No – this is not a bad joke, though it sounds like one – LOL! I did this August 6th and can see that it most likely won’t happen, though maybe someone will see this and decide I would make a good candidate for OCS and give me a waiver!!! I blame this recent turn …
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Yours truly, was invited for a sit-down with some leaders from the Army Accessions Command while they were in NOLA to recruit during the Essence Festival . These folks are responsible for pretty much everything to get, guide and transition potential soldiers. Their site states, “From First Handshake to First Unit Assigned” and that pretty …
The Army Accessions Commanders are in New Orleans for a conference this week. I was honored to be invited to speak to them on a social media panel this Thursday. Last night, I had the pleasure of dining with them at the WWII Museum’s Stage Door Canteen with John Besh’s American Sector food. Troops feeding …
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Can you believe that I entered the first recruiter’s office on August 6th? Now, I’m on the 3rd recruiter and still don’t have the answers necessary to make informed decisions. Information I’m seeking: can I enter the Reserves at 41, get a direct commission and become a Public Affairs Officer. Gotta admit, at this point, …
* I have not given up on the possibility of joining the Army. For some reason, this whole age “41” thing is not cut and dry. Is it “by 41″” or “after 41,” can I go direct commission or OCS route? Two recruiters so far could not come up with an answer. I contacted an …
* This tattoo was too cool not to share. My lunch date (see pic below – tall guy) had this on his leg. He was hit by an RPG and is missing some of the muscles in his leg. He can still press 500 pounds and competes in events (marathons, triathlons – you name it) …
What is it going to take to put you in that car? An Army recruiter is similar to a car salesman (if you ask me). Unless there are a plethora of people banging at the door (which would be to my dismay), they should take every recruit (shopper) very seriously. In my black and white …
Selfish, Patriotic, crazy, a dream, an opportunity….these are all words that come into play now that people know I’m trying to join the Army Reserves. The first recruiter obviously was not well-informed and pretty much said I was too old to go any route but Enlisted. Well….plan B – try another recruiter. My friend signed …