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Originally Posted by Carno
Well, that's a pretty bold claim. Any proof to back that one up?
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I also see recruiters getting busted for doing shit they shouldn't be doing and saying shit they shouldn't be saying.
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Well let's have some links to those stories, because I haven't seen many of 'em. My evidence was just the opposite, but if I've somehow missed something I'd like to know. ..
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If people refuse to read their contract or speak up when asked about their contract and what it means, what else should be done for them? I mean Christ, these are legal adults.
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No one's saying these people aren't stupid to sign the contract actually believing they'll avoid combat. What we're saying is that it's immoral and unethical to prey on the stupid. I would go farther and say it's a bad strategic move. I don't want an idiot sitting next to me in a foxhole. His stupidity might just get me killed.
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Originally Posted by Bill O'Rights
No. I'm afraid I'm right. Read this verrrry carefully. When you enlist...in the United States Armed Forces...there...is...NO...verbal...contract. Period. Contrary to what you may or may not believe.
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Well. . .there might be. If a recruiter says "if you enlist, I guarantee you won't go to Iraq" and then you enlist, there IS a verbal contract. Trouble is it's not an *enforceable* verbal contract because there's no proof it exists, and the written contract will override it anyway.