Sometimes there can be a rather fine line between work and play. How does your industry attempt to play? Is it productive? Should it (does it have to) be?
I like this question because the Marines in general or atleast the ones Ive been around have two different modes that they are in. At one point they can be very strict and have unbelievable bearing and yell at the top of their lungs. The next time you see them they can be completely laid back and the funniest guys you know. This has happened to me alot because my recruiter usually talked to me in a formal voice but when we are with other recruits it catches me off guard when he starts to yell. There are times when I know I have to have bearing and there are times when I can be relaxed. We always laugh and have a good time and play but at the same time we are productive. The only time we really don't play around is when there are multiple recruits that need to learn something.
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Week five was a big week for my recruiter and I because we had a couple meetings with students from Waltham and one student from North. For these meetings I had to brush up on what my recruiter taught me i.e all the opportunities the Marines have to offer. Not only that but what I went through when I joined so that I could offer them a first hand experience of what they might go through. When the meetings actually took place they went fairly well. The student from Newton did not end up committing to the Marines but it was fine because we got all the information out to him in case at another point he would want to join. He wanted to go to college first which is understandable but said when he gets there he might join the reserves. On the other hand the Waltham kids were motivated and joined on the spot.
What is the goal of your industry? Customer satisfaction? Expansion? Profit? Research? How do you know? Is it static, or does it change?
The goal of my industry is to find motivated individuals to join the United States Marines. Out of the millions of people in Massachusetts there are only about 100 individuals who are signed up and enlisted in the Marines. There are several recruiting stations in the greater Boston area that cover Massachusetts. These stations are pretty set in stone so I dont believe that expansion is necessary. Also there is no profit if anything they are paying the people who join. There is never big change in the Industry except for chain of command. For example my recruiter was in the Waltham office for about a year. Then recently while I was with him he had just been promoted to take over the Boston office. It is such a large jump because in the Waltham office it was just one recruiter being him but now he is in control of 5 recruiters in the Boston office. Now he doesnt go out and talk to kids, he oversees paperwork and other recruiters. |
AuthorI am Noah Decaille and I'm 18 years old. In June I will be shipping off to Marine corps boot camp Archives
June 2015
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