Amusing banter

[Webstral]

Originally Posted by Panther Al

I actually liked that site better than NTC.

Me too.

Originally Posted by Panther Al

Of course being based out of Carson, we went there a *lot*.

Were you in 4th ID? If memory serves, one of the ACR is a candidate, too. That's after my time at Carson, though.

[Panther Al]

Originally Posted by Webstral

Me too.



Were you in 4th ID? If memory serves, one of the ACR is a candidate, too. That's after my time at Carson, though.

*points at Avatar*

[Webstral]

There we go! What years?

[Panther Al]

2002 through 2006 before I got sentenced to recruiting duty. God, I miss the days in the regiment.

[Webstral]

Originally Posted by Panther Al

God, I miss the days in the regiment.

Real soldiers always do. Unfortunately, that's exactly why you are needed in recruitment. Can you get out of recruting duty by volunteering to be a drill sergeant? Drill duty is hard, but at least your career doesn't ride on making the numbers.

We had some cav guys sent to my rifle company to bring the unit up to strength in preparation for OIF3. Lots of the guys in my company had been part of Operation Noble Eagle, and the 1.5 year mobilization for OIF3 would have taken them over the limit for call-up time in a 5-year period. Once they got a sample of how we were going to be treated during the training period, the overwhelming majority declined to sign the waiver and accompany us to Iraq. A cav unit from southern California was tapped to provide warm bodies. Most of these guys had been cavalry or tankers in the Regular Army. Their behaviors made them stick out like sore thumbs. They and I were the only ones who religiously honored the maintenance routine for the gun trucks.

[Panther Al]

Originally Posted by Webstral

Real soldiers always do. Unfortunately, that's exactly why you are needed in recruitment. Can you get out of recruting duty by volunteering to be a drill sergeant? Drill duty is hard, but at least your career doesn't ride on making the numbers.

We had some cav guys sent to my rifle company to bring the unit up to strength in preparation for OIF3. Lots of the guys in my company had been part of Operation Noble Eagle, and the 1.5 year mobilization for OIF3 would have taken them over the limit for call-up time in a 5-year period. Once they got a sample of how we were going to be treated during the training period, the overwhelming majority declined to sign the waiver and accompany us to Iraq. A cav unit from southern California was tapped to provide warm bodies. Most of these guys had been cavalry or tankers in the Regular Army. Their behaviors made them stick out like sore thumbs. They and I were the only ones who religiously honored the maintenance routine for the gun trucks.

nah, I am out now. They told me if I wanted to re-up my only option was to convert to a full time recruiter.

Screw that.

You know its bad when one of the local "Italian Businessmen" looked at the stuff we had to do and say, "Damn, I thought we was crooked."

[Webstral]

I wish I could say that I'm surprised. In terms of managing its human resources, the Army must be one of the worst organizations in the country. Still, what a shame.