jobs are currently open. Not all job fields are always open. What is open this week may not be open the next. The jobs you're offered at MEPS are the jobs you can get. Your recruiter has *no* control over this.

The other big misconception are GEDs and bonuses.

First, the military only enlists a small percentage of people with GEDs each year. The majority of people who enlist have either a high school diploma, or further education such as college credits, or a college degree.

When jobs are open to people with GEDs, the amounts and types of bonuses given to them are very limited. GEDs are still able to get quick-ship bonuses like everyone else. However, they generally are not offered bonuses for specific job fields. GEDs also have to score well on the ASVAB to join. If you have a GED and score really low on the ASVAB, not only will you not get a bonus, you probably won't get a lot of choices for jobs.

One thing that I have noticed a lot is not so much that recruiters lie, but that people hear what they want to hear, don't ask questions or clarification, and are not forthcoming about any outstanding issues (arrests, including on the juvenile records, outstanding tickets, etc.).

When a recruiter tells someone, "With your ASVAB score you may be offered this, this, and that job," a lot of people HEAR, "You WILL be offered these jobs." When the recruiter says, "You may be offered a bonus of up to x dollars", these people hear, "You will receive a bonus of x dollars."

Answer 3

There are no MOS's in the Navy, we call it a Rate. I distintly remember my recruiter telling me I would be allowed to come home on overnight liberty, changes in liberty policy deflated that completely and I had to go AWOL to witness the birth of my daughter (was in training at the time). I was told as an Engineer I would only have to do the confidence chamber ONCE!!! but when I arrived at A-School (BECC) I quickly learned that it was included once again as a part of CBR training. There never has been Mcdonalds even on carriers becauser this is a private business and the Navy does not allow private businesses on ship in fear of leaking positional data, but there is usually a NEX which provides for a lot of needs and of coarse its TAX FREE:). I fealt like the recruiter more or less bent the truth then lying because there was always some truth to the story, just some stories had less truth then others.

Also to correct the last long answer, the Navy no longer excepts GED graduates at all, if they do it is because policy was changed twice in one year (not as common)

Answer 4

Coming from a former recruiter background like I am, I can tell you that the rules and regs for programs change, frequently. What I told students one day could be a lie the next due to an incoming fax first thing in the morning. Ive seen things change from the time I left my office to the time I had someone at MEPS, 6 am the next day. Talk about frustrating, here I was talking to someone for 4 hours on the drive up there about the program they wanted, to have it change before I got to MEPS. Needless to say, as soon as I could talk to the person joining about the changes and how we could go home if they wanted, I did. Keep in mind that recruiters are humans, they can lie. Sometimes they are being straight up and honest with you and had things change on them.

Answer 5

My recruiter didn't lie to me about anything. I joined the Navy without any issues at all. My recruiter looked up the current regulations on any questions he was not sure about. The other three recruiters in the office took time out of their days as well to help me out. I only know one person who was outright lied to by their recruiter. Most people don't ask the questions or follow up on things then say their recruiter lied to them. Most recruiters are decent folks just doing their job. I also know many people in the Army and only one of them had blatent lies told to them by a recruiter. As one of the previous responses stated, things change daily so sometimes things that were correct a week or a day ago is now wrong.

Answer 6

Well, after another day of talking with my recruiter, i realize that I have placed my foot in my mouth! lol. Like the guy who was a recruiter said, their people, but today, the day before I go to MEPS, he broke it down for me, said that I wasnt garunteed any bonuses, depsnds on score, and to answer your question, he told me that after I sign, his obligation to me is over, not in a mean way, their just incredibly busy people trying to get their job done in a timely manner, and also told me that after I sign (which I still plan on doing) to contact MEPS, about my date to leave ect. Hes there to help with the process of getting in, not anything that takes place after.

Answer 7

My recruiter never really lied to me, but he did embellish some things. He did tell me that they served steak and lobster on the ship; they did, but only twice in four years.

Ironically, other sailor filed a grievence against the same recruiter, claiming that he lied to him. I figured that he was just complaining, as he always did.

Answer 8

Marine boot camp was 8 weeks long.

It was 12( 13 counting the one week in recieving)

Many other little lies.

Answer 9

by no potential lie interior the militia, the two at MEPS, or at any destiny protection clearance interview. by no potential. i could document the damn recruiter besides. they do no longer provide a sh!t in case you have a parking fee ticket, they are going to easily aid you realize to pay it and practice them the damn receipt. although, in case you lie approximately it, they are going to locate out and you may get kicked out or no longer be allowed in, or no longer be eligible for a clearance. the factor to understand is, investigators will settle for surprisingly much something from you in case you tell them. they're searching for LIARS which shows which you're a misleading style of individual, and a danger. i became into put in penitentiary for a bar combat whilst i became into getting my protection clearance and that i instructed them and that they did no longer care in any respect. Plus my credit became into SH!T. returned, i became into trustworthy and that they did no longer care!

Answer 10

that my mos wasn't available at that time. that i couldn't get a sign on bonus because i had a GED. i found out that both were lies.