Recruiting on Military Bases: Any Tips or Advice?

[kisrae]

It has been a long time since I've been an CS but I new this is were I could find the answers. THANKS LADIES!!

I have consultant who will be going to Germany to visit her boyfriend and she might be moving there in the spring. She will be doing a show while she is there and wants to try to recruit at the same time. I'm not sure how it works on Miltary bases of if there is a differance. Can anyone give me some tips or info I should tell her.
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Thanks

 

[Sheila]

I'm on a military base in Japan. We can't stand in front of the Exchange (our retail store) or the Commissary (our grocery store) and solicit and we can't go door-to-door. But recruiting at a show is fine. Here in Japan, there are extra stipulations for being a consultant. We have to get a (free) business license from the base saying that we can do a home based business in base housing/on base. There are certain rules that we have to follow ... we can't do "ship to host" since military regulations prohibit us from getting mail for others. That same rule also prohibits us from collecting "cash & carry" items. If we get caught violating the mail regulations we would be looking at losing our mailbox privileges, getting in trouble with the sponsoring command and possibly loosing command sponsorship ... what they call ERD (Early Return of Dependents). We do not pay import taxes, so we are prohibited from selling to the Japanese Locals. Violating Customs Regulations could earn us an ERD as well as criminal charges/fees with Japanese Customs too.As long as her military recruits READ and follow all the rules & regulations set forth by their local base, they'll be okay. It's the ones who disregard the rules that get into trouble.

 

[kisrae]

Thank yo for the info. I"ll pass it on to her. That helps me a lot.
Happy Thanksgiving.

 

[Sheila]

You are welcome. And Happy Thanksgiving to you too!

 

[pcsharon1]

I was a consultant on post in Germany and the rules were pretty much the same as Sheila stated above. I will add that recruiting military is fantastic because you are giving them the opportunity for a business that can move with them. Being military we move every 2-4 years and it was difficult to have a job, get a promotion, be moving up in the company or business I was working with and then have to quit and start all over at the next location. Yes, starting your business over with complete strangers every couple of years is no picnic but it helps me to get to meet new people and make new friends much faster than normal.