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Originally Posted by BadassHo
who signed up though? those kids should know better. and the navy shouldnt want stupid kids anyways. but when kids act stupid, i usually dont feel bad for them.
hell, the navy is safe, all they will get is staying out of trouble, getting a job, learning skills, and getting money for college. boo hoo.
they should think about these things before signing, they just wanted more. they werent mad about being in the navy. they were mad at being in the navy with less than they want.
caveat emptor
let the buyer beware.
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as a former military guy myself, i'm usually quick to comedown hard on people who enlist and then try to back out. but this clearly looks like the recruiter scammed them. why the hell would they enlist for imediate active duty if they were already enrolled in college? plus if we follow your line of thinking of "to bad, they shouldn't complain after signing the contract, they should have read it closely in case they were being shafted" i think you'll see recruitment numbers drop as lads start avoiding the recruiting stations.
recruiters aren't all bad, but they've got a job to do; which is produce bodies for the service. look at them like car salesmen, they're going to tell you what they think you want to hear, and downplay what they think you don't. once i got out of the the marines i made an effort to accompany anyone who was interrested in the corps when they visited the recruiter. now i never caught an outright lie (i usually wouldn't let on that i was prior service), but i did find the occasional bending of the truth.