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Retire or Soldier on?: Resiliency is the theme of the month!
December 6, 2010
By: First Sergeant Terrence Hynes
Well, the nice relaxing weekend came to crashing halt with the ringing of the 0530 alarm. On this day there were no early morning phone calls to interrupt P.T. Not, because everything was going smooth down at the MEPS, but rather because we had nothing going on down there today. Not exactly good news! I prefer the annoying "you suck" phone calls as I arise myself. At least when that's happening things are going on to provide the strength. I can overcome problems and...read more
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Well it has been a long couple of weeks fighting the uphill battle of recruiting in December. As we prepared for what is now my second December as the 1SG in Minneapolis Company, we took note of last year's lessons learned. As a result, everything looked picture perfect on paper. Life though is rarely picture perfect and this year December is looking as grim as it has for all the 11 years I've spent in recruiting command. As I made the rounds throughout the company footprint this...read more
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Sergeant First Class Mark Bolin was born in Columbus, Ohio. He graduated from Grove City High School and is currently attending Troy University. Sergeant First Class Bolin entered the United State Army in September, 2001 as a Cannon Crew Member (13B). He completed Basic Training and Advance Individual Training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He reclassed to an Administration Specialist (42A) in 2005. Sergeant First Class Bolin’s military education includes Basic Combat Training,...read more
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Well, the time has come to put the high school recruiting episodes of the blog to bed! It has been insightful to read what all of you had to say on the 30 or so sites that posted the blog and asked for your feedback. WOW! For your viewing pleasure (or displeasure), I am posting the final product here. In the end I kept it simple. I based it on what I know to be true and what I could support. There is room for stronger arguments, but I'm just a guy working full time, taking care of...read more
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Okay, you all know my point of view on this high school recruiting topic. I am preparing my essay for final draft tomorrow. A classmate of mine who is also a recruiter is writing his argumentative paper on high school recruiting as well. He posted his thesis statement in the discussion thread, as we were all instructed to do. We were told to peer evaluate the thesis to determine if it did its job and provided a precise stance for the paper. One of our "peers" decided...read more
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I'd like to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving. This is the first time I've been living in the same state as my family since 2007, so I'm extremely thankful to be spending it with them! I'm also thankful for the warriors overseas who will not spend this holiday with their families. I remember today that they and their families sacrifice for my benefit and yours. For many of them, this marks another holiday in a LONG line of holidays they have not been able to spend with their...read more
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I joined the Army because my father served in Vietnam. I was about the finish high school and I knew that going to college was not for me. I really couldn't see my self working fast food jobs for the rest of my life. I figured if the Army was good enough for dad then maybe I should give it a try. This was one of the best decisions that I have ever made. I have now been in for 15 years and love it. ARMY STRONG
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I have spent the last few days observing the chatter on the U.S. Army facebook page, where one of my recent posts was featured and stirred up some friendly debate. Now, I’m all for debate! Without a little controversy, we have nothing to talk about. However, I did notice that a fair enough number of respondents still have a misperception about recruiters. There is a long-standing belief in the general public that recruiters are liars. I have even been told as much by members...read more
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Well, I must say I was overwhelmed by the amount of comments “The Essay Question “received. It got nearly 250 remarks on the US Army facebook page alone. http://www.facebook.com/USarmy/posts/119290871467192 There were loads of passionate discussions about this topic, which turned out to be a whole lot more controversial than I expected, especially considering the venues that posted it. I certainly respect all view points and understand the poignant...read more
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Many of people complained to not be able to read my blog and believe it or not... One person was disappointed! So I will try again. As the day trails off and I have read many text, Facebook post and answered calls on Veterans Day, I am reminded of one thing: We are still loved. In recruiting we often forget to feel like a Veteran. Sometimes we think being behind the desk we don't deserve them but today I was reminded that we are thought of and appreciated. At 0230 I received a...read more
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