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Outside A Recruiting Office The Other Day

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hedgey

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I was waiting in the car for my kid to run into the store - it was in a plaza that also houses a local recruiting office. I was gazing at the cheery posters on the windows, thinking about the lies my recruiter told me when I saw a pretty young woman and an older woman get out of a car and head for the door. I'm guessing it was mother & daughter.

It took every single bit of self control (and not a little anxiety about talking to people) to keep from calling out to them, stopping them from going inside that place. I wanted so, so, badly to tell that mother to stop, to tell her what her girl was considering and what she would likely experience. I wanted at least to warn her that MST is so very common, and that she has to at the very least make sure that every even is recorded, that she needs to keep detailed records to someday defend herself from the agencies that would.. well, you can imagine what I wanted to tell her.

In retrospect, I figure I would have come across as a raving nutcase, especially since I couldn't quote exact figures. But is there some way to warn these kids? I fantasize about going to our local school on career day and plunking myself down next to the recruiter's table with a few handouts of my own... Fantasize because I can barely make it to the market & back without a panic attack, but what a dream.

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I bet the Marine or Army recruiter does not tell the young 18 year old that he will be spending the bulk of his time in the military doing back-to-back tours in a combata zone. I quess as long as their is a jobs depression, and no future for those with only a HS diploma the military will get the recruits they need. If we are going to load up a tiny percent of the population with the responsibility of fighting for the rest of us I think the politicians should have the guts to bring back the draft. Everyone should have the honor of dying for their country. Most Americans seem fine with letting someone else be a "hero" while they watch it all on their big screen TV. I can't imagine why anyone would join the NG or reserves in this day and age. That is a sure bet you will be deployed to a combat zone.

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