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Originally Posted by host
Does a community have a legitimate right and duty to protect it's young people from predatory and deceptive military recruiting campaigns, if that is what they are?
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We already do. Some friends and I organized multiple counter recruitment campaigns at all local high schools. We provide accurate information about what actually happens when one joins the military, and how recruiters are not only allowed to lie, but it's standard practice. The military complained, but when we provided the stats backing our information there was nothing they could do. We've also had the Army kicked off campus for lying to several students.
If anyone else is interested, simply google the information you need, include it in a pamphlet, and have someone who's friendly to the school act as an intermediary. Make the case, "We simply want your students to have all the facts." I've found that likening the military tactics to those of big tobacco are very helpful in illustrating points to those who are conservatives. Be sure that you provide options for the kids, too. Kids who are interested in the military may also enjoy police work, firefighting, being a paramedic, etc. It has the same heroic sheen, but without having to murder Iraqis or drive over IEDs.