You just spoke with your husband on the telephone. As you
hang up the phone, you are certain aliens have taken him/her over. The conversation went something like:
YOU: Hi. Any idea when you'll be home tonight?
RECRUITER: I'm not sure. I have a tester at the MET site taking his ASVAB. His EST score was a little shakey.
Pray he is a GSA so we can mission box.
The station really needs this one because we had a QNE today. I have to get my LRLs in order because the BLT
is going to be in the area tomorrow. Hun, I have to go. I have a DEP on the other line and this is my Red Time.
YOU: Umm. Okay. Good-bye
Below is a list to help translate "Recruiterese"
AC: Area Canvassing ... this is when a recruiter goes into the community to place Army advertisements and/or business cards at local businesses. Also, when the recruiter goes door to door to talk to potential recruits.
ACCESSION: credit toward mission of an individual who enlisted into an Active Army or Reserve Program.
ACF: Army College Fund ... currently up to $50,000 in loan repayment or $60,000 toward future tuition offered to qualified applicants.
AD: Active Duty
ADT: Active Duty for Training
AFQT: Armed Forces Qualification Test (score) ... an applicants actual ASVAB score; can be in a range of 1 to 99; minimum to join the Army is 31.
AGR: Active Guard Reserve, Full-Time Reservists ... these are the United States Army reserve recruiters that work with the Active Duty recruiters in Army recruiting stations.
ARC: Army Recruiting Course ... 6-8 week training received at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
AIT: Advanced Individual Training ... this is the job training for a specific MOS which all soldiers, whether full-time or part-time, complete.
ASVAB: Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Test ... this is the test to first qualify/disqualify an applicant for military service.
ATC: Annual Training Conference ... this is a required event for soldiers but spouses/families are welcome as well. It can be between 2 to 3 days in length and usually falls between beginning of November and mid-December each year. There is a formal banquet during which annual battalion awards are given out.
BUSB: Battalion Unit Status Brief ... battalion commander(CO) and command sergeant major(CSM) brief the USAREC commanding general on the past 3 months production and plan for the next 3 months.
BCT: Basic Combat Training
BLT: Battalion Leadership Team (the battalion CO and CSM)
BOX: see "mission box"
CAST: Computerized Adaptive Screening Test ... a "practice ASVAB" which helps to give an approximate final score on the actual ASVAB.
III 3 (3A): applicant scoring 50 or over on the ASVAB and considered a quality applicant.
CAT IV (Cat 4): Scored 26-30 on the ASVAB
CG: Commanding General ... currently Major General Rochelle
CIHS (pronounced Chiz): Currently in High School ... these are potential applicants who have shown an interest in the Army and are in 11th grade.
CLT: Company Leadership Team (the CPT and the 1SG)
COI: Center of Influence ... any person(s) who can assist in attaining a recruiter's goal(i.e. school administration, faculty, Scout troops, etc). A COI Function is a seminar, clinic or presentation for the purpose of providing Army enlistment information to these influential individuals/groups.
CUSB: Company Unit Status Brief ... company commander and 1SG brief the brigade commander on the past three months and for the next three months)
DAT: Drug and Alcohol Test ... urinalysis performed on all applicants at MEPS
DEP: Delayed Entry Program ... an applicant who has been to MEPS and enlisted into the Army but has not reported for BCT.
DEP DISCHARGE: Discharge from DEP through official published orders.
DEP LOSS: An enlistee seperated from the DEP by official published orders.
DPR: Daily Performance Review ... when the station commander meets individually with the recruiters to review his/her recruiting tools and to go over the day's events.
EOM: End of Recruiting Month ... always on a Monday (possible exceptions: December and May), rarely on the actual last day of the calendar month, commonly referred to as "Mission Monday"
EST (pronounced East): Enlistment Screening Test ... gives an estimated score of the ASVAB
GC: Army Guidance Counselor ... counsels applicants and prepares enlistment contracts
GSA: Graduate or Senior alpha (male or female I-IIIA) who scores 50 or higher on the ASVAB
HI-GRAD: Individual with one or more years of college and has an AFQT of 50 or higher
HRAP: Hometown Recruiter Assistance Program ... normally an "H-Rap" is a new soldier who has completed all initial training (BCT and AIT) and has requested to return home with a commitment to work with the recruiting station.
HSDG: High School Diploma Graduate
HSSR: High School Senior
IADT: Initial Active Duty for Training
IDT: Inactive Duty training
IRR: Individual Ready Reserve
JOINS: Joint Optical Information Network ... computer system used in every recruiting station to present videos to prospects and assist recruiters in sales presentations and preparing enlistment contracts.
