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Good place for post foster kids - Anonymous employee Army National Guard Employee Review

4.0
Jun 16, 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Coming out of fostercare I didn't really have the life skills necessary to be able to support myself the guard has more then helped me grow up and given me an opportunity to learn how to take care of myself... that doesn't sound like much unless you consider that 1/3 of u.s. homeless are post foster kids and as are 80% of the u.s. prison population... any way glad I joined wish I could have gone active but I had a extensive juvenile criminal record... the guard mellowed me out I've been to Iraq once completed my first year of college and am about to deploy to Afghanistan after witch I'll be out for good and head back into college to get my aerospace engineering degree...

Cons

Possibility of deploying if you don't want to. Also its hard... but not impossible, to use the national guard as a career

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Stable full-time military pay and benefits BAH/BAS and retirement points add up fast Networking with schools, community leaders, and Soldiers Leadership and public speaking skills improve a lot More independence than many traditional military jobs Can help change people’s lives and careers Good experience for future management/sales/customer service roles Opportunity for awards, recognition, and career progression Usually less physically demanding than combat arms positions Learn recruiting, interviewing, and marketing skills

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High pressure mission and quota environment Long hours, especially at the end of the month or FY Constant phone calls, texts, and follow-ups after hours Rejection and ghosting happen constantly Can be mentally exhausting and stressful Balancing command expectations with applicant realities is tough Public perception of recruiters can sometimes be negative Difficult to fully disconnect during leave or weekends Heavy admin work and paperwork requirements Burnout is common if leadership/support is weak

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