Ut Unum Sint has a little piece on Military Recruiters:
One of the most common complaints heard by chaplains: "My recruiter lied to me." Recruiters are the used car salesmen of the military. They have their goals, they have incentives to reach those goals, and they sometimes will do anything they can to reach them.
I see that Army soldiers have been promoted. Instead of being "baby killers," they are now "used car salesman." One might add that the "used cars" that that the U.S. Army are selling are 1967 Ford Shelby Corbas.
I love for people to talk about that which they know nothing about, i.e. Ut Unum Sint, Chris Matthews, etc. The U.S. Army guarantees everything in black and white in a legal binding contract. This includes a specific job, specific training, specific monetary bonus if qualified, and specific education benefits, etc. Everything is in the contract before any commitments are made by either party. No Army recruiter receives monetary incentives for enlisting anyone at anytime. If and when any Army recruiter breaks Army regulation or law, they are disciplined appropriately. You can rest assured of this fact.
It's one thing to "talk the talk." It's another thing to "walk the walk." We should all applaud and pray for the young men and women who are shedding their own flesh and blood for that which they believe in. That's reality my friends and it's very incarnational as well! I encourage everyone to watch the movie, "We Were Soldiers."
Posted by: anonymous | May 11, 2005 at 03:23 PM
I'll allow your comments to stand for the time being, but the next time you come around here, have the balls to post with your name and a valid email attached.
As it stands I think you're misreading somethings and I encourage you to have a beer and munch on a pack of "Get a grip."
Posted by: Stephen | May 11, 2005 at 05:05 PM
If anyone has questions about the U.S. Army, I encourage you to go to our website, which is provided to you on my name with the hyper-link. A chat-room is available there (http://goarmy.com/ChatIndex.do) to answer any of your questions.
Posted by: MAJ Jones | May 12, 2005 at 01:11 PM