Mike Wiggins - Army Strong Stories

OPERATION ORDER 12-12 FOR: OFFICIAL VISIT OF LTG S. CLAUS

Mike Wiggins — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:45:00 GMT

By: Mike Wiggins
Check out my Professional Army Facebook Fan Page: www.facebook.com/WigginsUSA Merry Christmas to you & your family. OPERATION ORDER 12-12 FOR: OFFICIAL VISIT OF LTG S. CLAUS 1. An official staff visit by LTG Claus is expected at the Recruiting Battalion on 25 Dec. The following directive governs activities of all Army personnel during the visit. A: Not a creature will stir without permission. This includes the Master...read more

My Veteran's Day Real Hero!!!

Mike Wiggins — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:36:00 GMT

By: Mike Wiggins
I remember growing up listening to my grandfather’s war stories and seeing the shinning medals on his wall in a case.He would tell, from what I thought, were wild & crazy, things that I couldn’t believe he had really experienced.I always thought my grandfather was a good story teller.As I became older I was asked to write a story of someone I thought was famous.Everyone in the class had written about Movie Stars, Singers or Athletes, I choose my grandfather.My...read more

Where were you when the World Stopped Turning???

Mike Wiggins — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 04:40:00 GMT

By: Mike Wiggins
I wanted to write something on 9-11 on the 10th Anniversary. When I see this video, it makes me think: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvj6zdWLUuk I remember it like it was yesterday. I was stationed at Fort Benning, GA living in Government Housing called McGraw Manors. My two oldest children were off @ school and my wife was with my youngest son at his 1st year checkup. It was 8:30am, I was home waiting for the repairman to show up @ 9am to fix my a/c. I was...read more

Follow Ups & Facebook

Mike Wiggins — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:15:00 GMT

By: Mike Wiggins
Hope this helps some people out. If you have specific questions or concerns, please add my Facebook Fan Page & email me. My Face Book Fan page is: www.facebook.com/WigginsUSA Follow Ups in Recruiting is sometimes hard to do or you forget to. I believe 100% in Follow Ups. I ask Recruiters (with more than 1 year in Recruiting), "Can you tell me the 2nd person you ever conducted that ESTed over a 50"? Most...read more

Your Recruiting Station on YouTube

Mike Wiggins — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 02:53:00 GMT

By: Mike Wiggins
Hope this helps some people out. If you have specific questions or concerns, please add my Face Book Fan Page & email me. My Face Book Fan page is: www.facebook.com/WigginsUSA Once on my Fan Page, look to the left and you will see my YouTube Tab. These are different videos I made. An idea that I came up with to help Recruiting Stations is to put their Recruiting Stations on YouTube. They could create a YouTube Account & post their...read more

If you are DA Selected or Volunteer for Recruiting Duty

Mike Wiggins — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:54:00 GMT

By: Mike Wiggins
Hope this helps some people out. If you have specific questions or concerns, please add my Face Book Fan Page & email me. My Face Book Fan page is: www.facebook.com/WigginsUSA If you are DA Selected or Volunteer for Recruiting Duty, First let me wish you the best of luck and best wishes on your new adventure for being an Army Recruiter. There will be good days as well as bad. You need to have tough skin for this business...read more

How to bring people to your Recruiting Station FAN Facebook Page

Mike Wiggins — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:41:00 GMT

By: Mike Wiggins
Hope this helps some people out. If you have specific questions or concerns, please add my Face Book Fan Page & email me. My Face Book Fan page is: www.facebook.com/WigginsUSA Here is a way to bring people to your Recruiting Station FAN Facebook Page: While I was conducting the TNA Wrestling Event with Albany, GA Recruiting Station on 23APR10 & when Tony Schumacher came to Job Corps in Gainesville, FL in March 2011, I drove people to my Army...read more

