Top 12 Questions to Ask Your Future Soldier Staff Sgt. Anthony E. Jackson, of the Jamaica Recruiting Center in Queens, N.Y., gives a class about vehicle preventive maintenance checks and services, to an attentive group of Future Soldiers during the New York City Battalion’s Shoot, Move, Communicate Total Army Experience Future Soldier training in October at Fort Totten Park.
accession is $18,000. As of April 10, the command had taken 1,707 losses between zero and nine days, and 2,442 losses between zero and 30 days, resulting in a net loss to the Army in the millions this FY. While some of the lost funds can be reclaimed, most are lost forever. As the Army continues to deal with constrained budgets it is imperative we exercise fiscal responsibility when managing our Future Soldiers. Ask the right questions and ensure your Future Soldiers make their scheduled follow-up appointments, attend training events, work on their training modules, pass their PFA and remain fully qualified. Doing these simple things will provide the Army with the best qualified Soldiers and ensure we are being good stewards of our profession.
Did you graduate from high school/college? Are you in good standing and scheduled to graduate? Do you have any medical issues since we last spoke/met? Are you taking any new medication since we last spoke/met? Is your family still agreeable with your decision to enlist? Do you have any new law violations to include traffic tickets? Did you get any tattoos? Have you gotten any additional tattoos? Is your driver’s license still valid? Have you obtained your driver’s license? Have you had a change in your dependents since joining? Are you pregnant? Has your marital status changed (married/divorced/separated)? Do you have any promissory notes? Have you given your employer notice that you are leaving for training?
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