The Recruiters Wife

Well the first nine months have sucked......but it's getting to be old hat, no husband at home and when he is his face is stuck in a computer game system.

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Third week in a row......just disappears to a bar when he should be home.    I understand men bonding, I do, but he sees them 6 days a weeks, 16 hours a day.  I get him one hour maybe 2 in the evening to watch him eat dinner and then Sundays.  That's it, maybe a total of 24 hours in a 7 day period is all I see him, he is with them the rest, and I HATE THIS JOB.  He tells me last night how they are all talking about how they partied when they were in school, like he didn't or something.  WHATEVER

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When he is home, he is not really here.   He just sits in front of the computer and plays WOW.  He doesn't play with the kids, do the yard, help with the house, unpack us, nothing.   I caught him in a lie this week, drinking with the other recruiters when he was supposed to be at work still.  Just drops his underwear in the floor and rolls on.....................loads of fun.   I have seen him 4 hours this week.

A "Pool" is the group of people who are going into the Marine Corps, either on the delayed entry program or getting ready to ship.  You may have anywhere between 1 and 200 in your "POOL".  

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Another term that will make or break your family life.....your recruiter will have certain times of the month he must meet certain goals these are called "phases".

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Yeah, we made mission again and of course they celebrated!  New it was coming, so I was ready and just showed up with a change of clothes so he had to go out with me afterward, of course their one or two congratulations drink turned into a six pack with the guys while I was left alone all dressed up and sitting at the bar ALONE.

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He got home at 9:15 PM tonight miracle of miracles!    The kids rushed to the door and said "What are you doing here?"   The sun was still up, just barely and he managed a "hi" to each of them, plopped on the couch said he didn't feel so hot, ate dinner, watched a little tv, and went to bed. 

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Recruiters get up about 6:00, earlier if they have the energy to workout....(there is no time allotted for PT anymore), or earlier if they have to transport someone to MEPS.   My husband has to be at his office around 7:15/07:30 and start the day.  What the day consists of is calling long lists of high school students from ages 17 (those who will be seniors) and all of the graduates to try and book appointments.   A recruiter has a set number of phone calls he has to make which generally total about 500 phone calls a week.  That's right 500 phone calls in a week, or about 60/70 a day. 

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I read somewhere online I think it was the Recruiters Website, that a Recruiter works long hours (8AM TO 8PM)  Man I would kill for 8AM til 8PM.  Who gets those hours????????????????????????????   Lies, all lies.

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What does getting a holiday off mean?  Well it used to mean a 72 or a 96 or something wonderful.....now it means nothing.  

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