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June 24, 2010
Aloha
Understanding that there is a reported shortage of experienced upcoming officers in the US Army, and having the privilege to be a university instructor to several current and former students who happen to be recently separated (within the past 8 – 12 months) enlisted soldiers from the US Army – all with a rank of E5 or E6, I am making an effort to obtain accurate information on their behalf.
I have sent the following message to US Army Recruiting command at Ft. Knox, KY on Jun 14, Jun 18, & Jun 22 with no response. USAREC at TRADOC Cyber recruiting doesn’t appear to have the answers either as none of their responses addresses the questions asked. Recruiters are giving less than accurate information.
Is there anyone who can actually answer the questions these soldiers have?
Dr. Carol Parker
From Dr. Carol Parker
TO: sgs@usaac.army.mil, sgs-usarec@usaac.army.mil, atal-isa@usaac.army.mil
date Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 10:39 AM
subject REQUEST FOR ACCURATE RECRUITING INFORMATION – PLEASE RESPOND
mailed-bygmail.com
hide details Jun 18 (6 days ago)
Aloha
I am writing in an effort to clarify some information and gain some accurate answers on behalf of several of my current and former Hawaii Pacific University students who happen to be recently (within the past 8 months) separated enlisted soldiers from the US Army – all with a rank of E5 or E6.
Recent media recruiting has indicated that there are recruiting bonuses being offered to former enlisted soldiers who want to rejoin the US Army and already qualify for Officer Candidate School. Although these students have contacted local recruiting offices, they have been unable to obtain accurate information regarding the bonuses, which MOS they apply to, when they are available, or if the media OCS recruiting information is accurate and timely.
As these students and soldiers college instructor, I am asking for accurate information regarding the bonuses, the sign-up process, and the contact information of the person these former soldiers can contact in order to fill out the paperwork.
An example of one of the soldier’s is the following: a previously enlisted soldier (5 yrs active duty) who reached the rank of E5, MOS 35M, deployed 2x’s to Iraq, TSS+ clearance, interrogation and analysis certifications, Army Basic Instructor Course certified, has been contracted to teach at AIT & MCC. This former soldier has a completed Bachelors degree and started Masters Degree? Soldier’s goal is to become a career US Army MI officer.
Who would the soldier contact directly for accurate information?
Sincerely,
Dr. Carol Parker
Hawaii Pacific University
College of Business Administration
profcparker@gmail.com
In 1961 I was a Government Patrol Officer in Papua New Guinea at Kokoda.
In that year I discovered an American B25 in the mountains and returned the crew remains to their families in US. I later took two US army mortuary personnel based in Hawaii to the crash site. They were Lt. Bill Wheeler and Sgt. Hank Paolilo. I would appreciate it if anybody can put me in contact with either or both of these persons. If you know them or have info on where I might search for them, please send to my email address which is colinmancey@gmail.com