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Originally Posted by SCRWS6
I hope I`m not overstepping my boundries, this being my second post on this board, but I have been a Recruiter now for almost three years. The messages from higher and all the classes we`ve recieved regarding PS enlisting 18X have been that if a PS walks in and wants 18X we have to tell them they will have to enlist first then turn in a packet once they reach their unit. This website was the first place I had ever heard of PS guys getting 18X contracts. Not saying it can`t be done because of the info I`ve seen here, just be prepared to hit a lot of brick walls when it comes to talking to a Recruiter. Everytime I`ve tried to go the extra mile and get a PS guy something more I always hear;" Hes prior service he`ll take what we give him or nothing at all."
I know better now thanks to this website.
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Just to clear up a point.
If you have to reenlist and arrive at your unit to drop an SF packet, you are not getting an 18X deal, you are just another soldier submitting a packet.
An 18X enlists with a contract that turns them into an airborne infantryman with pretraining and the guarantee of a shot at SF. If he fails or quits, he is up for worldwide reassignment as an 11B.
I understand your comment, but would submit that a quick look at the recruiting numbers and lowered standards means that the prior service soldier no longer has to take what you give him. Instead, as a civilian, he can walk till you offer him what he wants.
TR
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