There are waiting lists to become a Marine Corps grunt on a fast track to Afghanistan

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BY Richard Sisk
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU

Sunday, December 26th 2010, 4:00 AM

G.I. bill, lack of job opportunities, and love of country spur record recruiting for armed forces

City kids are lining up to join the military in record numbers for love of country, lack of jobs - and a chance for college money under the new G.I. bill.

The rush to enlist in the five boroughs is so great that there are even waiting lists for those wanting to become a Marine Corps grunt on a fast track to Afghanistan. snip

"Some of us don't have money," Abby Teves, 19, a graduate of Newtown High School in Queens, said at the Army recruiting station in Elmhurst.

Glenn was followed through the door by Isaac Perez, a student at Intermediate School 71 in Brooklyn. Since Perez was only 17, he brought along his mother, Yesenia Sierra, to sign paperwork for him. snip

"The Marines will give him a future," she said. "I'm supporting his decision."