When I began this blog in 2001, I was appalled by President Bush's headlong rush to an illegal war (we were not in fact under attack). As time wore on and Bush began his assault on the Constitution and any people bold enough to criticize, I believed that "the republic is endangered more by actions of our own government than by those of any terrorist." With the election of a high-minded, compassionate, intelligent man like Barack Obama, my fears have ceased.
"Honor them with peace, not war"
United for Peace
Friday, December 13, 2002
The military is at it again (or still), going after the youth of America.
The goarmy.com (not .mil, interestingly) website offers a tantalizing bit with and instructions to contact your recruiter for more info. The "three paths" - six actually as I count it -- are listed a bit deeper in the site
Overt recruiting in schools is often met by resistance from anti-war activists and others [in 1996, for example, the CT high court upheld a UConn ban against recruiting on campus due to military bias against homosexuals and lesbians] .
Recruitment has become more covert over the years.
In 1997, the military began to put advertisements with links to their website on Channel One, the educational channel that is piped directly into many schools.
Now a provision slipped in to the educaton funding bill requires that high schools provide the names and addresses of all students in the target population of the recruiters. Any school district or other local educational agency that fails to comply risks the loss of federal funds. Parents may sign a form barring military mail to their child, if they know about it. Opposition groups are pressing to bar release of the information unless parents specifically approve it.
Copyright © 2001-03 Pam Shorey
(except the specific sources credited in quotes)
Young soldiers
The military is at it again (or still), going after the youth of America.
The goarmy.com (not .mil, interestingly) website offers a tantalizing bit with and instructions to contact your recruiter for more info. The "three paths" - six actually as I count it -- are listed a bit deeper in the site
Overt recruiting in schools is often met by resistance from anti-war activists and others [in 1996, for example, the CT high court upheld a UConn ban against recruiting on campus due to military bias against homosexuals and lesbians] .
Recruitment has become more covert over the years.
In 1997, the military began to put advertisements with links to their website on Channel One, the educational channel that is piped directly into many schools.
Now a provision slipped in to the educaton funding bill requires that high schools provide the names and addresses of all students in the target population of the recruiters. Any school district or other local educational agency that fails to comply risks the loss of federal funds. Parents may sign a form barring military mail to their child, if they know about it. Opposition groups are pressing to bar release of the information unless parents specifically approve it.
Palema
6:15 AM
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