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153A aviator question
Hello
I am a 32 year old private fixed wing pilot. An army recruiter promised to get me into Fort Rucker if I joined. Here is the problem - after the boot camp I will still be an E3, to go to WOFT one must be an E5 or better. Question-- can they put in my contract that I am going to Fort Rucker upon completing boot camp? |
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An army recruiter promised Be carefull..... be very very carefull. |
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I'd think the real question is where you're going after Fort Rucker.
wrote in message oups.com... Hello I am a 32 year old private fixed wing pilot. An army recruiter promised to get me into Fort Rucker if I joined. Here is the problem - after the boot camp I will still be an E3, to go to WOFT one must be an E5 or better. Question-- can they put in my contract that I am going to Fort Rucker upon completing boot camp? |
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I know a local pilot who got screwed on the same deal. He got out and
is working on his civilian rotor ticket. Recruiters will lie to you and thats a fact. when it turns to **** they'll waffle and tell you it was out of their hands..... Ol shy & bashful |
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If it's in writing on the enlistment contract, they'll either keep
their promise or give you a discharge. If it's not in writing, it's just BS by the Army recruiter. Recruiters are under tremendous pressure to fill their quotas. If you qualify for a particular program, they will be happy to put the commitment in writing. If they start giving you excuses about why they can't give you a written contract, it is probably because they are pretty sure that you won't qualify for the program. And keep in mind that the Army's personnel requirements can turn on a dime. In 1969 and 1970, the Army was offering many WO pilots who had completed a combat tour direct commissions as First Lieutenants. A couple of years later, many of them were forced out of the Army in the downsizing that occurred after Vietnam had wound down. On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 09:04:36 -0700, The OTHER Kevin in San Diego skiddz "AT" adelphia "DOT" net wrote: On 30 Aug 2005 19:23:11 -0700, wrote: Hello I am a 32 year old private fixed wing pilot. An army recruiter promised to get me into Fort Rucker if I joined. Here is the problem - after the boot camp I will still be an E3, to go to WOFT one must be an E5 or better. Question-- can they put in my contract that I am going to Fort Rucker upon completing boot camp? I wouldn't bank on ANYTHING the recruiter said. |
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I'm a rated helo pilot. I thought of signing up too, went to talk to a
recruiter last week and he told me I was too old to be in flying for the National Guard. He said the cut-off age was TWENTY SIX. He said I could be promised a job of working on helos though. I said no thanks, I wanted to fly. |
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"The OTHER Kevin in San Diego" skiddz "AT" adelphia "DOT" net wrote in message ... On 30 Aug 2005 19:23:11 -0700, wrote: Hello I am a 32 year old private fixed wing pilot. An army recruiter promised to get me into Fort Rucker if I joined. Here is the problem - after the boot camp I will still be an E3, to go to WOFT one must be an E5 or better. Question-- can they put in my contract that I am going to Fort Rucker upon completing boot camp? I wouldn't bank on ANYTHING the recruiter said. Oh I would, but it'd be the OPPOSITE of what he said, if it what he said was what I wanted to hear. Anything in your favour, forget about it. -- Beav Reply to "beavis dot original at ntlworld dot com" (with the obvious changes) |
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Beav wrote:
Oh I would, but it'd be the OPPOSITE of what he said, if it what he said was what I wanted to hear. Anything in your favour, forget about it. Most of you generalizing the recruiters as total liars, this is not true, they are not liars, on the other hand, they don't have to tell you everything, just like your average salesman on the street. They don't have to tell you negative sides of the service at all, they have a job to do. Most here are quick to judge, how come you don't feel the same thing for your average salesman at the mall, at best buy, at your car dealer, etc etc. Noone should knock on their recruiter's door without prior research. I have had no problems with my recruiter, whenever he said something, I researched and if he was wrong I correted him, I got everything I wanted, plus my specialty field. Everyone was happy. Give them a break! |
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