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I imagine most of this behavior is simply because of the way the majority of 18x recruits obtain their contract.
USAREC has an 18X special mission, the recruiter gets "2 points" for a special mission contract. Anyone 20+ years of age, with GT score over 110 will likely have an 18x contract offered to them. And that's about all the prep / explanation they get until SOPC. And even then the SOPC TACs only have 4 weeks to create any real mentality change before SFAS.
USASFC does not see the need to get involved at the front end of the Initial Entry recruiting pipeline, and of the 85%+ of 18x washouts (most in basic training), the Army gets a smart 11-Bravo, who I imagine the 82nd will mature just fine.
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Last edited by Scimitar; 11-30-2014 at 17:10.
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