Stand up with your son and get him the MOS he wants now.
Nates Mom,
I guess I stand alone here but agree with you on most issues. Yes I believe that if anyone tells you that they will call you back that you should expect a return call, it matters not that this recruiter is not signing you but your son, if he told you he would call you back you deserve the call. Shame on him for not doing the honorable thing. Secondly you have every right to help your son get the MOS that he wants and that he has the scores to obtain, some may say he needs to stand up for himself if he wants to be a Marine, this he will learn in time but right now with your experience and knowledge YOU need to make sure this starts off the right way. As prior military you understand how this works there is a chain of command here with the recruiter being at the bottom, climb the chain to make sure your son gets what is best for him. I say this as a Marine who's son enlisted 18 months ago and I went with him to every appointment he had with his recruiter. Because of my experience with the system I made sure my son got what was best for him. Recruiters have a hard job and in my experience I believe they value the parents being involved it makes it easier on the recruit and recruiter if the parents are happy. What happens in the recruiting process stays there and does not affect your future Marines career. My son was 19 at the time he signed and with the support of my wife (his Mother) and I he is having a great time in the Corp that we both love doing the job of his dreams. By the way he stood on his own in Boot Camp at Parris Island and was the Honor Grad for his Platoon, so they do make men and Marines out of boys there. So I say march yourself and your son down to that office and make sure he gets the MOS he deserves.
Josh's Dad