How to Become a Marine Corps Recruiter
For young men and women who consider enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps, their local recruiter will be their first encounter with the service, and the Corps wants it to be favorable one. For that reason, the Marine Corps carefully screens noncommissioned officers who volunteer for duty as Marine recruiters. The Marine Corps wants individuals with outstanding military records and who project a sharp, professional image. Those who are selected then complete recruiter training before receiving assignment to a recruiting station.
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Instructions
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Make sure you meet the basic criteria for recruiting duty. Enlisted personnel between the ranks of corporal and master sergeant are eligible for assignment as Marine Corps recruiters. In addition, you must be at least 22 years old. You can be single or married, but if you are married, you may have no more than one child. This is a financial consideration, as most recruiting stations are far from military bases, which limits access to base housing, medical care and commissaries.
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Volunteer for assignment for recruiting duty. Marine Corps regulations say that all Marines should expect to be screened or to volunteer for special assignments, including recruiting duty.
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Undergo a personal interview and screening by your commanding officer. This person has an important role in determining whether you are selected for recruiting duty. The screening will consider your integrity and judgment, your skills, financial situation, military record and physical fitness.
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Report to the San Diego Recruit Depot for Recruiters School after you are selected for training as a Marine recruiter. This is a seven-week course that teaches the knowledge needed for Marine recruiters. The school covers communication skills, techniques of salesmanship, and recruiting tools and methods.
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Receive assignment to one of six Marine Corps recruiting districts for recruiting duty. The six districts are geographically based and cover different parts of the United States. Within each of the six districts, there are eight recruiting stations.
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Tips & Warnings
No single assignment prepares a Marine for recruiting duty. However, a recruiter must have a positive attitude and believe in the product. After all, your goal is to attract men and women to a Marine Corps career. Recruiting duty requires working long hours, many phone calls and driving many miles to meet with high schools and community members.
Recruiters must be able to handle a level of rejection and frustration. In the course of their work, recruiters encounter resistant parents, young people who are not interested in military careers and sometimes even protesters.
