I just got back from the recruiter (I called him and had him pick me up instead of waiting)
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Darkness, I really know how you feel (seriously), but you should think about it long and hard before you make any definitive decission. Take your time, what year are you?
I'm a freshman in college. I spoke with a recruiter over the summer before school started but decided not to go. I haven't stopped thinking about it all year.
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I wish you luck. Just make sure you are gonna be 18 by the time you get to MP school. I worked with a guy that was suppose to be an MP but he was 17 when he hit MP school so they gave him a new MOS.
Turning 19 in a couple of weeks.
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The key to talking with the recruiter is to realize a couple points: They need you and they don't need you. Recruiters work off of a quota system so they won't waste a lot of time with someone who is baiting them.
Yeah, and I know the bs scams they pull, idealizing things, making things sound just right. I kept on asking persistent questiosn and he eventually said "look, kid, we're trained with marketing skills like a business manager. all else aside, it'll be the hardest thing you ever do, but it will be the best thing you ever do"
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Tip for bootcamp: You amount of preperation will prepare you. When you are there realize its just a giant mind game.
Yep. Physically I'm ready. otherwise im not
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and the recruiter that called me (and presumably all of them) was like a sleazy car salesman
they are, they try to get buddy buddy with you and all of that crap. they don't care, and it IS a scam, but I realize this and still want it for other reasons
friggin a this is the hardest decision i've ever had to make (i haven't enlisted yet, but once i do i belong to the military).