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Military Recruiting: their Tactics, Tools & Lies

Tactics & Tools

Recent History of Militarism Recruitment by David M. Boje, Ph.D. (2-pages)

Recruiting the Class of 2005
By David Goodman
Military programs have expanded into thousands of public high schools, signing up nearly half a million students. Is Junior ROTC building character -- or lining up soldiers?

Fox News investigation in Atlanta of military recruiting tactics
Our investigation found when young men and women changed their minds, they say military recruiters intimidated, threatened, and even outright lied to them in an effort to bully them into enlisting.

THE SELLING OF THE ARMY (TRANSCRIPT)
JANUARY 16, 1995
Dangerous missions like Bosnia pose a challenge to "marketing" the modern army. Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Television reports.

Military Adventure Vans: They’re Flashy. They’re Dangerous. They’re Targeting 500,000 Students. And they’re coming to a school near you.

Options for Controlling Military Recruiter Access to Secondary Schools and Students

Recruiter likes Army Times but says it's no recruiting tool
From the Army Times, Letters to the Editor, February 12, 2000

US military ads off-target in terms of luring recruits to the services
Greg Jaffe, Tuesday, July 11, 2000, The Asian Wall Street Journal

Education & Jobs

Fincncing College without Joining the Military (2-page flyer from CCCO)

Getting An Education: Finding Alternatives in Your Community

Joining the Military is Hazardous to Your Education: The Montgomery GI Bill -- Plenty of Promises, Little Education Money + Financing College Without Joining the Military + How Much Will You Really Get? + Is This Really a GI Bill?

Job Training: Finding Alternatives in Your Community

Lies

How Much Will You Really Get From the Montgomery GI Bill?

Military Ad Campaign – Truth or Deception

The Myths of Military Opportunity (1-page flyer)
"The reason to have a military is to be prepared to fight and win wars... it's not a jobs program." Former Secretary of Defense Cheney

The Military's Not Just A Job...It's Eight Years of Your Life - What You Should Know BEFORE Joining the Military (2-page flyer from CCCO)

From CCCO

WARNING: Joining the Military can be hazardous to...

Joining the Military can be hazardous to your education

Targetting Youth of Color

Counter-Recruiting the "Hispanic Market"
Jorge Mariscal (From Draft NOtices, March - April 2003)

Don’t Believe the Hype! Doing the Work Where It Counts the Most
Mario Hardy, CCCO Third World Outreach Coordinator
If there were one place where there is more likelihood of encountering a U.S. military presence than the run-down city streets of any Third World country, it would be the impoverished communities-of-color right here in the United States.

Las Veinas Abiertas del Pueblo Latino
(The Open Veins of the Latin Community)
-Mario Hardy , CCCO Third World Outreach Coordinator
Capitalizing on the obstacles facing Latino youth, the armed forces plan in 1999 to harvest a bumper crop of Latinos. For the past year, Secretary of the Army Luis Caldera has been crossing the country, invading inner-city schools, telling tales of unlimited opportunity for Latino youth in the armed services.

Stamp Out Racism! Survivors Describe Reality Behind “Equal-Opportunity” Promises

Hispanic Soldiers Die in Greater Numbers in Iraq
by Miriam Kagan
Published on Monday, September 22, 2003 by the Inter Press Service

Military Realities

Joining the Military can be hazardous to your future

Joining the Military can be hazardous to women

Anthrax & Other Vaccines - Protection or Placebo?
Citizen Soldier, The Facts, Your Rights

Depleted Uranium: Wonder Weapon or Toxic Hazzard?
Citizen Soldier, The Facts, Your Rights