Recruiters unfortunately have a job to do that has a lot of pressure put on them to "produce". Unfortunately, many will say a lot of things. When I first got into the air force; back in the stone age; I had the opportunity for about 3-4 months to assist a local recruiter. It was fun, and even exciting, but I heard the recruiter bend the truth quite a bit. Of course, 1978 was not the most popular time to join the military. Vietnam had only be done a couple of years, and people weren't standing in line to join. But the pressure put on a recruiter probably hasn't changed much.
My son had a call from an Army recruiter fall 2007. My son was at football practice so I said I'd give him a message. The recruiter wanted to see if my son wanted to either join the Army or Army reserves. I told him my son had been accepted to the air force academy. He said that if my son chose to join the army, they would help him pay for college??? I was sure that he didn't understand what I said. I repeated; "you did understand I said that my son has received an appointment to the air force academy; right?" He said he understood; but if my son would prefer to go to an "ACCREDITED SCHOOL" and have the Army pay for most of it, to make sure I have my son call him. Of course, all I could do was giggle and say; "That sounds great, I'll make sure he calls you."
Sorry for you Army supporters, but that goes beyond B.S.; this Army recruiter was a stupid moron. Anyway; take what they say with a grain of salt.