Every Marine in the Fight: 8412 Career Recruiters as Career Retention Specialists
Abstract
The way to 202K: The Marine Corps is increasing its end strength numbers. Year in and year out the Marine Corps attains its recruiting mission. This recruiting mission is accomplished by an extremely prepared recruiting force of (8412 MOS) career recruiters and (8411 MOS) canvassing recruiters. If the Marine Corps is truly serious about attaining 202K, it must use its 8412 Career Recruiter community to embed in its operating forces as a "B" billet. These 8412 Marines can use their exemplary selling skills to resell Marines on staying in the Marine Corps. An 8412 is a 8411 canvassing recruiter who has distinguished himself/herself as a recruiter for several years. Following success as a canvassing recruiter and as a Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) of a recruiting substation (RSS), he/she is eligible to apply to become an 8412 career recruiter. Once approved to become an 8412, he/she is sent to the schoolhouse at (MCRD) Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California, to become a subject matter expert in all things recruiting related. The superior selling skills of the 8412 Career Recruiter are the reason why career recruiters should be responsible for the retention mission, instead of inexperienced career retention specialists (8421 MOS).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 18, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA511263
Entities
People
- Thomas P. Shields
Organizations
- Marine Corps University