USAT: For Recruiters, A Distant War Becomes A Tough Sell.

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USA TODAY
For recruiters, a distant war becomes a tough sell

Wed Apr 6, 7:56 AM ET

Op/Ed - USATODAY.com

In the recent documentary Gunner Palace, a U.S. soldier in Iraq is asked about the scary patrols he and his fellow soldiers make in their Humvee. Do people back home truly understand or care what happens in these mean streets of Baghdad? Pause. Probably not, he replies.

That answer contains a worrisome perception the Pentagon may not be taking into account as it tries to bolster its flagging military recruiting.

The Iraq war has pushed Army recruiting programs into the danger zone. The active-duty Army missed its March goal by 32%, the Army National Guard by 12%. -snip- .......

New television ads will try to convince parents that military service brings strong gains in integrity and job skills. Also part of the public relations offensive: Army recruiters visiting homes of potential recruits will be paired with veterans of the campaigns in Afghanistan or Iraq. -snip- ...

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Well the kids aren't listening, they might as well start advertising to the parents. And when they don't listen? Then what? That draft is really begining to blow through here...... geesh ...... x(