I
forgot to mention the first time I checked in with the recruiter, so
I’ll combine it with this post. After I swore in at MEPS I found out
that I am supposed to check in with my recruiter twice a month. This
works out fine since I have Fridays off and it seems that they are not
very busy on Fridays.
My
first visit was two weeks ago. During this visit they gave me my direct
deposit slip to fill out as well as some items to start memorizing. This
included the rank structure, general orders, the phonetic alphabet, and
the soldier’s creed. They also showed me how to access AKO or The Army
Knowledge Online website. The recruiter described it as a facebook for
army recruits. The whole process was not that long and took about a half
hour.
My
second visit was today. I arrived and the recruiter asked how the
memorizing was going on the sheet he gave me last time. I have the
phonetic alphabet down, now I need to get all the rest memorized. I gave
him my direct deposit form and then we went over how to read and
navigate a map. He let me know that an army map consists of 5 major
terrain features and they can be remembered by using the phrase Hidden
Valley Ranch Salad Dressing, which equals Hill, Valley, Ridge, Saddle, & Draw. We
went over how to find each of these features on a map and also how to
find coordinates and how to state coordinates. That was about it this
time around. I will continue working out, studying, and see him again in
two weeks.
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