Posted on 06/12/2007 10:52:16 AM PDT by SmithL
Once the students sign up for selective service when they turn 18, the govt will have their info. The beurocrats don’t NEED it ‘till then. Anyone that wants to enlist can surely find a recruiter on their own before then.
Uh-oh, this argument again...Notice how the fedgov trys the fund withholding...hated when they did that with the highway funds back in the 18 drinking age and the 55 mph days...
This is insane. Your theory about students “wanting to enlist” and researching the military on their own is completely incorrect. Most students don’t just magically decide that they want to enlist. As you can see, they are bombarded with anti-American propaganda throughout their time in high school. When their teachers and friends are telling them that the military is evil they just accept it. They aren’t going to go home and try to find out the truth on their own, and they certainly are not going to go call up a recruiter. As someone who has just graduated high school and is leaving for the Army on July 3rd, I can tell you that for most of them, the only way that they’ll hear the facts about the military is when the recruiter calls their house. After they talk to a recruiter, then they can make an informed decision.
What’s the big deal anyway? The recruiters don’t have access to any information other than their name, age, grade and phone number. That’s it.
I’m guessing you mean selective service, which, of course, does not apply to half the high school population.
Besides, high school is what we’re talking about here, so to the extent that these boys haven’t completed the selective service process, then the military doesn’t have their contact information.
Most of their so-called "students" couldn't even find Florida on a map let alone Iraq.
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...the only way that they’ll hear the facts about the military is when the recruiter calls their house....
The “Facts”? Between the anti-war propoganda from the left and the sunshine blown up their a$$es by recruiters, these kids are gonna be confused as hell about joining the service.
Whatever. Most recruiters are completely honest with potential recruits. Obviously you aren’t going to hear about that in MSM, because they’ll only report on the few bad apples.
When I first met my recruiter he told me straight up that if I wanted to join just for the college money to go away, because I’ll probably be getting deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan.
bigred41:
If your kids go to public school, then the government has their personal info because public schools are the government. All that this is doing is giving his name, age and number to recruiters.
Let’s face it. You’re not concerned about his personal information, you’re afraid that he might actually want to join the military. You must be one of those people who “supports the troops”, as long as they don’t take away your kid.
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