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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 08:56 AM
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57. When they called for TeenMidlo last year (or so?) I told the recruiter to call back when the Bush
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  -DUers getting calls from military recruiters: Post dirty tricks here sfexpat2000  Jul-19-07 03:56 PM   #0 
  - Why "dirty tricks"?  Squatch   Jul-19-07 04:08 PM   #1 
  - Did you check out the thread in the OP, Squatch?  sfexpat2000   Jul-19-07 04:13 PM   #2 
  - I'm with you.  Zywiec   Jul-19-07 04:33 PM   #12 
  - Trying to pass yourself off as a friend or even a peer  sfexpat2000   Jul-20-07 12:11 AM   #41 
     - Exactly. It's a business call, so you introduce yourself and say why you're calling.  LeftyMom   Jul-21-07 11:00 PM   #81 
  - I think that you misunderstand. The "dirty tricks" are being done by the recruiters.  yardwork   Jul-20-07 09:11 AM   #60 
     - Thanks for clarifying, yardwork!  sfexpat2000   Jul-21-07 01:56 PM   #72 
  - kick  sfexpat2000   Jul-19-07 04:18 PM   #3 
  - Yep  Bjornsdotter   Jul-19-07 04:20 PM   #4 
  - He wasn't in uniform? n/t  Zywiec   Jul-19-07 04:23 PM   #7 
  - He was  Bjornsdotter   Jul-19-07 04:40 PM   #18 
     - Heftig!  YOY   Jul-19-07 10:16 PM   #32 
        - Tack så mycket! n/t  Bjornsdotter   Jul-19-07 10:28 PM   #33 
  - Well done, Bjornsdotter! I'm sure your daughter will eventually  sfexpat2000   Jul-19-07 04:24 PM   #8 
     - Trust me, my friend, she already does! Bjornsdotter is a good  coffeenap   Jul-19-07 09:28 PM   #29 
  - When I was 18, I told a recruiter I'd rather be a Canadian than a Marine.  Beelzebud   Jul-19-07 04:21 PM   #5 
  - LOL! 'Way to go!  sfexpat2000   Jul-19-07 04:22 PM   #6 
  - A file is a badge of honor.  alfredo   Jul-19-07 09:09 PM   #28 
  - LOL!!  TwoSparkles   Jul-19-07 11:35 PM   #35 
  - Your comment gives me a strong urge  DarkTirade   Jul-20-07 02:57 AM   #44 
  - My son talked to them at school and told them he was a musician  proud2Blib   Jul-19-07 04:28 PM   #9 
  - That's so creepy. n/t  sfexpat2000   Jul-19-07 04:29 PM   #10 
  - I told this story the other day - or the rest of this story  proud2Blib   Jul-19-07 04:36 PM   #14 
     - LOL!  sfexpat2000   Jul-19-07 04:37 PM   #15 
  - Im surprized they didnt try to get him into the Army Band  AllegroRondo   Jul-20-07 09:09 AM   #59 
  - If you tell them you're gay, they'll never call you again  Tyrone Slothrop   Jul-19-07 04:29 PM   #11 
  - I think that's a great idea.  sfexpat2000   Jul-19-07 04:36 PM   #13 
  - If they show up at my doorstep...  TwoSparkles   Jul-19-07 11:38 PM   #36 
  - Corp. Klinger would be proud  kineneb   Jul-19-07 11:45 PM   #39 
  - Wow, I just read that thread. It isn't perfect, but it's a good time to mention  blondeatlast   Jul-19-07 04:38 PM   #16 
  - Welcome reminder!  sfexpat2000   Jul-19-07 04:39 PM   #17 
  - kick  sfexpat2000   Jul-19-07 04:44 PM   #19 
  - My daughters are dual nationals  DFW   Jul-19-07 04:55 PM   #20 
  - Sounds like a plan.  sfexpat2000   Jul-19-07 05:01 PM   #21 
     - It sure worked with Jehovah's Witnesses!!  DFW   Jul-19-07 05:16 PM   #26 
  - kick  sfexpat2000   Jul-19-07 05:07 PM   #22 
  - May I suggest  NV Whino   Jul-19-07 05:09 PM   #23 
  - Here they hire cutie teen girls to hand out flyers.  Rosemary2205   Jul-19-07 05:13 PM   #24 
  - The teen girls were mentioned in the NYT yesterday  mainer   Jul-19-07 09:35 PM   #30 
  - Ok , that is really sickening...  TwoSparkles   Jul-19-07 11:41 PM   #37 
  - My son was literally stalked by recruiters at his high school and  cutlassmama   Jul-19-07 05:16 PM   #25 
