Every Soldier is a Recruiter

The strength of the Army National Guard depends on dedicated soldiers like you. In fact, as a soldier, you are the most valuable recruiter the ARNG has. current ARNG soldiers are consistently more productive than ones from other sources, according to Recruiting and Retention NCOs (RRNCOs).

By letting your friends, family, and associates know about the tangible and intangible rewards you're receiving through the ARNG, you present them with the opportunity to succeed at your side while improving the ARNG.

Soldiers make the best recruiters. Target the best and brightest from our community, people who have demonstrated their ability to be successful, who can make the ARNG better. Look for people of vision, who are willing to develop a life plan and who can see how the Army National Guard will help them achieve their goals

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS

Maintaining strength is everyone's responsibility. When your team has a vacancy, you and all your team members suffer. Each of you has more tasks to accomplish and the satisfaction of doing a good job is more difficult to achieve. If Every Soldier Is A Recruiter . . . every soldier wins.

While there may be one Recruiting and Retention NCO per company, there are at least 120 soldiers in that unit, many who live, work, go to school, and contribute every day in their community. The RRNCO assigned to your unit can be in only one place at a time; 120 Guard members can cover a lot more ground and meet a lot more prospects.

When you develop a YOU CAN attitude about unit recruiting, everyone wins.

• You win because your team is at full strength.
• Your referrals win because they receive a valuable benefits package and a chance to serve in a great organization.
• Your unit wins because it is in a higher state of readiness.
• The Army National Guard wins because it has quality prospects enlisting.
• Your country, state, and local communities win because they have a unit prepared to serve whenever they are called

THE VICTORY CHALLENGE

The strength of the Army National Guard depends on soldiers like you. In fact, soldiers make the best recruiters and maintaining strength is everyone's responsibility. Now YOU CAN help strengthen your unit and earn some great rewards, too.

RAISE THE TEAM

When Every Soldier Is A Recruiter, we all work together to RAISE THE TEAM. That's why the Army National Guard wants you to have all the tools you need to accomplish your goals. In turn, this will provide Recruiting and Retention NCOs with a way to encourage every new enlistment to bring them at least nine leads.

Your RAISE THE TEAM tools include:

• Two Talking Points Cards
• A Keychain Reminder
• Nine Referral Cards for Prospects
• Every Soldier is a Recruiter Speaker's Kit

In order to make the most of your RAISE THE TEAM tools, it's important to carry them with you as much as possible and use them wisely.

Review the Speaker's Kit on the Battle Disk for additional information and suggestions on how to speak to candidates about a career in the Army National Guard. Rehearse your "presentation," but remember to keep it casual. Then, attach your Keychain Reminders to your key chain. You almost always have your keys with you, and the Keychain Reminder can serve as a great conversation starter. In addition, a bar code that may be used for future programs is included on the Keychain Reminder.

REFERRAL CARDS

First, using a permanent marker, write your name in the appropriate place on the back of the Referral Cards, and then add your Recruiting and Retention NCO's name and phone number as well.

Keep the Referral Cards in your wallet or another handy place, so you can hand them out to family, friends, co-workers and associates whenever you find someone who is interested in joining the Army National Guard.

SPEAKER'S KIT

Review the Every Soldier is a Recruiter Speaker's Kit on the Battle Disk. Think about the information and suggestions it contains, and then work to incorporate as much of this material into your own presentation about the Army National Guard as possible. Although the Speaker's Kit provides a great deal of useful information, the most effective recruiting presentations almost always come "from the heart," and highlight what the Guard has meant to you personally.