LEADS: Prospect Cards ... individual who responded to the Army's national advertising program, either via the internet or at a local event.
LPSC: Limited Production Station Commander ... a station commander who is not required to actively recruit new enlistees.
LRL: Lead Refinement List ... names of potential applicants compiled from high school student lists, yearbooks, LEADS, etc.
MEPS: Military Entrance Processing Station ... the offices where applicants are processed into the military and shipped to basic.
MET: Mobile Examining Team ... ASVAB testing provided at specific locations in the immediate recruiting area (example: National Guard armories)
MGIB: Montgomery GI Bill ... Congressional legislation to provide veterans with money for college
MISSION BOX: fullfillment of specific category (Grad Alpha; Senior Alpha; Other) requirements given to each station; this is the standard
MOS: Military Occupational Specialty ... specific job each soldier is trained to do
NFA: Non-grad Female Alpha (I-IIIA)
NHSG: Non-High School Grad
NMA: Non-grad Male Alpha (I-IIIA)
NPS: Non-Prior Service
OCS: Officer Candidate School
OPS: Operations Section at battalion HQ
PMS: Production Management System ... used to track appointments made, appointments conducted, and the number and categories of each potential enlistee
PS: Prior Service
QNE: Qualified Not Enlisted ... an applicant who has passed all of the requirements to join the Army but did not sign an enlistment contract.
REA: Recruiter Expense Allowance ... used for reimbursement of expenses such as taking an applicant to lunch; currently allowable up to $75
RED TIME: Required Prospecting Time ... time scheduled daily for phone calls to specific categories, face to face prospecting, door to door
RS: Recruiting Station
RSW: Recruiting Ship Week
RSID: Recruiting Station Identification Number ... 4 characters consisting of a combination of numbers and letters in this order #A#B; first # represents brigade, "A" represents the battalion, second # represents the company, "B" represents the station
RSM: Recruit Ship Month ... see "END OF MONTH"
SDAPP: Special Duty Assignment Proficiency Pay ... currently $375 per month
TPU: Troop Program Unit; USAR Reserve Unit
NRP: New Recruiter Program ... the first 9 months of a recruiting tour; begins on the 1st calendar day of the month following sign in to battalion (i.e. soldier signs into battalion on April 27; his NRP time starts on May 1)
USAREC: United States Army Recruiting Command ... headquarters (HQ) is located in Fort Knox, Kentucky
USAR: United States Army Reserve
RA: Regular Army; active duty
GOV: Government Owned Vehicle
P1: required phone calling time to either high school graduates or high school seniors using the station LRLs
P2: door to door prospecting; "cold calling"
P3: face to face prospecting ... when a recruiter walks through public places speaking to anyone who looks eligible to join
SFAPM: Soldier and Families Assistance Program Manager; office is located in battalion HQ; s/he is the health benefits advisor, volunteer coordinator, AFTB representative, FRG manager, ACS representative (among other things)
RPI: Recruiting Promotional Item ... items (i.e. keychains, pins, water bottles) that are given to interested people at local events and posters/displays placed in local businesses or used for table set ups
DETAILED RECRUITER: a soldier who is temporarily assigned to USAREC for a period of 3 years to aid in the recruiting effort
79R: a detailed recruiter who converted to a career recruiter; MOS designator held by station commanders and higher, as well as USAR recruiters.
OPSC: On Production Station Commander ... a station commander who actively seeks and recruits new enlistees for his/her station.
SC: Station Commander ... NCOIC of the recruiting station; normally holds the rank of either E6 or E7
200 Card: a form containing the personal information of each person who has been interviewed by a recruiter and expressed an interest in joining the Army.
DTP: Delayed Training Program ... program entered into by enlistees into the USAR
PC: Parental Consent ... form signed by parents to allow any 17yo applicant to join
DEP FUNCTION: a regularly scheduled gathering of the members of the DEP for station. Periodically, there will be company and battalion level functions. At all of these levels, the DEP members learn basic soldiering skills. They also may earn points toward a promotion in rank prior to shipping to basic training. These gatherings are normally held on a Saturday to allow maximum participation and are normally scheduled weeks in advance.
VOLUME: this is the term used to refer to accomplishing the number quota without accomplishing the categories quota. I.E. the station is missioned for 3 grads and 1 senior; however, the recruiters enlist 2 grads and 2 seniors then the station has achieved "volume".
RT: Recruiter Trainer ... this is a 79R with experience as a field recruiter and as a station commander. His/her job is to travel to the stations to ensure the field recruiters are well trained and performing to their best abilities.
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