I don't know why adults cannot seem to remember how your decision making process as an adolescent wasn't long term at all. Things in an adolescent brain change hourly and the best laid plans often fall by the wayside when you come across another shiny object.
Recruiting to most of these guys is like chasing women, but instead of you chasing them, they are all chasing you. One minute you're all about this chick and then another bad *** ***** comes along and is looking fire, stroking your ego, and saying all the right things. Its a tough place to be, it doesn't justify all of their actions, but I get it.
The flipside, I understand the recruiters perspective as well.