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Can Your Town Ban the Military from Recruiting Under 18?
by David Swanson, February 5, 2008

Of course, Americans must be 18 to serve in the military, but much of the military's recruiting work is directed at those who have not yet turned 18.

According to Dave Meserve in Arcata, Calif., localities can avoid the consequences of the No Child Left Behind law (which turns students' names and contact information over to recruiters) not only by helping students and parents to opt out of recruitment lists or by challenging the ability of recruiters to be on school campuses, but also by prohibiting any recruiting activities that involve kids under 18.
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Categorically different
Military service is categorically different from other career choices

* Eight year contract.
* Noncancellable, one-sided.
* 24 hours a day.
* Breakdown and rebuilding of personality in boot camp lasts a lifetime.


 
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