MetaFilter posts tagged with recruiting

It's 1993 again, but recruiting's harder

pax digita — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 04:39:45 -0800

Second thoughts on gays in the military by former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. John Shalikashvili. (NYT link; do the Bugmenot thing if you need a username and password.) M/I

The album's title is taken from a line by the poet Apollinaire

amberglow — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:32:23 -0800

So Much Fire To Roast Human Flesh from Arthur Magazine--an 18-track, multi-artist compilation CD curated by Foster featuring exclusive contributions from some of the more outspoken members of the nation's burgeoning psychedelic folk scene, ... All profits will be distributed to specific counter-military recruitment and pacifist organizations and programs who effectively advise high school students and other Americans at risk of being taken advantage of ... (and you can listen here). Some might remember Arthur vs. Godsmack--their music is heavily featured in recruiting ads.

They're right. Gotta watch who's contacting your kids on MySpace.

pyramid termite — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 22:30:32 -0800

Semper FiSpace

Is this America's recruiting dilemma?

j-urb — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 10:30:11 -0800

"Most of us have a plan -- it's like, make hay while the sun shines." While this may be a slogan for mercenaries currently serving in Iraq, it may also be one for extremists infiltrating the military in order to gain skills necessary for their own sinister plots. This of course, isn't counting those in service who may one day snap. Could this be the beginning of another cruel example of "blowback?"

"playing" America's Army

amberglow — Tue, 30 May 2006 07:11:37 -0800

In Memoriam and in Protest --why not use an online deathmatch as a pedestal for speaking out against a war? Artist/Professor uses US Govt-developed America's Army (...placing Soldiering front and center within popular culture and showcasing the roles training, teamwork and technology play in the Army. ... ) as protest and art space. DeLappe's homepage (and jpgs) here

Not your soldier

IronLizard — Sat, 13 May 2006 20:20:58 -0800

An interesting anti-war animation (flash). (via) Another one. More.

Three free downloads??

jonson — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 12:37:36 -0800

So, the US Army is having trouble meeting it's recruitment goals, and is lowering the bar for admission to try and make up the shortfall. Another tactic they are apparently trying is sweetening the deal with 3 free (FREE!!!) iTunes downloads if you agree to talk to a recruiter. It'd be foolish NOT to sign up, frankly!

Parents are fighting back

amberglow — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:43:40 -0800

Leave My Child Alone! --a new group teaching parents how to stop the very intrusive recruitment tactics of the military, including getting their kids off the Pentagon's list of 30 million potential recruits,: (...a joint effort of the Defense Department and a private contractor, disclosed last week, to build a database of 30 million 16- to 25-year-olds, complete with Social Security numbers, racial and ethnic identification codes, grade point averages and phone numbers. The database is to be scoured for youngsters that the Pentagon believes can be persuaded to join the military...), and getting your kids off the School district records lists (School districts are required under Section 9528 of the No Child Left Behind Act to release student records to military recruiters or risk losing funding, but they are also required to inform families of their Opt Out rights. Notification varies wildly across districts, and it's a bit of a crapshoot whether families know or not.)
More on this from Bob Herbert here: The Army's Hard Sell

Uncle Sam Wants You!

furtive — Tue, 03 May 2005 15:08:13 -0800

"Recruiting has always been a difficult job, and some say the scandals that have periodically surfaced are inevitable. But the temptation to cut corners is particularly strong today..."

Sign the dotted line!

jeremy — Fri, 17 Sep 2004 19:28:50 -0800

Military recruiting getting slow? Here's one solution. Scary.

adamgreenfield — Thu, 10 Oct 2002 01:29:25 -0800

That's "hearts and minds" to you, sunshine. As a former PSYOPer my ownself, I found this Village Voice primer on the field reasonably accurate on the facts, if rather skewed as to their interpretation. But what's a nonviolently-inclined soldier to do? What other methods of "winning without fighting" might be acceptable to a leadership seemingly hell-bent on bloodshed?

curiousg — Thu, 28 Mar 2002 09:37:31 -0800

F.B.I. Recruitment comes to Kindergarten? What's going through the minds of the Kiddie ~~Propaganda~~ P.R. Team? Be afraid, be very afraid.

alethe — Wed, 10 Jan 2001 07:32:34 -0800

Be all that you can be? From the announcement: "The Army announced today a compelling new advertising campaign, marking its first major change in advertising direction since 1981. Ads unveiled today by Secretary of the Army Louis Caldera will open the innovative campaign, which centers on the message 'An Army of One.' "