Military Recruiting

Must Be At Least A Six to Join The Navy

September 3rd, 2008

How the scale system works;

Thank goodness I had a waiver or I would have had to join the Air Force. (Read the rest of the story…)

Purpose of the Delayed Entry Program

August 21st, 2008

From the Navy Recruiting manual concerning the Delayed Entry Program (DEP);

Delayed entry is the military status gained by an enlistment in which a service member’s entry on active duty (ACDU) or initial active duty for training (IADT) is postponed for up to 365 days (12 months) with the exception of juniors who will be mid-year graduates. All up and coming new high school seniors (scheduled to graduate at the completion of the next school year) entering DEP during the months of May, June and July are authorized to remain in DEP for a maximum of 455 days (15 months).

When you enlist your date for leaving to recruit training (boot camp) will hinge on a few factors. First is when would be the first day you would be eligible to leave. Are you still in school? You want to ensure proper notice of current employer or you have entered a program which requires a certain amount of time in the DEP due to additional qualifications you must meet - the number of things to consider are as varied as the people who join. Next is (Read the rest of the story…)

Heritage Language Recruiting Program

August 19th, 2008

The Heritage Language Recruiting Program (HLRP) is available for men and women who live in communities that hold true the heritage and speak the language of their native people to increase the Navy’s capacity in critical foreign languages. If you are eligible (it is available for active and reserve service) for this program you must understand that after your initial training your duty assignments may require regular interaction with the language/dialect-specific general population of your heritage. You will normally be stationed at a parent unit in a specific global area or be assigned as an Individual Augmentee (IA) to a unit identified for deployment to the area of your expertise.

You must meet all basic enlistment eligibility requirements (except for the ASVAB requirement, you may enlist with AFQT scores of 21 or higher). You must be an (Read the rest of the story…)

Medical Conditions Normally Waiverable

August 14th, 2008

Part two of the what will and what won’t keep you out of the United States Navy medically (provided in the cases listed a waiver is granted). Part one discussed conditions that normally would not qualify for a waiver - this installment discusses the conditions in which a waiver may be granted.

If you appear to be, in all other respects, qualified for enlistment but reveal a history of one or more of the following common conditions you must be advised that the treatment records or a written summary from your private or attending physician will be of value to the examining Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) physician during the pre-enlistment physical examination and may reduce the possibility of temporary medical disqualification.

If you are considering a future in the armed forces there is no time like the present to start gathering the records of your medical past. The medical records will be sent to the MEPS in advance for a medical review (Read the rest of the story…)

Medical Issues Not Normally Waivered

August 13th, 2008

Many people who are considering the United States Navy as an option wonder if there may be some mental or physical condition from their past which may preclude them from serving. This post is the first of a two part series which will talk about medical conditions and possibly answer your “would I make it with” questions. Today I will list the medical issues/conditions which will not be considered for a waiver.

For those issues with time conditions they are listed as such - like a severe head injury has a five year waiting period, the waiting period is in place to reduce the possibility there were no long term effects from the injury. Conditions that become aggravated while serving on active duty could in the long run be considered “service connected” which in turn could lead to future disability benefits. By restricting some known medical issues, (Read the rest of the story…)

Another Ban Recruiters Story

August 12th, 2008

According to The Eureka Reporter, “Recruiters exaggeration of the benefits of military service and a drive to meet recruitment quotas are two reasons why two ballot initiatives for November’s election will ask Arcata and Eureka voters whether they want to take away the U.S. military’s ability to contact youths under 18 years old for the purpose of recruiting.”

My question about the proposals would be if there is a high school within the city limits and Recruiters visit those schools to canvass for applicants - is each student going to be required to wear a tag or sticker displaying their age (Read the rest of the story…)

Basic Requirements for Navy Enlistment

August 3rd, 2008

People wanting to enlist in the United States Navy must meet specific eligibility requirements to be considered qualified. First lets talk about how old you have to be. The days of being 15 years old and lying about your age to get in are long gone. You have to be at least 17 years of age (17 with parents signed permission that is) and not older than 34 (if you have reached your 35th birthday, your ship has sailed as it were) for service in the active Navy, (Read the rest of the story…)

82 New Chief Navy Counselor CRF

August 1st, 2008

Congratulations to all the new selectees! This is a milestone in your life I know you have worked very hard to achieve. Being a retired NCCM CRF I had to, of course, list those selected in my community.

NCRC - CHIEF NAVY COUNSELOR (RECRUITER)

I am proud of all of you! Outstanding!

You can see the entire Navy wide list in the Goatlocker. (Read the rest of the story…)

Navy for Moms

July 29th, 2008

First of all, congratulations to NavyForMoms.com for achieving your first real membership milestone of 3500 new members in just a few short months! Navy for Mom’s was created to provide parents a forum to exchange information about their experience with the Navy. An excerpt from a recent press release;

“NAVYForMoms.com has become a valuable resource for potential Navy
parents, as well as an online gathering spot for current Navy moms,” said Rear
Adm. Robin Braun, Deputy Commander, Navy Recruiting Command. “We highly
encourage everyone to take a look at the website to view this powerful online
community. The site has enabled many strong friendships and support groups to
develop and provided a place where potential Navy parents can get information.
Its success is a true testament to the value of such a community.”

The web site states in it’s terms of service;

This website (”Site”) is sponsored by the United States Navy (“NAVY”) and produced and maintained by Campbell-Ewald Company (collectively “we,” “us,” “our” “NavyForMoms”) through Ning.com (“Ning”).

Campbell-Ewald (CE) is the company the United States Navy uses to run the Navy.com web site (among others) and also is responsible for generating all the Navy advertising you see on TV, hear on the radio and read in print. A government agency really has to outsource it’s advertising requirements for (Read the rest of the story…)

Behind The Military Recruiting Stats

July 15th, 2008

I come across a number of blogs that each month post the U. S. military service’s recruiting attainments and offer some commentary about what the numbers may mean and why the numbers may not be garnering more press than they do. Yes, it is always great news when the recruiting services achieve their assigned missions but what do the monthly press release numbers actually reflect? The simple answer is they are the number of people shipped (accessed) to active duty (both prior and no-prior service accessions) for that month, the people that start drawing an (Read the rest of the story…)