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Liberal chick. Joined the military to get a free ride for college. Learned that, gee whiz, militaries go overseas to fight. Now wants out.

Perhaps I'm being harsh, but this dame isn't fit to wear that uniform. Give her a dishonorable discharge and get her the hell out of the service before she f---s it up even more.

She had enlisted during her senior year at Pinellas Park High School. A recruiter approached her several times. She didn't really want to go, but she didn't know what else to do.

She told the recruiter "no." Why did he keep coming back? Let's take no for an answer and sign up people who are enthusiastic not reluctant. Wasn't the best time to "get her the hell out of the service" before she even got in? If it takes a hard sell, that's not exactly an ideal recruit and potentially more trouble than useful as it turned out to be here.

"She had enlisted during her senior year at Pinellas Park High School. A recruiter approached her several times. She didn't really want to go, but she didn't know what else to do.

She told the recruiter "no." Why did he keep coming back? Let's take no for an answer and sign up people who are enthusiastic not reluctant. Wasn't the best time to "get her the hell out of the service" before she even got in? If it takes a hard sell, that's not exactly an ideal recruit and potentially more trouble than useful as it turned out to be here."

As a Brit, I wasn't aware that military recruiters target high school children in the US & I have to say that I'm a little surprised.

What age are these kids approached by recruiters and if they sign up, how long are they obliged to serve and how long are they on the reserve list afterwards?

"She told the recruiter "no." Why did he keep coming back? Let's take no for an answer and sign up people who are enthusiastic not reluctant. Wasn't the best time to "get her the hell out of the service" before she even got in? If it takes a hard sell, that's not exactly an ideal recruit and potentially more trouble than useful as it turned out to be here".

Ah, yes. Let's shift the blame to someone else. It would definitely be the recruiter's fault for her signing the dotted line. While we're at it, maybe we should put the blame on her parents as well. They should have been living in a completely different country when she was born. That way, she would never have been forced by a recruiter to sign up for a job that she didn't want in the first place!

Don't get me wrong; I know that the recruiters can be good at doing a pressure sell, but in order for someone to sign 4 years of their life away, plus another two inactive, they're either extremely naive, or they are interested. I don't think we should put the blame on the recruiter. Besides, at least the recruiter wasn't afraid to do his or her duty!!