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Originally posted by debaser
Allow me to relate a story to you:
Many years ago I was attending scout school at Ft. Knox, KY (OSUT for 19D, arguably as hard if not harder than the 13 series OSUT).
A friend of mine, who washed out due to poor eyesight, was asked by his recruiter if he "liked to go camping". When he replied yes he was enlisted as a Cav Scout. He was 22. Recruiters are about as trust worthy as car salesmen.
That being said, they do a very important job, and without them I would be up Shit Creek....
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And your friend never once in his 22 years saw a movie, read a book, or watched a documentary that showed what the infantry did? Further, he never bothered to talk with or research the MOS he signed up for beyond just what the recruiter told him? I don't think so.
Recruiters can be bastards. I got screwed over by a recruiter when I got mono right before completing the second phase of OCS for the Marine Corps. He assured me that I would go to the later class the summer before my last semester in college. He lied and it put my status back a full year and added 4 weeks onto the training I would have had to do. I ended up choosing not to go through with OCS because I didn't want to wait another year. I could point to him as the reason I didn't start a military career, or I can be more realistic about it and say, yes he lied but I didn't go the extra mile and make sure I got it in writing that I'd be in the next class. It's as much or more my fault than it is the recruiter's fault. I know you already know this but it's worth saying, a recruiter isn't your mother, he/she isn't your friend. A recruiter's job is to get people into the service. Some do it while being completely above board while others are selective in the truths they share.
At 22 both your friend and I were old enough to know not to believe everything you hear and to be damned sure about any document that you sign.