Recruiters At My Sons School

We had some in a school here in austin.
Right after the Leave no Child a dime law/idea/bullshit rules were passed.


Those fuckers had guns.

So should all of the kids with a B-average or better.

Who had guns, Shewolf? Military recuiters?

Why are military recruiters allowed into high schools in the first
place?

Why wouldn't they be?

I mean, they allow colleges to recruit, where they can go learn how to make stuff, get a job in the real world, and use that knowledge to create cool things that go Boom!

I don't see the diff.

Okay, maybe I'm biased because I've watched my brother receive an extaordinary education via the Army and have a great career via the Army and have lots of opportunity via the Army but I don't see the big deal about the Army recruiting in schools.

I'm talking about the romanticizing of war to impressionalble young teens.

go ahead and recruit but let them know what to expect in a war so they can make an informed decision.

I know what you mean, Bear.

I just get tired of soldiers being portrayed as blood-thirsty rubes who enlist because they don't have other options.

I've been reading "The American Way of Justice" by Lt. Commander. Charles Swift in the current issue of Esquire. What an amazing soldier. I really recommend everyone read it -- quite a story he has to tell.

The March issue isn't online yet so I can't post a link.

I really don't think most kids have a "glamorous" view of war, especially right now. I know the military is not as selective as they used to be but I hope they are still weeding out the serial killers and the ones dumbly attracted to shiny objects.

coming to my sons school with a cool hummer and video games to convince them to sign up is the same as if they came to the school, slipped my daughter a roofie, and then pulled her into the hummer and raped her.

I do agree that their recent recruiting tactics are extreme and embarrassing.

They signed up an autistic kid here and it took his parents half a year to get him out despite piles and piles of medical evidences showing that the boy was not mentally fit to serve.

They wouldn't take Hummers and video games if they didn't think it would attract people to sign up.

Despicable behavior on their part.

So okay.

I do get a little defensive.

I would be interested to hear how other organizations/business' recruit in high schools. I must have skipped out on career day at my school.

boome honey here's a

(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((BEAR HUG)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

don't be all trying to check my oil though.

<snork>

I happen to know the chick who has dibs on checking your oil and I ain't gonna mess with her.

It was a lovely hug though.

ok ....
that might be a bit too graphic for them but...it would give themsecond thoughts about joining.I say awesome perfect way to change their small minds

When you are offered a fellowship at Harvard and your job says "Cool! Go for it! We'll pay you while you go there" and you turn it down because you have a BETTER opportunity then you can come back and talk to me about small minds, Sir Lamorak.

Oh.... and welcome to A2K!

Are businesses allowed to recruit in high schools in the U.S.? It's a total no-go here.

Yeah. Same thing.

I've been wrong before but....

Snood, if this is the cub I'm thinking of it I can understand why Bear would be so upset and why it might be the same in this situation.

I won't say anything else because I am unsure and it is not my place.

And if you are right... this might be an unintended consequence of an all volunteer military. It is likely harder to avoid the consequences of volunteering than of being drafted.

Not trying to offend, Bear.

I've known some recruiters. And although I couldn't do their job (couldn't get my heart into selling this particular product at this particular time) they're not all a buncha bloodthirsty automatons driven by some feral need for quota numbers. They are career enlisted people, trying to get ahead and provide for their families.

I just thought BPB's analogy was a wee bit over the top, is all.