Frequently Asked Questions

Mike Wiggins — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:19:00 GMT

By: Mike Wiggins
Hope this helps some people out. If you have specific questions or concerns, please add my Face Book Fan Page & email me. My Face Book Fan page is: www.facebook.com/WigginsUSA Q: What are the current requirements to join the U.S. Army? A: You must be between the ages of 17 and 35, a U.S. Citizen or resident alien with the I-551 card (green card), a HS senior or graduate, must be single with no children or married with 2 or less children, pass the ASVAB and...read more

Help Understanding Facebook & Social Media

Mike Wiggins — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:06:00 GMT

By: Mike Wiggins
Facebook and Youtube are great Social Media tools for Recruiting, getting the Army Message out & telling your Recruiting Stations Army Story. Facebook is where everyone is. When used correctly, it will put your Recruiting Station on the Map with your community. Many Station Commanders and Recruiters do not know how to use The Recruiting Station Fan Page to attract Fans or get their Stations Message out there. They get frustrated, say it is a waste of time...read more

2010 AAC Senior Leaders Conference

Mike Wiggins — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 21:23:00 GMT

By: Mike Wiggins
Had an awesome time @ the 2010 AAC Senior Leaders Conference in New Orleans, LA . It was great meeting new/interesting people. Made alot of new friends and seen different places. The Main Theme about the Conference was "Telling the Army Story". Too many times when I watch/listen to the news about the US Army, 9 out of 10 times its a negitive story, because negitive stories sells & gets ratings. This conference was about getting all...read more

Labor Day Weekend with the Wiggins Family

Mike Wiggins — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:27:00 GMT

By: Mike Wiggins
My family & I went to the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling PPV “No Surrender” on September 5, 2010 @ Universal Studios in Orlando, FL. My family loves going to TNA Wrestling Events. My youngest son (age 9) has over 150 different wrestlers, all the different rings, posters and is a HUGE Jeff Hardy fan. Fireworks blasting and the crowd going wild opens the show. This is the exciting atmosphere consuming the Impact Zone for No Surrender....read more

Incorporating your Hobbies into Recruiting to make it fun

Mike Wiggins — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:38:00 GMT

By: Mike Wiggins
I have been watching Professional Wrestling since the early 80s. I have followed the careers of many wrestlers (just as someone would follow their favorite football/basketball/baseball players or teams). It has always been exciting watching their careers thru the years. When I volunteered to be an Army Representative in 2002, I heard all the horror stories about recruiting and I wanted to change it. My hobbies are watching Professional Wrestling and restoring classic...read more

Ideas for your Army Recruiting Station Facebook FAN Page

Mike Wiggins — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:54:00 GMT

By: Mike Wiggins
While I was Station Commander in Valdosta GA. I created a FAN Page called "US Army Career Center, Valdosta GA". I created Albums called "New Soldiers", "In the News" & different Event Albums, etc.... New Soldier Album was for HRAPs. I posted their picture & job description (copied from goarmy.com). You can do this for your future Soldiers as well. In the News Album was for things that we did in the community that made the newspaper....read more

Total Non-stop Action (TNA) Wrestling Recruiting Event.

Mike Wiggins — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:16:00 GMT

By: Mike Wiggins
Here is a Recruiting Event that can help your Recruiting Station because it is a Leads Generating / Maximize Exposure in your Community / FS Event. If you have any questions or concerns about setting this event up, please call me 1-877-302-7727. I can also send you all the documents that you need to set it up & a Powerpoint Presentation that explain everything in detail. This is what I did last year, I did on 06APR10 in Orlando, FL and did 23APR10...read more

Why I Volunteered to be a Recruiter & convert to 79R..

Mike Wiggins — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:50:00 GMT

By: Mike Wiggins
Hello all, My name is SFC Mike Wiggins & I am a Master Trainer for the Jacksonville Recruiting Battalion in Jacksonville, FL. In 2002, I volunteered to be an US Army Representative because I wanted to help people & tell the Army Story. As a U.S. Army Representative I have helped many men & women with their lives by showing them how the US Army will hopefully make their life easier. What makes my job so rewarding is when a man or woman returns from graduating...read more