I've started this rant post in support of a recent post titled "My Recruiter."
-I've been in Navy Officer Programs for over a year now (most of which I spent getting ready to submit a package for an OCS Billet to BUD/S). At first, I thought my recruiter just didn't take me seriously because I wanted to be a Navy SEAL Officer.
However, after I flew to Ft. Bragg N.C. to meet 4 high ranking SEALs and got great reccomendations from all of them, and then flew to D.C. to meet with another SEAL that deals with the boards, I found that my recruiter still didn't appear to care at all.
Here were the problems:
1) If I called, his attitude towards me was as if I was bothering him.
2) He never returned a call (i.e. I'd leave messages, but no return)
3) He had little or nothing to do with any SEAL progress I made
4) He didn't know any SEAL package procedures, dates, etc.
5) He never returned an email.
6) He QUIT the day before I sent in my package.
So I'm left with no official recruiter except another OSO in another city who sent up my package. He has been far nicer, but also has not done anything he has said he would do. I emailed him with important questions to help me finish my SNA package to be submitted July 31, and he didn't reply. After a week, I called him. And do you know what he asked me? He asked me, "What do you need?"-in an irritated tone!
Are you kidding me? I wanted to say, "YOU told me to get some things ready so I can submit this strong package for flight school, but I have little time and YOU haven't told me everything I need!"-
At any rate, call that whining, but I think a lot of us are recruiting ourselves here.
Is this the Naval Officer recruiting method? Or is it just that many of the Navy Officer recruiters are complete apathetic slackers? (This is a personal opinion based off my direct experience, and in no way suggests that ALL/the majority/or even "many" Navy Officer recruiters are as such).
Feedback on this topic is thoroughly encouraged!
-I've been in Navy Officer Programs for over a year now (most of which I spent getting ready to submit a package for an OCS Billet to BUD/S). At first, I thought my recruiter just didn't take me seriously because I wanted to be a Navy SEAL Officer.
However, after I flew to Ft. Bragg N.C. to meet 4 high ranking SEALs and got great reccomendations from all of them, and then flew to D.C. to meet with another SEAL that deals with the boards, I found that my recruiter still didn't appear to care at all.
Here were the problems:
1) If I called, his attitude towards me was as if I was bothering him.
2) He never returned a call (i.e. I'd leave messages, but no return)
3) He had little or nothing to do with any SEAL progress I made
4) He didn't know any SEAL package procedures, dates, etc.
5) He never returned an email.
6) He QUIT the day before I sent in my package.
So I'm left with no official recruiter except another OSO in another city who sent up my package. He has been far nicer, but also has not done anything he has said he would do. I emailed him with important questions to help me finish my SNA package to be submitted July 31, and he didn't reply. After a week, I called him. And do you know what he asked me? He asked me, "What do you need?"-in an irritated tone!
Are you kidding me? I wanted to say, "YOU told me to get some things ready so I can submit this strong package for flight school, but I have little time and YOU haven't told me everything I need!"-
At any rate, call that whining, but I think a lot of us are recruiting ourselves here.
Is this the Naval Officer recruiting method? Or is it just that many of the Navy Officer recruiters are complete apathetic slackers? (This is a personal opinion based off my direct experience, and in no way suggests that ALL/the majority/or even "many" Navy Officer recruiters are as such).
Feedback on this topic is thoroughly encouraged!