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Army Criminal History Waivers
Any applicant for enlistment in the United States Army who has received a civil court conviction or other adverse dispositions for six or more minor traffic offenses where the fine was $250 or more per offense requires a waiver.
Army Criminal History Waivers
A waiver is required for any applicant who has received a conviction or other adverse disposition for a serious criminal misconduct offense.
Army Criminal History Waivers
Any applicant for enlistment in the United States Army who has Received two, three, or four civil convictions or other adverse dispositions for a misdemeanor offense.requires a waiver.
Waiver and Waiting Periods for Postive Drug Tests at MEPS for Army Applicants
Individuals applying to join the active duty Army, the Army Reserves, and Army National Guard are given a drug test as part of their medical physical at the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS). Individuals who test positive for marijuana, alcohol, or cocaine may still enlist (with a waiver), if they pass a re-test after a specified waiting period.
Army Criminal History Waivers
Any applicant for enlistment in the United States Army who has received four or more civil convictions or other adverse dispositions for minor nontraffic offenses. requires a waiver.
Rules for Determining Active Duty Rank for Prior Service
Here are the rules for prior service personnel joining the active duty Army for determination of initial active duty enlistment rank.
Advanced Paygrade (Rank) Programs
Individuals who enlist in the United States Army and meet certain qualification criteria, such as college credits can enlist and receive an advanced paygrade (rank) status.
Army Asking Congress for New Recruiting Incentives
The Army hopes to introduce new incentives to attract recruits while working to educate parents, teachers and other adults who influence young people's decision to enlist about the long-term benefits of military service.
Army Recruiters Take Pause to Re-Focus on Values
Army recruiters took a pause on May 20th to refocus on values, as investigations are under way to see if some recruiters are cheating to make quotas.
The current recruiting environment is challenging the Army's 7,500 recruiters, and the service is now about 6,600 active-duty recruits below quota. One widely reported case involves a recruiter in Houston who allegedly threatened a potential recruit with arrest if he didn't show up for a meeting.
Army National Call to Service (NCS) Enlistments
The Army is dramatically expanding it's National Call to Service (NCS) Enlistment Program, commonly called the "Two-Year Enlistment." Congress mandated that all of the military services offer the NCS program, effective October 2003. Under the NCS program, a person enlists on active duty for a period of 15 months, following basic training and job training (which makes an average 24-month active duty enlistment period).
Army Native Linguist Recruiting Program
A new Army military occupational specialty, 09L, is the latest weapon in the nation’s arsenal in the global war on terror -- and it’s working. The L stands for linguist, and the program is designed to find and recruit native speakers of various high-demand languages and dialects for service in the U.S. Army.
Army Misses March Recruiting Goal
Preliminary figures suggest the Army missed its March goal for active duty enlisted accessions by about 2,100 soldiers. This is the second month in a row that the Army has missed their established monthly recruiting goal, and personnel officials don't foresee it getting any better until after May.
Army Recruiting Crisis?
Despite headlines to the contrary, there’s no crisis in the military’s recruiting efforts, according to Army recruiting officials. Alarm bells sounded after the Army missed its recruiting goal for February by 1,900 people, but officials are“cautiously optimistic” that this is a temporary setback and that the Army will meet its end-of-year goal of 80,000 recruits.
New Army Recruiting Programs and Incentives
The Army is using a variety of programs and incentives to help attract more young men and women into its ranks. The Army's recruiting goal for FY 2005 is 80,000 troops -- 3,000 higher than lat year's requirements, and 6,200 higher than the previous year. Higher enlistment bonuses, "fast shipping" bonuses, and more are in the works.
Warrior Transition Course
The Army’s new Warrior Transition Course at Fort Knox, Ky is designed to make Soldiers of former Airmen, Sailors and Marines. It’s also an incentive for second-time volunteers wanting to rejoin the Army’s ranks without repeating nine weeks of basic training.
Special Recruiter Assistance Program for Officers
Officers can now share their deployment experiences with their local communities through the Army Special Recruiter Assistance Program.
The United States Military Academy
Probably the most well-known of all commissioning programs (but the hardest to qualify for) is the United States Military Academy at West Point. Admission to West Point is open to civilians and to current (enlisted) members of the military.
Army Senior ROTC in a Nutshell
A basic overview of the Army Senior Reserve Officer Training Program (SROTC).
Army Senior ROTC Program
All about the Army Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Program.
Online Army Recruiting Game Reaches Top 5 List
After two years, the official U.S. Army game has registered more than 4 million users and is now one of the top five games in the world.
Army Hits Recruiting Goal for FY 2004
For the fifth year in a row, the U.S. Army Recruiting Command hit its fiscal year active-duty and Reserve recruiting goals. As of Sept. 27 (2004) , the command brought in 77,587 active Army recruits against a Department of the Army mission of 77,000, and 21,278 Reserve recruits against a 21,000 requirement.
Operation Blue to Green Approved
Sailors and Airmen may soon be able to 'Go Army' under a new Defense Department program intended to rebalance the size of the military. The program is generating new opportunities for continued service and career advancement for those willing to transfer into the Army from other services.
Operation Blue to Green
After they 'Cross Into the Blue' or 'Accelerate Their Life,' the Army hopes service members leaving the Air Force or Navy will join the 'Army of One.' A new program, Operation Blue to Green, seeks to recruit airmen and sailors leaving their service due to force reductions into the Army, which is temporarily increasing its ranks.