================================================ Subject: Re: WAS Re: NCR: ABSOLUTELY STUNNED - NOW Pointless teasing From: "Lisa King" To: Date: Sun 2 Sep 2001 00:23:32 +0000 ================================================ we had a recruiter in the family so she has all ready told us what to watch out for. Right now the recruiters are only being used for scholarships. Lisa >From: "Keith P. Mears" >Reply-To: "Keith P. Mears" >To: CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM >Subject: Re: WAS Re: NCR: ABSOLUTELY STUNNED - NOW Pointless teasing >Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2001 17:50:34 -0500 > >MessageExactly. > >For instance, I actually had it WRITTEN IN MY CONTRACT to receive stateside >station of choice. My choice? Fort Benning, GA, because it was the >closest to home (home being Jacksonville, FL). So where did I end up? >Fort Carson, CO. "Hey assholes, this doesn't look like Georgia to ME!" > >Their answer? "Well, you needed to have your actual CHOICE written in to >your contract." Thanks friendly recruiter! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Debbi R > To: CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM > Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 5:03 PM > Subject: Re: WAS Re: NCR: ABSOLUTELY STUNNED - NOW Pointless teasing > > > don't forget, > > "and don't listen to the recruiter! EVER!" > -----Original Message----- > From: Creed Discussion List [mailto:CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM] On >Behalf Of Keith P. Mears > Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 2:58 PM > To: CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM > Subject: Re: WAS Re: NCR: ABSOLUTELY STUNNED - NOW Pointless teasing > > > That depends on your definition of "hooked up majorly". In all >actuality, high ASVAB scores don't really do much more than give you more >options as far as HOW Uncle Sam will screw you in the military. That >sounds really cynical, so let me clarify. The higher you score on the >ASVAB battery, the more of the "212 ways you can be an 'Army of One'" >become available to you. My own scores allowed me to have the pick of ANY >job in the Army (or any of the branches), but my color-blindness limited me >to NON-combat and NON-combat support jobs, which in the end led to some of >my disillusionment. > > And in my experience, military service is neither helped nor hindered >by race, sex, nationality, etc. I found the Army to be the most >non-discriminatory employer I've had, where positions and promotions truly >were filled based on merit alone. There are of course exceptions, but >generally I found this to be true. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp