U.S. Army Special Duty Recruiter Program Overview

Army Recruiter Overview
Because recruiters represent the Army in civilian communities, all U.S. Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) personnel must have high moral character, emotional and financial stability, outstanding personal appearance and bearing, and a favorable record of service in previous assignments. Specific eligibility and selection criteria are contained in AR 601-1, Assignment of Enlisted Personnel to the United States Army Recruiting Command.

Nominees are identified by those enlisted career branches which have enlisted authorizations in the Detailed Recruiter Force. The Recruiting Team at Army Personnel Command (HRC) screens all nominations for service as U.S. Army Recruiters. Soldiers selected are scheduled for the Army Recruiter Course (ARC) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and are awarded SQI "4" upon successful course completion. They are then detailed to USAREC for a 3-year stabilized assignment. Soldiers are encouraged to volunteer for recruiting duty.

Enlisted personnel selected for assignment to USAREC either serve as Army recruiters or as administrative support personnel in the skills listed in table 2-l of AR 601-1. Because they represent the Army in civilian communities, all USAREC personnel must have high moral character, emotional and financial stability, outstanding personal appearance and bearing, and a favorable record of service in previous assignments.

Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for selection as a U.S. Army recruiter, either as a volunteer or as a DA selected recruiter, a soldier must--

• Be a citizen of the United States.
• Be a high school graduate with diploma or have I year of college with a high school General Education Development (GED) (no waiver). College Level Entrance Program (CLEP), Department of the Army Non-Resident Testing Education System (DANTES) and military service credit do not apply.
• Have a minimum GT score of 110 waivable to 100 with an ST score of 100.
• Be at least 21 years old, but not more than 35 years old at time of selection.
• Be a SGT, SSG, or SFC. (A SFC may not have more than 2 years time in grade at the time of selection.) SSG(P) or SFC must be an Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course (NCO) graduate (No waiver).) (An SSG must be a BNCOC graduate.) (An SGT must be a Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC) graduate (No waiver).)
• Have no less than 4 years time in service and no more than 8 years time in service if an SGT; no more than 12 years time in service if an SSG, or no more than 14 years time in service if an SFC.
• Have completed 1 year of service since reclassification per AR 600-200. (8) Not be currently assigned to the Military Entrance Processing Command (MEPCOM).
• Meet the height and weight standards of AR 600-9 or possess a medical determination of acceptable body fat limits (no waiver).
• Have a minimum physical profile of 132221. (No shaving profile).
• Have no lost time during the current enlistment or in the past 3 years, whichever is longer (no waiver).
• Possess or be able to obtain a valid civilian driver s license. Assignment as a recruiter involves an extensive amount of automobile driving. Individual must have no record of careless, reckless, or unsafe driving.
• Possess excellent military appearance and bearing, and have no obvious distracting physical abnormalities or mannerisms. Must not have any lewd or offensive indelible marks or figures (tattoos) visible upon the exposed arm while wearing the prescribed duty uniform, to include the physical training uniform.
• If married to another soldier, have a spouse who will concurrently apply and be qualified for assignment with USAREC.
• Not currently nor have been previously enrolled in the past 12 months in a drug or alcohol dependency intervention program of any type. (No waiver is authorized.)
• Not be pregnant at time of selection or prior to attendance at the ARC.
• Have completed the period of stabilization in the current assignment.
• Have favorable civilian and military disciplinary records. Have no unfavorable alcohol related incidents within the past 5 years upon attendance at the ARC. Examples of such disqualifying conduct are driving under the influence (DUI), driving while intoxicated (DWI), or charged with drunk and disorderly conduct.
• Never have been convicted by civilian court or military courts-martial. (20) Never have had action taken (including proceedings under the provisions of Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice ( UCMJ ) by any authority for--
  • An offense which the maximum penalty under the UCMJ is death or confinement for 6 months or more. (No waiver authorized.)
  • Any offense that involves moral turpitude, regardless of sentence received. (No waiver authorized.)
• Be in receipt of EDAS assignment instruction to USAREC with TDY enroute to the Army Recruiting Course constitutes authority for eligible personnel to extend or reenlist under AR 601-280, paragraph 3-1. Approval to delete or defer a soldier from these Al is reserved for the Cdr, PERSCOM, ATTN: TAPC-EPM-A.
• Have no marital, emotional, or major medical problems (to include immediate family) that would hamper performance on recruiting duty. Recruiting duty involves assignment in geographic areas that are away from military medical facilities. Soldiers enrolled in the Exceptional Family Program may serve as a recruiter. Every effort will be made to assign them near a military installation or in a civilian community where definitive medical care for their family member is available.
• Not be a sole parent (no waiver).
• Not have more than two dependents (to include spouse) if an SGT, three dependents (to include spouse) if an SGT(P), four dependents (to include spouse) if an SSG, or five dependents (to include spouse) if an SFC.
• Be financially stable. Have not filed a petition claiming bankruptcy within 5 years and not currently responsible for making any payments as a result of any such action. The financial situation of soldiers being considered for selection will be closely scrutinized for those soldiers who submit a DA Form 5425-R (Applicant/Nominee Personal Financial Statement). In determining financial suitability, consideration should include income versus expenditures, savings and investment programs, and costs associated with separation from military installations. Also considered will be the payment of SDAP, once the recruiter qualifies for it.
• If a volunteer is serving a dependent restricted tour, the soldier must waive his entitlement to the home base/advance assignment program.
• Have a minimum TIS remaining of 3 years following the completion of the Army Recruiting Course
  

Applying for Special Duty Assignment as an Army Recruiter
Volunteers will submit requests for recruiting duty on DA Form 4187 (Personnel Action) to the first commander in the grade of LTC or higher in the chain of command. The request for recruiting duty will include a completed DA Form 5426-R (Commander's Evaluation) and DA Form 5425-R. (DA Form 5425-R, and DA Form 5426-R are located at the back of this regulation and will be locally reproduced on 81/2 by 11-inch paper.) Completion of the DA Form 5425-R is voluntary under the Privacy Act of 1974 , but if it is not submitted, selection and assignment will be determined without specific consideration of financial status. Therefore, completion of the DA Form 5425-R is in the soldier's best interest and is encouraged.

Once the individual's application is complete, the commander will determine the volunteer's qualifications for recruiting duty according to the selection criteria described in paragraph 2-4 and will forward to Cdr, PERSONS, ATTN: TAPC-EPM-A, with appropriate recommendations for consideration.

The battalion Commander or first LTC supervisor in the soldier's chain of command will personally interview the selectee (this may not be delegated), complete DA Form 5427-R (Commander's Assessment of Recruiter Candidate), and attach a copy of the individual's DA Form 2A (Personnel Qualification Record Part I), and DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record Part II). (DA Form 5427-R is located at the back of this regulation and will be locally reproduced on 81/2 by 11-inch paper). The commander will then endorse the DA Form 4187, providing a statement of the volunteer's suitability for duty as a U.S. Army recruiter. Regardless of the presence of a DA Form 5425-R, the commander will evaluate the soldier's financial status to the extent possible. Negative evaluations will include specific comments and justification.

The completed application for recruiting duty will be forwarded through the servicing personnel office to:
Commander, PERSCOM
ATTN: TAPC-EPM-A,
2461 Eisenhower Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22331-0400.