Army's new battle: Signing up soldiers With bombs going off, recruiters ha

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20040121/5855285s.htm

Staff Sgt. Katrese Clayton stands in front of the New York City College of Technology, her smile as gleaming as her medals. But for every person who stops to chat with the Army recruiter, at least two pretend not to hear her say hello.

''I still speak,'' says Clayton, 24, of Brooklyn. ''I smile. But inside I'm like, 'Oh. They don't like us.' You just get used to it after a while.''

Nothing keeps Clayton and other recruiters from scouting for would-be soldiers. Not the winter chill. Not the holidays. Not the war in Iraq, for the pressure to replenish the ranks of the U.S. Army never ends.

Roughly 7,000 Army recruiters scour the country by passing out flyers, visiting campuses and walking neighborhood streets to persuade young men and women to join the nation's largest military branch, which has more than 710,000 active and reserve soldiers. The U.S. presence in Iraq is causing parents and potential recruits to ask more questions about their fate if they sign up.

''Everyday someone's dying,'' says Staff Sgt. LaVone Anderson, 33, commander of the Times Plaza Army Recruiting Station in Brooklyn. ''It hit us close to home because on Nov. 5, someone in our company died over there. . . . The fact is, we're at war. And the fact is, people aren't willing to join like they used to be.''

[judge_smales]

1. No worries.

The draft will solve these problems.

[bryant69]

2. Freak Out!

I've met three army recruiters, and they are always on the job. Nice guys; and we need them, I guess. But as someone already said, the Draft board will solve this problem.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[el_gato]

3. because people don't give a shit about Halliburton's profits

most people know this whole thing is a bunch of bullshit

[DiverDave]

4. I KNOW!!

They can go to every collage and high school young republicans club...
NOW THERE they should get a bumper crop../sarcasm off

[hang a left]

5. War.....get used to it

http://www.bushdraft.com/proof.html

"the nation must be prepared to conduct a draft"

--Lewis C. Brodsky, director of public and congressional affairs with the Selective Service System

Many people have been wondering if our President has secret plans to reinstate the draft. This website will provide absolute proof that Bush is making plans to reinstate the draft by the middle of 2005.

In the last few months Bush has launched a recruiting drive for people to work on the draft boards around the country, the DefendAmerica government site posted an advert looking for volunteers, but when someone brought this to the attention of the press it was promptly removed, fueling rumours about the possibility of a draft.

There are also CURRENTLY bills in the Senate and in the house that, if passed, will make military service a requirement for all men, women (including college students) between the age of 18 and 25.

Senate Bill - House Bill

Articles about the recruitment drive for draft board workers can be found here

A Copy of the DefendAmerica page

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