iluvpink
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Post by iluvpink on Jul 6, 2021 18:24:05 GMT
I'm working at home. I ran upstairs for a minute to get something and hear one of my dogs losing her mind. I ran downstairs and she was standing at the door barking her head off. Outside our door was a man in army fatigues holding a recruiting brochure. It was hard to hear him with devil dog in my arms wanting to kill him, but he asked for dd (21) by name. I saw what he was holding and told him no, but you wouldn't want her anyway as she has type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. He said, ok, thanks and turned and got in his car and left. Drove down the street and out of our subdivision.
I thought it odd as dd is a few years out of high school and because of her health, never filled out anything showing interest in the Army or any of the armed forces. And I had no idea they went door to door. He also seemed quite young as I thought recruiters tended to be on the older side. But then I'm about to turn 50 so maybe he just looked young to me, sigh.
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Mary Kay Lady
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Post by Mary Kay Lady on Jul 6, 2021 18:32:57 GMT
I don't think so. When each of my sons graduated high school we received a variety of phone calls from the different branches of the military but no one ever came to our house. It's a good thing you have a dog.
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Post by workingclassdog on Jul 6, 2021 18:46:23 GMT
Pretty sure that is a no. They go to the schools.. I know that.. but when my son enlisted we definitely had to go to their office. They did come to our house once but that was a preplanned arrangement.
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Post by kristi521 on Jul 6, 2021 18:50:28 GMT
I have had several calls and text from recruiters for my almost 18 year old DD, but no one has come and visited our house.
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iluvpink
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Post by iluvpink on Jul 6, 2021 20:21:29 GMT
I don't think so. When each of my sons graduated high school we received a variety of phone calls from the different branches of the military but no one ever came to our house. It's a good thing you have a dog. Olive is a shih tzu/maltese mix and is all of 10lbs but she thinks she's a pitbull! And her bark is ferocious lol. |
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Post by Lexica on Jul 6, 2021 20:27:29 GMT
I find the whole scenario quite odd. I would think if he was door-to-door canvassing, he would have continued walking down the street to the next home in hopes of a teen living there. If it was a target canvassing, I can see him getting into the car for the next target, but it still sounds odd. Can you call the local army requiter's office and inquire as to whether or not they do this? The fact that he had her name bothers me somehow.
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Post by christine58 on Jul 6, 2021 20:28:42 GMT
I don't think so. When each of my sons graduated high school we received a variety of phone calls from the different branches of the military but no one ever came to our house. It's a good thing you have a dog. Olive is a shih tzu/maltese mix and is all of 10lbs but she thinks she's a pitbull! And her bark is ferocious lol. You might want to call your non emergency police number. That’s kind of stalkerish since he knew your DDs name. |
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Post by papersilly on Jul 6, 2021 20:33:14 GMT
sounds weird to me. thanks to a Ring doorbell, i never have to open my door again unless i want to.
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Post by katlady on Jul 6, 2021 20:34:15 GMT
Maybe she signed for something at an event as a way to get something free.
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Post by elaine on Jul 6, 2021 20:36:07 GMT
Maybe she signed for something at an event as a way to get something free. Yes. Does she online game? The army also uses online gaming as a recruiting platform. |
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iluvpink
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Post by iluvpink on Jul 6, 2021 20:57:02 GMT
I will ask her when she gets home from work. She does a little gaming but very little, only because her boyfriend is into it. I highly doubt she would have ever showed any interest to the recruiters in high school due to her health issues. In fact I know one time when she walked by a table they had set up and they asked her, she laughed and told them, you wouldn't take me and explained why and walked away.
I can't imagine where else she would have come across a recruiter to give them her name as she's not been in any kind of educational system in two years and even then the last couple of years were all online due to her health issues. But who knows.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Jul 6, 2021 21:00:17 GMT
I will ask her when she gets home from work. She does a little gaming but very little, only because her boyfriend is into it. I highly doubt she would have ever showed any interest to the recruiters in high school due to her health issues. In fact I know one time when she walked by a table they had set up and they asked her, she laughed and told them, you wouldn't take me and explained why and walked away. I can't imagine where else she would have come across a recruiter to give them her name as she's not been in any kind of educational system in two years and even then the last couple of years were all online due to her health issues. But who knows. I'm sure they found her online. They are doing tons of advertising and recruitment efforts online as most students haven't been in high school for the last 2 years. That's definitely how they found out about my son. They called though, and ultimately he set up a meeting to talk to them in their office. The door to door surprises me, but not that they have her contact info even though she isn't in the education system. |
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 6, 2021 21:03:11 GMT
Without schools in session the recruiters didn't connect at school. Also students have to OPT OUT of contact, not in, typically during 11th grade.
I don't find it odd that he left the neighborhood after your house. Ds is the on senior in my neighborhood this year, so he would be the only one contacted.
If you are concerned call the recruiting office and ask them.
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Post by littlemama on Jul 6, 2021 21:06:11 GMT
Look up the number to the recruiting office and give them a call. I wouldnt bother the poloce unless the recruiting office doesnt know anything abiut it.
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Post by peasapie on Jul 6, 2021 21:17:45 GMT
This reminds me of when my son was in HS and an army recruiter kept calling the house. I eventually asked him to please stop calling. Years later my son's friends told me they (as a joke) had put my son's name and number on a list at school indicating he was interesting in enlisting.
I don't think an army recruiter would just show up at your house. Either your child - or friends - must have indicated interest.
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Post by Basket1lady on Jul 6, 2021 22:07:33 GMT
DH used to be the squadron commander of a recruiting squadron for the Air Force. They got your DD’s name somehow and are following up. Different recruiters will use different techniques. I would imagine that the lack of face time in the past year has effected their numbers.
