if you can't sue the military, what's the next best option?

Question

First of all, is there anyway to reprimand a recruiter for negligence?
I have a feeling this may get me blacklisted from the military but I'm just dealing with so much frustration right now. I hope you can understand after you read all this. Also, if I do get blacklisted, it just shows the sadness in all this.

The FIRST recruiter I had after ELS was initially helping me. The package was started, but then he decides to leave to OCS for NCOs. I was left in the dark and no recruiter at the station felt the need to help me.
The SECOND recruiter I had also agreed to help me. I got my package all good to go to be submitted (or at least I thought). Then this one also disappears. I found out that he decides to retire from the Marines and leave me in the dark as well. To make matters worse, the recruiting station "misplaces" and never recovers my package.
The THIRD recruiter I had went a bit further than the previous two. I retook my ASVAB, went to MEPS, got my physical done. Then all of a sudden without warning, he decides to ignore me in every possible way; I would call and he would not answer, I would email and he would not answer, I would leave a message with another recruiter and no answer. You might be thinking, why didn't this "determined" individual go to the recruiting office directly? Well, for starters I have to request time off work in order to make the time to drive 70 minute round trip plus the gambling game of whether or not the recruiter will show up.
This recruiter had wasted 1 year of my time that I could have used to get some paperwork sorted out.

Now the back story for all this. I had originally enlisted in 2007 but was given an ELS because my recruiter "thought" that I was "ready" for MCRD. I thought I could use a little more time for PT. Despite all that, I have trained really hard since then. I quit smoking entirely. And, even signed up at a local gym to stay active. I was fortunate to have kept my knowledge from MCRD and have been reading it once every two weeks.

My current and FORTH "recruiter" is really the the head sergeant at the recruiting station. The way he managed to get all my paperwork sorted was much faster than I had anticipated. I am just now waiting to see if BUMED has given the permission for a waiver.

My first 3 recruiters had wasted a good 5 years of my time in an attempt to re-enlist. During that time, some of them got promoted, some of them got commissioned, some even had a change of career. I feel that they took 5 years of my life which I feel was unjust. At least they should have told me that they would not help me. That would have been the best answer given. No answer is not good news because that's just simply more time wasted.

Answer 1

The closest thing you might be able to do is file a complaint with the Recruiting Company commander. But to be honest, that might not go anywhere either.



Please don't misunderstand me, I think you were very patient, and that you got screwed, mostly because whomever you dealt with lacked balls to tell you that they didn't want to process the paperwork or if so, to see it through.



See, no one has the right to be recruited. Since you had an ELS previously, I'm surprised you even found a Recruiter willing to even deal with it, since a waiver takes up an inordinate amount of time, and then half the time or more, they get disapproved. Not a lot of incentive for a Recruiter to even bother with one.



The Recruiters you dealt with should have been up front and told you that if you forced the issue, when they put down on the waiver request why they felt you would be a good candidate for a waiver, they would have recommended against you. Since they didn't do that, you ended up waiting and hoping for something that still may not happen after all the hoops you have had to jump through to get this far.



Someone should have manned-up and told you they didn't want to bother to begin with if they weren't going to see it to the end. Sorry you have been in limbo so long.

Answer 2

of direction, he may well be sued. the clarification he lost via default is that he did no longer ensue - and no person else sent a letter or confirmed as much as clarify his status. if that they had, the case could have been at the back of schedule until eventually he grow to be obtainable. seek for suggestion from a legal expert on your state that handles those varieties of situations to confirm what he desires to do.

Answer 3

Sadly I feel that your probably just stuck. As you said several retired. The only thing you can do is go to your commanding officer and discuss it off record how he suggests you handle it. I think that would get the best response.

Answer 4

Honestly, your prior ELS makes you less than a burning priority.



Be happy that someone is willing to work with you.

Answer 5

Your a cry baby! Get over it.