---
title: "The 11 Biggest Lies Recruiters Tell, According To The Internet"
date: "2017-07-12"
modified: "2017-07-12"
authors:
  - name: "James Clark"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/james-clark/"
url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/11-biggest-lies-recruiters-tell-according-internet/"
categories:
  - "Culture"
---

# The 11 Biggest Lies Recruiters Tell, According To The Internet

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Ahh, recruiters: the future soldier, sailor, airman, or Marine’s first official introduction to the U.S. armed forces and a figure who will live in infamy forever thanks to the truest maxim in the modern military: “My recruiter lied to me.”

Now, don’t get us wrong, the vast majority of recruiters are dedicated professionals tasked with a tough assignment that forces them to work brutal hours on an unforgiving timetable to keep the military stocked with fresh troops. But, some of them do lie. Usually, it’s a little fib like “sure, you’ll have a say in where you’re stationed,” which is sort of true, you do have a say, but nobody cares where you wanna go. Have fun at Twentynine Palms in California. Other recruiters, well, they’ll say just about anything to get that signature on the dotted line: “Sure kid, enlisted soldiers can totally fly jets in the Army. Atta boy, Maverick. Yeah, definitely go open contract…”

With this in mind, [we asked our beloved readers on the Task & Purpose Facebook page to tell us the biggest lies your recruiter ever told](<https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/photos/a.660044760710168.1073741828.628773943837250/1347779421936695/?type=3&theater>). And boy, you didn’t disappoint.

### “Medic? What’s a medic?”

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### “Yeah, you can definitely do that later.”

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### “You’ve got a bachelor's degree? Definitely enlist.”

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### “Pretty sure there’s a waiver for that.”

![](<https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/image-placeholder-title-2127.png>)

### “Details are for POGs.”

![](<https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/image-placeholder-title-2128.png>)

### “Thanks so much, Staff Sgt. Jodie.”

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### “Free haircuts!”

![](<https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/image-placeholder-title-2130.png>)

### “What are ‘signing bonuses?’”

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### “Of course you can change your MOS after a year!”

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### “Your military experience will be 100% transferable to the private sector.”

![](<https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/image-placeholder-title-2133.png>)

### Was your recruiter named Hannibal Smith?

![](<https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/image-placeholder-title-2134.png>)

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## Author
James Clark is the editor-in-chief of Task & Purpose. He is a former Marine and a veteran of the War in Afghanistan.

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[LinkedIn](<https://www.linkedin.com/in/jclarkjournalism/>)