Recruiters come in all ages. We had airmen in the squadron who were at their first duty assignment and some who were on their last.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2021 22:10:57 GMT
No. I've gotten texts from recruiters who got my number from my boys' school records or when they filled out the selective service form and put down my number.
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Post by voltagain on Jul 6, 2021 23:44:36 GMT
I will ask her when she gets home from work. She does a little gaming but very little, only because her boyfriend is into it. I highly doubt she would have ever showed any interest to the recruiters in high school due to her health issues. In fact I know one time when she walked by a table they had set up and they asked her, she laughed and told them, you wouldn't take me and explained why and walked away. I can't imagine where else she would have come across a recruiter to give them her name as she's not been in any kind of educational system in two years and even then the last couple of years were all online due to her health issues. But who knows. some one she knows may have given her information. Sometimes they offer swag to people if they can give names/address of other young people they can call on. With aps like robokiller that silences calls not in your contact list they may be doing more door to door than cold phone calls. |
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Post by voltagain on Jul 6, 2021 23:46:16 GMT
DH used to be the squadron commander of a recruiting squadron for the Air Force. They got your DD’s name somehow and are following up. Different recruiters will use different techniques. I would imagine that the lack of face time in the past year has effected their numbers. Recruiters come in all ages. We had airmen in the squadron who were at their first duty assignment and some who were on their last. My daughter was sent to do home town recruiting between the end of her training phase and being sent to her first assignment. She was all of 17 and looked about 12. |
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iluvpink
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Post by iluvpink on Jul 6, 2021 23:49:57 GMT
I was texting her while she was on break. She says she has never given her name in person or online and as I said, just laughed when they spoke to her when walking by the table in high school.
She did say a couple of years ago that someone she went to high school with who was in the Army messaged her asking her if she was interested. She replied back about her health issues, he just responded saying "ok". That's all she can think of.
Well I will just assume it's legit but keep a careful eye out for oddities.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2021 2:41:47 GMT
I wouldn't be overly concerned, we have connected with and heard stories about a number of recruiters and I have heard of them making (scheduled) house visits. Totally agree that they may be trying other ways to interface after the lack of school opportunities. The fact that he left as quickly and willingly as he did would make me think they somehow had a "lead" that she was interested. I wouldn't call the recruiters around here aggressive, but they certainly use quite a few tactics, a lot of which is through social media. And they direct their tactics to the potential enlistees and not through the parents, in general.
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Post by aj2hall on Jul 7, 2021 4:14:53 GMT
We had a couple of recruiters show up at our house unannounced. We did not opt out of sharing info with the military. They came because ds was on the track team and they said they were reaching out to athletes.
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Post by kelly8875 on Jul 7, 2021 13:54:02 GMT
I'm working at home. I ran upstairs for a minute to get something and hear one of my dogs losing her mind. I ran downstairs and she was standing at the door barking her head off. Outside our door was a man in army fatigues holding a recruiting brochure. It was hard to hear him with devil dog in my arms wanting to kill him, but he asked for dd (21) by name. I saw what he was holding and told him no, but you wouldn't want her anyway as she has type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. He said, ok, thanks and turned and got in his car and left. Drove down the street and out of our subdivision. I thought it odd as dd is a few years out of high school and because of her health, never filled out anything showing interest in the Army or any of the armed forces. And I had no idea they went door to door. He also seemed quite young as I thought recruiters tended to be on the older side. But then I'm about to turn 50 so maybe he just looked young to me, sigh. Call the local recruiting office to ask. If they tell you they don't go door to door like this, they'll want to know it's a scam in the area. |
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Post by Mary_K on Jul 7, 2021 18:08:08 GMT
They showed up at my door for my 17 yo senior daughter at the beginning of the school year. She had taken the ASVAB test. I think it's for those interested in military? I asked her why she took it and she shrugged and said it got her out of class.  Then we had MANY MANY MANY calls for her from recruiters. She has NO interest in joining the military. She was terrified when they showed up at the house! Mary K |
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Post by kraft4fun on Jul 8, 2021 2:44:37 GMT
They showed up at my door for my 17 yo senior daughter at the beginning of the school year. She had taken the ASVAB test. I think it's for those interested in military? I asked her why she took it and she shrugged and said it got her out of class. Then we had MANY MANY MANY calls for her from recruiters. She has NO interest in joining the military. She was terrified when they showed up at the house! Mary K Was going to say that as well, taking the test can sometimes exempt from classes in college if they score good enough. |
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Post by iowgirl on Jul 8, 2021 13:04:28 GMT
but he asked for dd (21) by name. Maybe she signed for something at an event as a way to get something free. I can't imagine where else she would have come across a recruiter to give them her name as she's not been in any kind of educational system in two years and even then the last couple of years were all online due to her health issues. But who knows. I am guessing it is still info from her ASVAB test in High School. Most kids take it automatically, and they may be going through records and her score may have been something for them to take a second look at. One of my DD's was contacted quite a few times while at college. Navy wanted to give her a free ride. She had some athletics, and she had a very high GPA in her engineering major, and had a super high ASVAB score in high school (high 90's). She had no interest in the military, but if she did, it would have been a good way for her to go. So if your daughter had some good scores - they don't give up right away. |
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Post by iluvpink on Jul 8, 2021 13:28:01 GMT
I will ask her if she took that test. But she was at home doing homebound her junior and senior years and missed a lot of the other two years for health reasons. She is not academically minded, and I doubt would have taken any tests not required of her. Unfortunately she hated school. When she was actually in school, she spend most of her time trying to catch up on what she missed and stressing about it. I can't imagine her taking time away from getting caught up to take a test for something she knew she could never do.
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