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Old 01-28-2010 | 10:47 AM
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Kasserine06
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Originally Posted by nfnsquared
Why are you calling your recruiter? He has an e-mail address, use that. This forces him to put his reply in writing and gives you documentation of his reply.
Good luck.
I have emailed, but I get less of a response than the phone. If he wrote back, it would be nice because it would be in writing, but he never does unless he needs something from me. I am more understanding of his lack to respond to my emails mainly because I know he gets way more emails than calls. Like some said before, since I am not in the AF yet, I have zero importance. When he gets a call or email from his CO or other AF member, of course he is going to call and email everyone else first because they have a higher priority.

Originally Posted by nfnsquared
Also, the Air Force has a chain of command. Your recruiter has a boss. Ask him for his boss' contact info (both e-mail and phone). Send a non-emotional, professional e-mail to your recruiter outlining your concerns and courtesy copy his boss. In the e-mail, be sure you make a request to be kept updated via e-mail.
Good luck.

This is what I was asking. I wanted to know if I could go over his head. I am just nervous because if I offend him, he could just make it even harder for me. When his office moved and he failed to give me his new number, I spent 3 months emailing and calling everyone I can find. Everyone came back with a different number that did not lead me to my recruiter. In the end, I went down to the base and got another list of numbers from the visitor gate. After about 1 hour, the guard felt bad and got someone to escort me to the new office. So if I asked for his CO contact information, he could easily send me some phone numbers and emails that lead me through another 3 month maze.

I called him again and he told me to wait another week. If I don’t get any information next week, I might have to write him an email or call him asking for him for his CO. I feel bad because he is a nice guy but he is just new to this job. The recruiter I started with was the best. He knew how to twist everyone’s arm and was able to get me to review board even though I started the process 12 days before applications were due. He did such a good job that he got promoted and transferred a soon as I got my slot. If I can find him, I might contact him too.
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