European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Service smile re Entis Tor Terry White keeping Quality folks in the army. Sus photo by Ken sconce by Don Tate Slaff writer old Smiley s Job is to keep Ern m boots and the door to his spartan Little office is always open. A Soldier comes scuffling in of the Road and the sergeant immediately bubbles i How re you doing sergeant under Lols of pressure lots of pressure says Sec. Terry while re enlistment no or the 547lh combat engr in at Kelley Barracks in Darmstadt Germany. Cynics have called Quola pressured re enlistees and recruiters the sgt. Slicks of the and worse. While is a mustachioed hyper pleasant easy talking. Baas Ion sounding new englander with one of the fast Cal smiles in Lown before acc Nimg a re Entsler he was a recruiting sergeant irom 1976 to 1986 i Don t smoke. I Don i drink. I Don t Chicken around i guess i m kind of a natural High Guy " the natural says a loves to it t out and jl1 plea and pcs with his icllo.1. Soldiers and Hak i i hands i jct a Civ a politician keeping Quality loks in the United St it Ann i nol Only nol s cd a Thitu dccljn1 in i. J Nelile Catling whal Synko Oil dots he a o to Otto 10 a cup a Couil Soldier in boots a Maitress nothing else7 Money adventure training travel a Creplin education and Security you go Down the list find out what a Soldier wants ask him. Does Money you son " nope " what about adventure con9 you t forces 1 " re enlisting can result in stable Bucks he says Maybo $18,000 in you re in the right mos and die army has a shortage. But the big push now is of keep people where they arc to Sal indy usually the longer you re in the less the Arm offers because to know we be got you hooked he says with a Wink. But Quality first Wermers now Well Bend aver backward to get those men what and where they White says people Don t re enlist much for god country and future generations these Days. The married Man usually wants Security the single Man usually wants adventure. Some Man might want adventure and Security both but he Only wants them in now another Soldier enters and hands the Serge and a piece of paper. What s up Welch How s things sergeant7" old Smiley smiles and shakes his head under Loii of pressure lots of pressure " when the Soldier leaves White.t, 5 sit no to ski have Loi another Lour me s an f. G he s cell he kid1 the Bode. And she s Gene in to c3vfi Money. The la let him stay hero forever i love it a lot i Loii ii sell themselves on slaying i be got a litre i can l leave my Marlene i love it Shiw Are basics bul How about the others ii s nol so he says will a mock sly chuckle. you know while Learned How out in the trenches of inc Ruimy in pol Vietnam Era. When the army was i the most popular place to spend one s youth 11 i. Almost sop to walk Inola High school pm in rat creamed at. The army bleeps moreover maj their s always been Itie pc inception that wednesday july 22, 1987 i i Mitre. Air i v air / la Hal we if it ing � Al Lelh you in ii"1 aim in i i we a ,1 r. Coli tit. He. In Iii of. Iii " tit i i in in Imi i i j. I. Iii Ihui ,."n i n ,. 1 f. Us. A i t oin clime to jul . Pillion in Ifie Arni cr.n-, ir1,.-., furn to give ups i in. Anti Rice civilian till y morning to Styrl Cav log out 5 a m in him he s going to Basic training and in it his hair Oil of persuade this follow he s going to make one hell of a truck Driver. Make him see himself roaring Down Tho Road. Lei him feel the wind blowing through his hair. Thai s part of sales but you also Bellei Tell him like the lord told Moses son you re going to be up Al live in the morning. You re going to have an m 16 strapped to your Back. You re going to do a Tol of hard humping.1 " what does he think of the Recruiter As con artist promising a life of Tun and games9 some recruiters Quale frankly yol Ca i cd away. There wore a lot of techniques there was one called the seven no s. " i Don t Wanna Cut my Nair cries Johnny Well you Don t have Locut your hair Johnny " i Don t Wanna go far from Homo Well you Don i have to go far from Home Johnny " As Doc Celivo As that sounds he , that the army never taught the hard self always inc soft soil you break in Down into very Basic conc plus. Listen so what people want and Lailor your Prosen Lahon to give it 1o them. The thing most Guys can t resist is when you Lell them they can t do something. Johnny boy i Don t Ihrk the army is Tor you a Serge and i Lvuv inc army other times you sell the parents the Wito. In recruiting More than in re Coli lint you live and die by the Quola. And Uherc arc people who have compromised everything to make a quota irom lodging High school documents to whatever maybe i was Lucky. Cut what in All comes Down to Tor me is that this is people business and i Kolo think i m Good Al people. I won t Compromise myself the minute you Star compromising yourself in a comr Nunnly Levi Sirj Talos people arc i Yelling what you said they d f cd Shen they la Tell their friends ten will Lell a Hundred any1 soon you re washed up in thai town is there a difference in the approach to men and women potential enlistees9 women tend to romanticize whal they re coming into the army for More than the men recruiters i inca did t Quile know How to handle women i know i did t " he laughs and says you Vegol to be professional and Ireat them just As you would a Man correction try to treat them As you would a Man bul recruiters Aie human now and then a bad Apple would Hustle some Young female. So you he o to be a pro always Lake inc High Road " thai goes Fer keeping a troop in Iho Arm Loo he says the Lack is if i have in enlistment appointment i a lop of c most arc probably list Tenner an1 li.1 arc t going to stay in the army no Mulu i .1, it three of Fiose older Lut. The nut . i to Lurn round show in adv Niagu. Of the. Uriv to states a my help them look la inc future a ii in. 1 the Lull part about i Lun rih. I in Inlet Tulion my Job to if a me. Picks in up sergeant while or he Filli , Rilli i to n Happy lace i m under ireme Dou j pres mr.1 tremendous Pic sure " the stars and stripes Page 13
