Question re Recruiting

[usafcap1]

Would it be appropriate during the interviewing process to say "I guarantee that if you work hard enough you will be a second lieutenant(2LT) in 18 months ". Would this be OK?

[Eclipse]

No.

[arajca]

Would it be appropriate during the interviewing process to say "I guarantee that if you work hard enough you will be a second lieutenant(2LT) in 18 months ". Would this be OK?

That may be what you say, but the potential recruit will hear "I guarantee you will be a sceond lieutenatn in 18 months." Not OK.

[Duke Dillio]

I concur.  It is impossible to make these types of guarantees.  Best to just tell them how the program works and let them figure out that if they work hard, they can do it themselves.

[Extremepredjudice]

Just say "if you work hard enough, you might be able to be a 2nd Lt in 18 months."

[usafcap1]

thx ill make a note of that.

[lordmonar]

Don't give guarentees.

Tell them how the promotion system works and leave it at that.

[a2capt]

Such a "guarantee", could also give the impression of gundecking to an observer, too..  you wouldn't want that...

[Ron1319]

"Can" is such a better word than "guarantee" in that situation.  But from a recruiting standpoint, telling them that they can be a C/2Lt in some period of time doesn't mean anything.  The sale is in telling them why they want to advance through and complete the program.