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Schools in America apparently have their own army recruiter (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by robocall@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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[–] thecrotch@sh.itjust.works 69 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Recruiters start working you long before you're old enough to join.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 59 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

We usually call that grooming.

Recruiters groom children to kill.

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 22 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yup. I graduated high school at 17 and they were after me those last two years, at least. I was told I could have any job I wanted in the Navy due to my test scores. It was flattering and tempting.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 13 points 10 months ago

Why didn't you pick like Fleet Admiral and then decommissioned all the ships before promptly quitting?

[–] norbert@kbin.social 7 points 10 months ago

We were all told we could have any job because our test scores were high. Come to find out that was a lie and while they might look at what you want to do, they'll put you where they need you.

[–] aesc@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I guess they probably do now because like 90% of high school grads have or did something that makes them ineligible to join and if they want more recruits they need to get students to not do things that make them ineligible and that might mean reaching out more than six months before they’re old enough to join.

[–] strawberry@kbin.run 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

90% would be ineligible? how come?

[–] Pogogunner@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

The largest reasons are lack of physical fitness or criminal convictions

https://youtu.be/uO8qJukZJg4?si=Hg02Ln0rD-M2ILqD&t=537

[–] aesc@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 10 months ago

Also recruiters can’t or don’t want to recruit teens on ADHD or mood meds. If you can’t be an effective fighter without medicine they don’t want to find that out in the middle of a fight.

[–] thecrotch@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

They did when I was in school and that was like 25 years ago