Making tomorrows Military today: Linky Love for today

Linky Love for today

Again. Another school bites the dust!

Teh whole article centers around this school's problem with Gay Bashing and hate crimes. IT just throws the military into the fray to antagonize us.

Elete Media. I love this link. The lady who wrote it puts out the facts pretty well, but she could have left out the last paragraph. She did not interview any opposing views, but then again, she is not going for that. Her fact checker must have been out to lunch with this line...

but 16 year-olds who are not yet decided on their post-high school careers are highly impressionable, thus causing much angst amongst parents should their children unknowingly sign irrevocable documents committing them to service upon graduation.

I can only say this until I am blue in the face. Anyone under 18 years old HAS to have their parents concent to enlist. I know the military among us know that. But DAMN WILL THESE PEOPLE LISTEN??? We cannot enlist anyone without the recruiter being in front of BOTH parents, validate that they are, in fact, the parents of the child, sign swearing that and have both parents sign to GIVE THEIR CHILD THE AUTHORITY TO JOIN. We have to see it. That means that the parents have to see the recruiter, know it is happening and be ok with it enough to sign. I would show you the document, but alas, I am on convalesence leave and I am not going to go to my office, even if I could.

News release from CNA... about non-citizens in the military.... guess what? They are just as good as citizens, if not better. I almost wish that we had a spanish ASVAB. I bet that I could get 20% more applicants in my DEP Pool. Call that recommendation into the DoD from the Militant Pundit.

Ever feel like picking up your feet, putting on your teflon suit and wading through some BullS**t? I got one for you. This guy claims to be:

Chris White is an ex-Marine infantryman with experience as a recruiter-assistant. He is currently working on his doctorate in history...

Well, if you read what his "recruiter assistant" was... he was at home on the HomeTown Recruiter Assistance Program (RAP). We make those guys do things like Data Entry, school visits, and putting up posters. And that makes him a freaking EXPERT on recruiting. Love it. Just love it.

Cool ideas from a group called Business Executives for National Security (BENS). All of you former recruiters should have a comment on this! It is a VERY interesting read.