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I want to cancel a meeting with an army recruiter, but I don't know how.?
I've never met the recruiter face to face, and I've never filled out any information for him, but he did ask for my name, date of birth, address, etc over the phone. He asked if he could have me in for a meeting to talk about what the marines might have to offer me, and to take an ASVAB test, and I aggreed. I called a few minutes ago (Fri, 8:30 PM), and I left a message. My meeting was supposed to be Sat, 1:00 pm.
This is what I said:
staff sargeant (name), this is (my name), i'm afraid i have to cancel my meeting with you on saturday at 1pm. i have been talking with my parents, and we believe that it would be best for me to stick with my current plans to go to college, and see in about a year if i want to join the army. i have registered with the selective service, so i have the peace of mind knowing that i will be available if my country needs me. i hope that the door will always be open, and i thank you for your time and service.
Is this an appropriate cancellation, and if not how may I amend it. I just really don't want to join the army because of my college plans and goals that I've been working toward for years, and I don't want to waste his time.
EDIT: I meant to put quotes around the 2nd paragraph, sorry. The third paragraph is part of the question.
Thanks for all the great replies, I wish I could choose them all.
And yes, sorry I said army and then marines, I meant to say army. An ad for the marines was on the T.V. at the time.
I guess I have to wait to choose the best answer. I'll favorite this page and come back tomorrow to see if I can choose yet. First time :)
11 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
That is more than acceptable, and very respectful. Recruiters are used to it - you did fine.
Source(s): AD Air Force Officer - 5 years ago
At 17 you still need your parents permission to join the military. What to expect from a recruiter is well...to be recruited. If you want to be an MP then the Marines or the Army is good. The Army has more options in the area of law enforcement just because the Army is a much larger force. Your recruiter will point all of this out to you. What I would bring with you to the recruiters office is your birth certificate and SS card if you have one. Bring a parent too. Good luck!
- HDHLv 71 decade ago
Two options. Call him and tell him what you said.
Or call him and tell him you intend to go to college for a year, and continuing to a full four year degree if you do well, but that you are interested in hearing what the Army has to offer afterwards.
It's alright if you meet with him but let him know the deal ahead of time.
Source(s): Six years in the Army - 1 decade ago
That's a fine answer. Remember that a large part of being a recruiter is being a "salesman" of sorts. He gets people that back out all the time. By canceling now you are doing him a favor by not wasting any of his time.
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- 1 decade ago
You are under no obligation to talk to the recruiter. If you want to be nice let him know that you have changed your mind. Tell him you will contact him if you decide in the future to join. Let him know that you do not want him to contact you.
If you do sign up you can get out even after joining. They do not want people who do not want to be there.
Just be straight with them. When you join you sign a contract. When I joined the contract stated I could get out up to six months after I signed up.
Source(s): Served 9 years in US Army - Anonymous1 decade ago
That was very polite and most recruiters will appreciate the honesty.
It's typically policy to try to contact you and try to persuade you, but stick to your guns and simply let him or her know that joining the military is just not the right move for you right now.
- 1 decade ago
"I want to cancel a meeting with an ARMYrecruiter, but I don't know how.?"
"He asked if he could have me in for a meeting to talk about what the MARINES might have to offer me, "
Did I miss something??
- WhatBrain?Lv 71 decade ago
A telephone call would have sufficed - you are under no obligation but letting them know in some way ahead of time is polite.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
haha...saying... im not joining the army anymore would have been fine. Way to be polite though.
you will probably get a call back trying to convince you to join still but just say no..
- 1 decade ago
That was a really good way to cancel. He might give you a hard time or he might not. Depends how pressed he is to meet his quota.
