help me out again :)

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:16 am

ok besides highschools, colleges, and eagle scouts.. where do you think i can advertise this recruiting thing that would target to 18-25 year olds?

i was thinking like church youth groups then after thinking about it a little more figured that wouldnt be such a good idea.

any other suggestions??

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:23 am

Meggie wrote:
i was thinking like church youth groups then after thinking about it a little more figured that wouldnt be such a good idea.

Why not? Just get permission from first.

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:30 am

Scott wrote:Why not? Just get permission from first.

i have a feeling church groups wont be very inviting of the military, they are very supportive of us, dont get me wrong, i just dont think they want to BECOME one of us

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:32 am

Meggie wrote:i have a feeling church groups wont be very inviting of the military, they are very supportive of us, dont get me wrong, i just dont think they want to BECOME one of us

Don't be silly, do you really think there are no Christians in the military? Surely you don't think they are all Atheist? You have Chaplains don't you? I think you'd be surprised how many church members are active military or NG.

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:32 am

Meggie wrote:i have a feeling church groups wont be very inviting of the military, they are very supportive of us, dont get me wrong, i just dont think they want to BECOME one of us

They can become chaplians. Dont leave anyone out.

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:33 am

Great minds think alike. You beat me to it Scott.

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:38 am

Colleges

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:40 am

Scott wrote:Don't be silly, do you really think there are no Christians in the military? Surely you don't think they are all Atheist? You have Chaplains don't you? I think you'd be surprised how many church members are active military or NG.

we do have an open slot for a chaplains assistant..

good point, thanks, i guess i will add them to my "invite" list afterall

any place else u can think of that would target that age group?

Noevo · Post by **Noevo** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:42 am

Concert Venues, Stadiums, arenas etc...

Jamie_R · Post by **Jamie_R** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 11:01 am

Porn Sites ....

CiscoKid · Post by **CiscoKid** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 11:42 am

Malls and movie theaters!

Zilog B · Post by **Zilog B** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 11:49 am

Death row, but you'll need 12 of them

Spammy · Post by **Spammy** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:01 pm

Scott wrote:Don't be silly, do you really think there are no Christians in the military? Surely you don't think they are all Atheist? You have Chaplains don't you? I think you'd be surprised how many church members are active military or NG.

DaddyLongLeg · Post by **DaddyLongLeg** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:18 pm

Strip clubs and bars. Sign'em up when their wasted

DaddyLongLeg · Post by **DaddyLongLeg** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:18 pm

Seriously though, how about an umemployment office?

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:19 pm

DaddyLongLeg wrote:Seriously though, how about an umemployment office?

woa! great idea. thanks

DaddyLongLeg · Post by **DaddyLongLeg** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:27 pm

Meggie wrote:woa! great idea. thanks

Your welcome

Good luck with that

KsJason · Post by **KsJason** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:38 pm

Are you a recruiter or are you getting the hit from the AG and the state SGM like we are in getting our strength up?

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:46 pm

KsJason wrote:Are you a recruiter or are you getting the hit from the AG and the state SGM like we are in getting our strength up?

im not a recruiter, im actually the retention NCO. but we work pretty close together on things.

its sort of both though. Are numbers are terrible and they are getting worse. so the state CSGM and everyone down the line are feeling the heat to get the numbers up.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:54 pm

Ymca?

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:56 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:Ymca?

oooh yea! another good one!

thanks

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:01 pm

Soup Kitchen, homeless shelter, library. Police station, Parole board

Bouncer · Post by **Bouncer** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:03 pm

Music or video stores, anywhere young men congregate.

The Army has a video game out called Americas Army. Use that as a hook.

"You've played the game.. can you hang for real?"

"Free helo rides for qualified applicants"

Stuff like that.

Regards,
-Bouncer-

Spammy · Post by **Spammy** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:03 pm

Any 24 hour fitness and stuff like that.

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:05 pm

Hot rod car shops, Car clubs, Car shows

KsJason · Post by **KsJason** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:27 pm

Do you set up at the high school sports events. We were doing alot of that.I thought you were going to Iraq?

