Military Recruiters

submitted: May 6th 2008 | by: Hispanic | Total views: 3 | Word Count: 322 | PDF View | Print Article

Army recruiters are primarily tasked with assisting candidates through the various steps before being admitted into the army. In the American army, the function of the recruiters generally range from providing possible volunteers with the information that they need and ask for, as well as accompanying the candidate to the testing centers.

Army recruiters are stationed in various recruitment centers in the cities. When the candidate first meets a recruiter, it's usually just for data gathering sessions so he knows the various details that regarding enlistment before deciding, including the requirements, the jobs available, the enlistment process, and the benefits of each job. The recruiter also answers any questions that the candidate may have.

Usually, the recruiter sets the date for a candidate to take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test in a Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) or a local testing facility. The MEPS is where the physical examinations are done, as well as where the candidate gets to choose his/her military occupational specialty. The recruiter also provides the transportation to the MEPS

Once the candidate finishes the tests, the recruiter guides the candidate in choosing the military position he/she wants to do. The recruiter usually guides the candidate with the help of a military counselor. After the candidate has received the proper documents and finished choosing his/her Military Occupational Specialty (MOS), he/she is told to come back to the MEPS for the basic military training. The recruiter is also usually the one who takes the enlistee back from the MEPS.

Army recruiters basically give the necessary information that all candidates must know before they make any decisions. They also guide them through the entire enlistment procedure. This is similar to the normal recruitment process of any other organization, although army recruiters do not have the same human resource-related tasks that regular recruiters have. For example, they cannot fire soldiers or decide their wages, although the army already has standards for these things.

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Army Recruitersare primarily tasked with assisting candidates through the various steps before being admitted into the Army


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