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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 1:47 pm
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Well 21+, I was just reading an article I found today that I thought was very interesting. it has to do with branches of the military scouring high schools for potential recuits. This got me thinking back a few years circa 2002-2003 where there were military recruiters at my high school trying to persuade impressionable youth into enlisting.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-recruit9-2008jun09,0,7576883.story
I know a few of my friends back then stated interest in the military and I know at least few of them ended up joining, along with a few I never could have pictured in the military. I myself have received phone calls from recuiters several times in the 5 years since I've graduated trying to convince me to join the military which undoubetedly is the result of the No Child Left Behind Act, as I never talked to any recruiters in High School.
The act, as the article explains, states that schools are required by law to provide recruiters with student names, addresses, ect in their efforts to bolster ranks. Many people, such as the activists the article centers around, have a problem with these practices and want it to stop.
I personally have no problem with it as (I would hope) high schoolers who are interested in enlisitng have enough sense to think the decision over, discuss it with their parents and so forth before they ultimately decide for or against it. I can, however, understand how some of these activists who are against these drives believe that the military leaves out the grim details of army life in hopes of getting potential recruits to say yes.
What do you all think?
And four overseas members: I'm curious, do this happen in schools in your countries?
No bulleted talking points this time...
Ha! I'm kiddin' ya.
Discuss: -How you feel about military recruiters in High Schools -Are these counter-recruitment activists right in their efforts to undermine the military? -How Headhunter's a dirty liar.
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:14 pm
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Interesting topic. I participated in ROTC (Navy) in high school. I had a blast getting a taste of military life, but I always knew that the military wasn't the place for me. That being said, I have always had an issue with recruiters. They are like high pressure sales men at car dealerships. I always avoided them and I think they didn't pay to much attention to me because I'm a girl. I don't think that they should be permanently stationed at high schools. Colleges, sure. High schoolers, point blank are minors and military recruiters shouldn't be discussing anything with a student without their parents present. They have quotas they have to fill and they are willing to say and do anything to get your signature on the line. That's an unfair advantage when a high schooler, who has no real life experience, is face to face with that kind of sneakiness. I think that having a military career day where the recruiters are on hand for, like, an assembly or something would be fine, but targeting students on a daily basis isn't right. I have more to say, but for now I'll leave it at that...
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:38 pm
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Wow! As some of you know, I'm in Australia (hence a lot of strange start times for competitions *curse that time difference*) and I've never encountered anything like this!! There are plenty of advertisements on tv and at movies etc, but I don't ever recall anyone coming to speak to us at school(Sablara, am I wrong about that?) if they did though, it would only have been one hour or so in our final year, and they just would have been letting us know what a career in the military is all about, we had an hour set aside each week for someone to come in and talk to us about career possibilities from a whole bunch of different fields. I certainly haven't ever been approached over the phone or through the mail about joining up. I understand the need they have to recruit people, but I personally would have a huge problem with my address being supplied without my permission, not just to the military, but to anyone!
Over here, the advertising emphasises the benefits of joining the navy or the army, mainly focussing on the free education aspect.
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 8:27 pm
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 4:37 am
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:54 pm
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 4:07 pm
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 5:54 pm
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:31 pm
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Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 11:38 am
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