As we left the thread, I had visited the local and county police depts as well as the court to obtain documents showing that the Slave at 14 had been charged, but not prosecuted on Carrying Weapons on School Grounds charges (he brought a knife to school) and plead guilty to misdomeanor "Treat."
We delivered these to the recruiting Sgt 6 weeks ago, so he could complete the background check.
I told the Slave to call and find out THIS WEEK WTF was going on.
The Sgt claimed to have lost the papers, but that he knew the office had given me copies, and that I could send those, very conveniently, faxed, scanned.
I politely asked, "Who is the officer in charge of the recruiting center?"
Sgt: "I am."
Me: "No, who is the commanding OFFICER?"
Sgt: "Captain Rodriguez"
Me: "I want to call Capt. Rodriquez, give me his number."
Sgt: Why?
Me: Because I want to find someone whom I trust to whom I can give documents that will not lose them.
Sgt: If you give me your number, I'll have him call you.
Me: No, I'd rather just call him myself
Sgt: I'll take your number, and he can call you: If you have a problem with this plan, then you can let him know when he calls.
Me: Here's my number: XXX-XXX-XXXX
---------------------------5 minutes later------------------------------
Mssg from Sgt: We found the papers
Allow me to explain just where recruiters come from. They do not chose to be recruiters, they are selected. They are selected because there is a slot open and they are due for PCS (Permanent Change of Station). They come down on orders, are sent to school, and assigned a recruiting station. Sometimes you just don't get the best selections. And only rarely do you get the best suited to the job. I really don't know any recruiters who were happy to get the job. I know several who were very glad to be back in the real army after their tours as recruiters.....