The Recruiters Wife

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".  

You have activities with your pool....one day a week and some Saturdays you have activities that range from any kind of PME to Physical Conditioning or PT.  Then there are district pool functions.  Football games, basketball games, pizza parties, anything. 

You have to remember that "Poolees" are young people, from 17 to 27, male and female.   Mostly the 17/18/19 year old range and they lie.....lie.....lie.  Do not trust them, document everything they say and do......... and don't be alone with one of the opposite sex.  PERIOD.

They will lie about things you said, things you did, things you promised, things you didn't promise, drugs, school, their parents, their friends, their past, their future and anything else that suits them.  

And they will make attachments to you.   Attachments as a friend, a parent, a mentor.   Do not share anything personal with them, where you live, your personal phone number and make it clear this is a PROFESSIONAL ARRANGEMENT.  And do not ever let your recruiter transport anyone of the opposite sex without a partner.

AND ABOVE ALL, BE HONEST IN YOUR DEALINGS WITH THEM.