It's been a while since I've been on here. I haven't needed advice for a while now, but I'm at a point that I truly don't know what to do. I've been trying sense 2016 to make it to SFAS. I was in the Navy until November of last year, so I was working the blue to green program prior to that.
Due to a "lack of personnel at the battalion level", my paperwork was not accepted by the army in time for the Navy to release me. The year prior to separating from the Navy, sailors are allowed to start working with recruiters with different branches. I had worked with multiple recruiters who continuously would give me the run-around. I have a criminal record that requires waivers, but I know is acceptable. I have been unable to find recruiters willing to do the work.
I highlighted instructions, took pictures and sent them to them to show them that I knew I could get in. To no avail still. The last few months of my Navy career, I found the option of Special Forces in the National Guard. I contacted the Special Forces recruiter in my home state which I would like to keep confidential. He also gave me a hard time because of my record, and now because of a surgery on my thumb that I received in August of 2007. I highlighted instruction for my thumb surgery him as well. We eventually got to a point where he said he could no longer work with me until I separated from active duty Navy. Once I got home, he would be able to work with me and get me an 18x contract, given the waiver were approved.
With three months left on my Navy contract, I canceled my orders to Guam, purchased a home because I couldn't find a place to rent my family due to our dogs breed, and moved me, my wife, and two kids back. I contacted him once I was about to finish my terminal leave and his reply to me was that he was "working with about 15 other qualified applicants, so I'm going to pass you to someone else." He passed me to a conventional recruiter.
This recruiter said he did not want to do the waiver required for me to go Special Forces if the group did not want me so he was going to set a 1 on 1 evaluation for them to see if they are willing to give me the 18x contract. The group then denied even the chance to evaluate me for the contract. They said I need to go 11b, get qualified and go for an SFRE. I texted the Special Forces recruiter that had advised me to separate from the Navy and ask for hemp to jest call someone for the evaluation. He ignored me.
Forgive me if I sound unappreciative, but I'm at a point that I don't know what to do. I did everything the recruiter said, to the point that I ended my Navy career, yet he didn't hold up his end of the bargain. One of the main reasons I want to be a Green Beret is because of the standards that they hold each other too. I don't believe that this recruiter acted within those standards. I was completely left out to dry, and now have doubts about where to go with my career.
I wasn't expecting them to give me an 18x contract because the fact that I require a waiver, but at least give me the opportunity to evaluate and see if they are willing to give me an opportunity just to try to be a Special Forces soldier.
Again, please don't take anything I say in a negative manner, I just don't know what to do.
Due to a "lack of personnel at the battalion level", my paperwork was not accepted by the army in time for the Navy to release me. The year prior to separating from the Navy, sailors are allowed to start working with recruiters with different branches. I had worked with multiple recruiters who continuously would give me the run-around. I have a criminal record that requires waivers, but I know is acceptable. I have been unable to find recruiters willing to do the work.
I highlighted instructions, took pictures and sent them to them to show them that I knew I could get in. To no avail still. The last few months of my Navy career, I found the option of Special Forces in the National Guard. I contacted the Special Forces recruiter in my home state which I would like to keep confidential. He also gave me a hard time because of my record, and now because of a surgery on my thumb that I received in August of 2007. I highlighted instruction for my thumb surgery him as well. We eventually got to a point where he said he could no longer work with me until I separated from active duty Navy. Once I got home, he would be able to work with me and get me an 18x contract, given the waiver were approved.
With three months left on my Navy contract, I canceled my orders to Guam, purchased a home because I couldn't find a place to rent my family due to our dogs breed, and moved me, my wife, and two kids back. I contacted him once I was about to finish my terminal leave and his reply to me was that he was "working with about 15 other qualified applicants, so I'm going to pass you to someone else." He passed me to a conventional recruiter.
This recruiter said he did not want to do the waiver required for me to go Special Forces if the group did not want me so he was going to set a 1 on 1 evaluation for them to see if they are willing to give me the 18x contract. The group then denied even the chance to evaluate me for the contract. They said I need to go 11b, get qualified and go for an SFRE. I texted the Special Forces recruiter that had advised me to separate from the Navy and ask for hemp to jest call someone for the evaluation. He ignored me.
Forgive me if I sound unappreciative, but I'm at a point that I don't know what to do. I did everything the recruiter said, to the point that I ended my Navy career, yet he didn't hold up his end of the bargain. One of the main reasons I want to be a Green Beret is because of the standards that they hold each other too. I don't believe that this recruiter acted within those standards. I was completely left out to dry, and now have doubts about where to go with my career.
I wasn't expecting them to give me an 18x contract because the fact that I require a waiver, but at least give me the opportunity to evaluate and see if they are willing to give me an opportunity just to try to be a Special Forces soldier.
Again, please don't take anything I say in a negative manner, I just don't know what to do.
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