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[windelina]

From a story in Salon.com

"...a little-known provision of No Child Left Behind, the controversial landmark education legislation passed in 2001. The provision, under Section 9528 of the law, requires districts that receive federal funding to share students' names, addresses and phone numbers with military recruiters. The Pentagon claims the law is intended simply to ensure that students get the chance to learn about joining the military..."

If true...ick! I'm not even going into the privacy violations of this. And don't start me on how hard-sell these recruiters can be, and the lies - yes lies - they tell to high school students to get them to join up. My twin was a victim of just such a bait-and-switch military scam, promised training that he never got.

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[stark0228.livejournal.com]

My older brother has a bad knee from a car accident when he was younger. The recruiter told him to "not mention it" to the doctors during the physical.

[firecatmn.livejournal.com]

Heh...I still remember how hard the Army recruiter tried to get me to join up. He kept trying for about my first two years of college - fortunately, I was a stubborn wench then, too, and kept saying, "No."

[luno.livejournal.com]

Heh. They did that to me, too. They promised me training as a helicopter pilot. I said, ok, can you put that in writing, please? They guy looked at me dumbfounded, as if nobody had ever asked that. His only reply was, uhh, we don't usually do that. I said I don't make verbal agreements that have such grave consequences if they're not honored. He actually turned red and told me (in considerably less polite language) to go away!