Army Recruitee Tells Of False Promises

[NNN0LHI]

http://news4colorado.com/topstories/local_story_129192605.html

DENVER (CBS4) More allegations are emerging from CBS4's army recruiting investigation. A young man is sharing his story of how recruiters created false documents to get him into the ranks, and a recruiter is talking about the pressure to meet their quotas.

The troubles began for Michael Flaherty, 19, of Grand Junction, Colo., when he signed on the dotted line to become a soldier. He couldn't pass his physical, so Flaherty claims recruiters took him to a drug store and bought him a laxative to take in order to lose weight.

"They didn't want body to know about it," Flaherty said. "They even told me not to tell my parents about it."

Flaherty also said recruiters falsified a physical fitness test, complete with passing scores.

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[leftofthedial]

1. Army Recruiter lying?

now that's news.

[saigon68]

2. The Recuiters kept their word and got him in

Sgt Rock his basic training DI -----will wash his sorry fat ass out of the army with a general discharge.

[AndyTiedye]

4. Or Kill Him In a "Training Accident"

like the Marines did to Jason Tharp.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6988854/http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6988854/

[Ian David]

3. They told me I'd never be required to do more than 30 push-ups at once

Yeah.

Right.

[SouthernDem2004]

5. Lol, I hope no one believed that one.

[Ian David]

14. They had me until "and if you can't run 5 miles, they'll carry you!"

Hell, I was what... 17?

[SouthernDem2004]

6. Everything sounds about right except for the false physical.

Entry physicals are done a MEPS Stations and recruiters are not envolved. They are very anal at MEPS. Not a fun place...

[malmapus]

8. ugh I forgot about MEPS

yeah that is a cold place for sure

[malmapus]

7. hehe reminds me of the cadance

my recruiter told me a lie

said join the Army and learn to fly

[saigon68]

9. What happened to the Uncle Sam Wants Addicts, Misfits THREAD?

All of a sudden it was gone.

[NNN0LHI]

10. I don't know? I have never seen that ever happen before. I will ask n/t

[NNN0LHI]

11. Hell no one PMed me or nothing so it must be a glitch or something?

I just noticed it is from May 6th so I will just post it again in the GD forum.

Don

[DS1]

12. My recruiter told me that transportation everywhere was done by helicopter

The heels on my boots would argue otherwise

/another sucker

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

13. I still remember my Air Force Recruiter from 1973

His name was Sgt. Sartwell. And he was a son of an infected prick. So even then they played a bit with the "rules"...

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[Algorem]

16. CBS-Army will halt recruiting for one day later this month to re-instruct

it's recruiters on what they may and may not legally do to persuade young people to enlist:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/05/10/eveningnews/m...

Army Recruiters Play Hard Ball

DALLAS, May 10, 2005

(CBS) CBS News has learned that the Army will halt recruiting for one day later this month to re-instruct its recruiters on what they may and may not legally do to persuade young people to enlist.

With casualties mounting in Iraq, recruiters have been unable to meet their goals for three months now. The so called "stand down" follows a rash of complaints that recruiters are resorting to unscrupulous tactics to enlist new soldiers, reports CBS News Correspondent Bob McNamara.

"Going Army" and making history appealed to 20-year-old Chris Monarch, so he called a Houston recruiting office.

"I recognized the name," he said. "His name was Kelt." ...