Army National Guard Still Recruiting In Spite Of Covid-19 Pandemic

Sgt.

Zach Alder, from the Missouri National Guard, joins us to let people know the Army National Guard is going strong and looking for people to serve their community and country even during the pandemic

Let the pandemic stop them from1 so many things changed during covid but one thing that has not changed is the recruiting.

Zach is here to talk about the fact there aren't so many changes when we talk about covid and talking about recruitment.

Zach aren't we?

>> yes, that's correct.

I know times when people have definitely been unprecedentd and my thoughts go with everybody who has been affected by covid-19 and the struggles we had to go through.

Just wanted to let people know that the army national guard we're still going strong and still looking for anybody who is willing to serve their community and country >> have you noticed a drop in recr recruiters?

>> not so much.

There are different ways of doing business.

Something that we all like to say kind of a motto we contrary is adapt, improvise and over come.

As a whole we have been able to do that.

As you can see doing zoom meetings, this is one of the ways we branched out just like everybody has.

>> part of taking part in technology.

So when somebody decides they want to be in the national guard.

Let's talk about two things.

How much time are we talking about for that person and when do you make contact with that person?

>> so, the every one that signed the contract in the missouri national guard that initial term is going to be a six year contract.

Granted about give or take roughly a year for that as you go through the training process.

The day you enlist with us is different than everybody else, it's the day your contract starts.

As far as first contact, are you meaning like first physical contact with that person?

>> yeah, when does that person come to the office and say i'm here, what do i do?

>> that really all depends upon the individual.

Especially now.

It's a different way of doing business.

We have to do phone calls or anything like that, really when they're ready to, when they are ready or they need a parent signature as well, they are ready to do that and take the next step, they can meet me here or i can meet them anywhere.

It's wherever they are ready to sign the military process paperwork.

How much time are we talking?

Every day?

Every weekend, every month?

>> no, so, the national guard, we are a part time service.

So we only serve one weekend a month and then two weeks out of the year.

That's an annual training.

That typically comes in the summer months.

That's in a whole 36 days of the year that we're asking and in exchange, we will help you pay for your college education and brand-new credentialing program.

>> i'm sure you have many jobs available.

>> $20,000 bonus on some of them.

>> thank you sergeant for being here and reminding us not