Been Busy

Well, as much as I would like to say that I have been busy putting people in the Army and thus making my life easier, I cannot. Mostly I have been overwhelmed with all of the nattering ancillary tasks that are the part and parcel of recruiting. Truthfully, it often feels as though our biggest problem is all of these "associated" tasks: filling out the planning guide, school folders and LRLs, not to mention ARISS. If we didn't pencil-whip this stuff, we'd never be caught up. As it is, we now waste several hours per day ensuring that this stuff is straight, so that if such-and-such occurs or so-and-so decides to drop by for a visit, your books are at least in order. Though, under careful examination, one might conclude that these other tasks--in fact--contribute to our difficulty putting people in the Army. Consider this scenario: a recruiter has to catch up with his books because some big wig is coming for a visit. He also has some hot leads, but he knows he will have to spend some time with these leads to make them pay off. What do you think he would do? He'd spend the time fixing the books so that he can avoid an ass-chewing. That's what soldiers do, particularly in this business where time is sooo valyooahbull. Ipso, ergo, he might have missed out on a contract or two...but at least he avoided an ass-chewing.