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Monday, February 28, 2005

Parents Intefere with Cannon Fodder Production Line

The Iraq war's dampening effect on recruiting has led to a plan by the Marine Corps to put hundreds of additional recruiters on the streets over the next several months and offer new re-enlistment bonuses of up to $35,000, military officials said Thursday.

..."What the recruiters are telling us is that they have to spend more time with the parents," General Hagee said. "Parents have influence, and rightly so, on the decision these young men and young women are going to make. They're saying, 'It's not maybe a bad idea to join the Marine Corps, but why don't you consider it a year from now, or two years from now; let's think about this.' "

..."The parents have always been the challenge," said Gunnery Sgt. Larry Pyles, who has been a recruiter for five years in the DuPage South office in Naperville, Ill.

Yeah, these damn parents won't let us dupe their young 'uns into becoming cannon fodder. How the hell are we supposed to feed the Bushian Eternal War Machine?

Jack Clark 12:21 AM [+]   
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