Zilog B · Post by **Zilog B** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:29 pm

I would imagine recruiting is getting tough since the economy is picking up jobs, and the long deployments of reservists.

emilyb · Post by **emilyb** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:31 pm

Scott wrote:Don't be silly, do you really think there are no Christians in the military? Surely you don't think they are all Atheist? You have Chaplains don't you? I think you'd be surprised how many church members are active military or NG.

Oh, how sweet. Maybe you can reply to Wee like this next time instead of "Where'd you get a lame idea like that????"

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:41 pm

KsJason wrote:Do you set up at the high school sports events. We were doing alot of that.I thought you were going to Iraq?

afghanistan. but we cant stop recruiting because of that.

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:45 pm

Any community centers round your way.

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:45 pm

schlurpee wrote:I would imagine recruiting is getting tough since the economy is picking up jobs, and the long deployments of reservists.

its hard because we cant offer "one weekend a month, and 2 weeks in the summer for a free college education!" anymore. now with the risk of deployment out there people are just scared.

kinda makes me mad at the youth of this country. its like sure i would volunteer for a free ride, but u want me to actually work for my college money and serve my country? no way!

ive talked to more then a few highschool students at a past recruiting event, they were all members of the JrROTC program thats supposed to get kids ready to go into the military, even them, none seemed to be interesting in joining after highschool.

i dont know if its the media, or the government but something is wrong with patriotism when everyone is wearing support your troops ribbons on their cars, yet no one wants to join, no one wants their family members to join or their friends or their employees, etc...

its like, oh yea im patriotic! but not enough to actually sacrafice anything for the country.

Zilog B · Post by **Zilog B** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:47 pm

staceyb wrote:Oh, how sweet. Maybe you can reply to Wee like this next time instead of "Where'd you get a lame idea like that????"

*whip crack*

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:47 pm

Lefty04530 wrote:Any community centers round your way.

whats a community center? like a ymca?

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:48 pm

schlurpee wrote:Death row, but you'll need 12 of them

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:49 pm

schlurpee wrote:*whip crack*

On a frickin' ROLL!

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:50 pm

Might sound lame to some but have your tried the homeless shelters?

Zilog B · Post by **Zilog B** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:53 pm

Meggie wrote:its hard because we cant offer "one weekend a month, and 2 weeks in the summer for a free college education!" anymore. now with the risk of deployment out there people are just scared.

kinda makes me mad at the youth of this country. its like sure i would volunteer for a free ride, but u want me to actually work for my college money and serve my country? no way!

ive talked to more then a few highschool students at a past recruiting event, they were all members of the JrROTC program thats supposed to get kids ready to go into the military, even them, none seemed to be interesting in joining after highschool.

i dont know if its the media, or the government but something is wrong with patriotism when everyone is wearing support your troops ribbons on their cars, yet no one wants to join, no one wants their family members to join or their friends or their employees, etc...

its like, oh yea im patriotic! but not enough to actually sacrafice anything for the country.

If the pay was higher, I'm sure you'd have a waiting list to get in. We live in a capitalistic society, risk vs reward. The flip side of the coin is why don't we pay them more to risk their lives. We have no problem paying contractors 100k plus to guard convoys etc, but if your a soldier you get like 20k for the same job. Doesn't make sense.

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:05 pm

Meggie wrote:whats a community center? like a ymca?

Almost, we have a community center in my town thats a skate park, they have some in Portland that are after school centers with pool tables, counciling, movies and drug free zones to keep them out of trouble and off the streets commiting crimes. Some churches have community centers, maybe like a girls of boys club kind of place.

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:11 pm

Joint Chiefs of Staff wrote:Might sound lame to some but have your tried the homeless shelters?

the only problem with that is that a lot of homeless people are addicted to one substance or another or dont have theyre highschool deploma... and besides that we dont offer housing..

thanks for the suggestion though

KsJason · Post by **KsJason** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:11 pm

I agree about higher pay, Here are some the extras you get for going to iraq.

Family Separation Allowance = All Grades: $250

Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay ALL GRADES – 150.00

Imminent Danger Pay/Hostile Fire Pay ALL GRADES – 225.00

Now come on 250 bucks a month to be away from your family for 18 months.