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Originally Posted by BobG
some might argue that they were offering those kids an opportunity to aquire new skills, grow up and start on a positive path toward a good life. I could imagine there might be alot of worse options than joining the army for some of the folks in those lower income neighborhoods.
just a thought.
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It all depends on how the recruiting is done. It used to bother me when they would set up tables outside of lunch and I would see teacher's push the lower skilled kids (the ones barely out of special ed classes) to the tables. As we weren't at war at the time I know they were in many ways just trying to give the kid a chance at a paycheck but in war time that takes on a cannon fodder feel to it.