[rbg81]

This is part of a MSM campaign to strangle Army recruitment. It has multiple elements: (a) claim no one wants to join the Army (even with incentives), (b) claim Army recruiters are using out of bounds or nefarious tactics to recruit, (c) claim that Army targets the poor and minorities for recruiting, (d) claim that the Army abuses recruits, (e) excoriate the Army for not allowing Gays to serve, (f) tout "courageous" movements across the country to ban military recruiters from schools (or from getting any access to student info), and lastly: (g) play up the "quagmire" in Iraq--its a lost cause, so why join?

There are probably a few elements I missed--if nothing else, the MSM/Left are very creative and energetic.

[fireforeffect]

Correct.

Like Abu Garib and Gitmo, the legacy media only runs the story AFTER the Army (Marines, Navy, Air force, etc.) corrects the problem, punishes the offenders, and publishes a press release.

[Graycliff]

Good eye.

I think you dead on the money with that one.

I went through boot camp in 69, things sure have changed since then. After seeing all the hell raised over the detainees in Gitmo, i just had to laugh, they should have seen Boot camp in the 60's. Hell! ours was easy compared to what the Marines went through.

[wildcatf4f3]

BINGO!!!!!

[Sprite518]

You nailed it on the head.