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Originally posted by onetime2
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.
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You are failing to see the bigger picture. Recruiters are E-5 (at a minimum), have years of experience, and are experts at their jobs. Recruits are not. They do not have the knowlege, or the access to the information that recruiters have.
It is very similar to sitting down at a table with a lawyer who does not represent your interests and trying to work out a contract.
I am not saying that all recruiters are dirtbags, quite the opposite, but many recruits have been shammed into jobs they are not prepared for by a recruiter looking to make his monthly goal.
Now, that being said, once you raise your hand and swear in you are obligated by you oath of enlistment to fullfill whatever duty you may have been duped into. Such is life.