  - Welcome to DU, cutlassmama.  sfexpat2000   Jul-19-07 09:06 PM   #27 
     - A big thank you for the welcome!  cutlassmama   Jul-20-07 10:03 PM   #63 
  - Ask 'em if they pay by the kill....  JacquesMolay   Jul-19-07 09:58 PM   #31 
  - k&r...n/t  Madspirit   Jul-19-07 10:34 PM   #34 
  - My son turned 16 in April  dancingAlone   Jul-19-07 11:43 PM   #38 
  - Have you opted him out at his school ? Good luck, dancingalone.  sfexpat2000   Jul-20-07 12:12 AM   #42 
     - Is that something I can do?  dancingAlone   Jul-21-07 11:51 AM   #64 
  - Im proud of what my family has done  City67   Jul-19-07 11:59 PM   #40 
  - Welcome to DU, City67, and thank you for your service.  sfexpat2000   Jul-20-07 12:14 AM   #43 
  - Thanks for the welcome  City67   Jul-21-07 10:46 PM   #78 
  - My Dad is a Korean War vet  Ikonoklast   Jul-20-07 04:36 AM   #45 
  - I remember my dads nightmares too  City67   Jul-21-07 10:49 PM   #79 
  - Welcome to DU  Marrah_G   Jul-20-07 07:13 AM   #50 
     - Thanks for the welcome but...  City67   Jul-21-07 10:54 PM   #80 
  - Basic phone etiquette  blogslut   Jul-20-07 05:13 AM   #46 
  - Now that's my kind of response!  piesRsquare   Jul-20-07 05:32 AM   #48 
     - I got a story on that too!  blogslut   Jul-20-07 06:22 AM   #49 
     - OMFG  sfexpat2000   Jul-21-07 02:02 PM   #75 
     - Good point--is the ASVAB still required? I have a story about that, too.  blondeatlast   Jul-20-07 07:32 AM   #51 
        - ASVAB  NeedleCast   Jul-20-07 09:02 AM   #58 
           - Do you know if reservists are required to take it?  blondeatlast   Jul-20-07 09:13 AM   #61 
  - Recruiters will use all the tactics used by corporate marketing: lie, deceit, etc. n/t  conspirator   Jul-20-07 05:16 AM   #47 
  - I only got one call about my son  seemunkee   Jul-20-07 07:34 AM   #52 
  - I don't think most parents realize how much access the military has to your kid  PA Democrat   Jul-20-07 07:41 AM   #53 
  - Problems are popping up for recruiters in Indiana  WakeMeUp   Jul-20-07 08:46 AM   #55 
     - We kicked recruiters out of our schools and got roundly trashed  sfexpat2000   Jul-21-07 01:11 PM   #66 
        - Hey sfexpat, my complaint to Senator Bob Casey's office about recruiters  PA Democrat   Jul-21-07 01:50 PM   #68 
           - It's unreasonable to expect children to assert themselves with  sfexpat2000   Jul-21-07 01:54 PM   #70 
              - I missed the Marine's call today because my son and I were  PA Democrat   Jul-21-07 02:09 PM   #76 
                 - OMFG.  sfexpat2000   Jul-21-07 02:13 PM   #77 
  - The following is completely true, all of it:  Dragonbreathp9d   Jul-20-07 07:48 AM   #54 
  - Good on ya  blogslut   Jul-20-07 08:54 AM   #56 
  - Good for you!  sfexpat2000   Jul-21-07 02:01 PM   #74 
  - When they called for TeenMidlo last year (or so?) I told the recruiter to call back when the Bush  Midlodemocrat   Jul-20-07 08:56 AM   #57 
  - The recruiters here have sports cars that they allow potential recruits to  Horse with no Name   Jul-20-07 09:17 AM   #62 
  - Maybe we could ask the fine, fabulous fellas over at FR  LanternWaste   Jul-21-07 01:07 PM   #65 
  - "Don't waste your time sir. This is a liberal, hippie anarchist house.We dont fight imperial wars"nt  conspirator   Jul-21-07 01:25 PM   #67 
  - The thing is, if you're a mom and think one of you kids' girlfriends  sfexpat2000   Jul-21-07 01:52 PM   #69 
  - This guy named Kurovski keeps calling for my co-ed daughter.  rucky   Jul-21-07 01:54 PM   #71 
     - Ack! The campaign will issue a response forthwith!  sfexpat2000   Jul-21-07 01:57 PM   #73 
 

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