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CNN: Beware Lying Military Recruiters
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| Mark Finkelstein
Posted on 01/06/2007 10:42:15 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
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CNN-discouraging-recruitment ping to Today show list.
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posted on
01/06/2007 10:43:17 AM PST
by
governsleastgovernsbest
(Watching the Today Show since 2002 so you don't have to.)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
To: governsleastgovernsbest
CNN is disgusting beyond words.
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posted on
01/06/2007 10:43:40 AM PST
by
pissant
To: governsleastgovernsbest
"I hear people saying, 'my recruiter lied to me. File under "What's New?"
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posted on
01/06/2007 10:45:03 AM PST
by
TADSLOS
(Mohammed was the L. Ron Hubbard of his time.)
To: All
As I'm sure most FReepers know, despite its official-sounding name the Military Times is owned and operated by Gannett, the folks who among other things bring you the liberal USA Today.
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posted on
01/06/2007 10:46:00 AM PST
by
governsleastgovernsbest
(Watching the Today Show since 2002 so you don't have to.)
To: TADSLOS
"I hear people saying, 'my recruiter lied to me.
File under "What's New?"
When I enlisted in 75 my recruiter told me exactly what to expect about the rate chose. No lies.
I retired in 95.
Jack
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posted on
01/06/2007 10:48:45 AM PST
by
btcusn
(Giving up the right to arms is a mistake a free people get to make only once.)
To: TADSLOS
Right, nothing new here! My husband (US Army 70-72) has been saying this for years. CNN just dredging up old news again.
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posted on
01/06/2007 10:48:57 AM PST
by
alice_in_bubbaland
(New Jersey gets the corrupt government it deserves!)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
To: governsleastgovernsbest
How can CNN say that, they've shown our soldiers getting killed on TV, death counts every five minutes, quagmire, failure, poor killed Iraqis (so what if they came from Iran and killed our soldiers), i'm sure they've informed them of 'the dangers of the military' by now. Guess it's just not enough for them.
It's a new year, time for a past due crackdown on the MSM.
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posted on
01/06/2007 10:49:39 AM PST
by
AliVeritas
(Even if a mother forgets the child of her womb, I will not forget you.)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Beware News organizations that outright lie about war.
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posted on
01/06/2007 10:53:08 AM PST
by
lonestar67
(Its time to withdraw from the War on Bush-- your side is hopelessly lost in a quagmire.)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
"I hear people saying, 'my recruiter lied to me." I heard that a thousand times at boot camp 16 years ago. They all say that.
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posted on
01/06/2007 10:53:19 AM PST
by
Lunatic Fringe
(Say "NO" to the Trans-Texas Corridor)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Reports like this are dreck, but won't they keep out any pantywaist types who aren't serious about service?
To: governsleastgovernsbest
"What should you know before your son or daughter signs on the dotted line?""
How many 17 year olds enlist per year? Not many...
Mom and Dad don't need to be consulted before adult son/daughter enlists....
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posted on
01/06/2007 10:54:10 AM PST
by
dakine
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Yay- CNN has done it again- propoganda for the enemy- bolstering the enemies by giving hte impression that Americans mistrust our government and military, and thaT we're against the war to wipe out the scum terrorists. CNN is freaking despicable! http://sacredscoop.com
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posted on
01/06/2007 10:54:14 AM PST
by
CottShop
To: governsleastgovernsbest
All well and good. But all that information was provided against the backdrop of a recurring theme: that recruiters are likely to distort or even lie to potential recruits
This is nothing new!
I doubt if they flat out lie in the conventional sense. They do things like "Sure, you will have a guaranteed job. (Notice the failure of the word "assignment").
You enlist, get trained, and head off for your new job only to find what he really meant was that your contract says that your primary job code (Mine was 316X1L) can not be changed. You can be assigned any job.
Reading the fine print is your friend. There is no military in the world that can guarantee anything. The world situation changes second by second. The ONLY solid contractual guarantee is that you get paid as prescribed by law, once a month.
ALL other contractual agreements are what the military will TRY to do.
And they generally do a darn good job of upholding their end.
To: pissant
Just because it was reported on CNN, it doesn't mean that it isn't
true.
Only the young, naive or stupid would believe everything a military recuiter tells them.
To: governsleastgovernsbest
I've been in the service since 1981. I started talking to recruiters in 1980. Ummmm....this isn't news. ;)
The timing may not be the best though.
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posted on
01/06/2007 10:59:36 AM PST
by
TankerKC
(32570 21R)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
The recruiter lied about me going to Iraq. -idiot recruit
President Bush lied to me about WMD. -idiot congressman
To: TankerKC
Your point is well taken, but the timing, as you say, bothered me, along with the prevalent tone of the entire segment.
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posted on
01/06/2007 11:00:39 AM PST
by
governsleastgovernsbest
(Watching the Today Show since 2002 so you don't have to.)
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