Again, it's all in the contract and ASVAB test scores.Yeah my recruiter flat out lied to me. My brother had just died at 14 yrs old so I asked to be stationed at ft Knox to be near my mom. He said absolutely if I became a tanker. I did and was stationed in California, South Korea and Texas!! About as far from Knox you could get. I was an angry soldier for a few months!!
My original enlistment contract included guaranteed duty station choice from 4 (Fort Campbell, Fort Carson, Germany, Berlin Brigade). I also qualified for and received an enlistment bonus. Of course, I chose Ft. Campbell since I wanted to be closer to SE KY and took an unpopular MOS (11B) to get the bonus. Re-enlisted out of that MOS 4 years later.
My advice is definitely voice your concerns to the recruiter. They must meet quotas for bodies, but counselors at MEPS ultimately assist applicants in choosing MOS and duty station.
Bottom line: Good jobs or enlistment bonuses require good test scores.