'Counter-recruiters' shadowing the military
The Marines didn't have to recruit Greg McCullough. He signed a promise to enlist last year, while he was still in high school. But now McCullough has had second thoughts, and he's talking to a different kind of recruiter.
Jim Murphy is a "counter-recruiter," one of a small but growing number of opponents of the Iraq (news - web sites) war who say they want to compete with military recruiters for the hearts and minds of young people. (Related story: For Guard recruiters, a tough sell)
"I don't tell kids not to join the military," says Murphy, 59, a member of Veterans for Peace. "I tell them: 'Have a plan for your future. Because if you don't, the military has a plan for you.' "
Since the advent of the all-volunteer military three decades ago, the armed services have used an array of tools, from recruiting in schools to TV advertising, to successfully sell careers in the military. But with ground troops in Iraq still under fire, the Army and Marines are struggling to get enough enlistments.
Does this constitute sedition?
posted by Pat Campbell @ 10:14 AM
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If the kid signed his enlistement papers and he's scheduled to go in, he better go. If he does not then he's AWOL.
I don't think the military has anything to worry about from these hippies. Most kids that want to go in have their hearts and minds set and nothing will shake them. And if their mind is changed by one of these "counter-recruiters" then we didn't need them in our military to begin with.
Nothing wrong with choosing either way, but those that do go in should be SOLID in their committment. I wouldn't want to have someone covering my back that isn't sure if they are in the right place.
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