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HIGH SCHOOL RECRUITING
A look inside the Army’s recruiting efforts on high
school campuses
Last year, the U.S. government spent almost 4 billion dollars recruiting
soldiers for our nation's all volunteer military forces. A portion
of this budget was allocated to recruit thousands of high school students
across the country - a practice which has been facilitated by the
No Child Left Behind act. The federal law requires that schools receiving
federal funds grant military recruiters the same access to high schools
as college and career counselors have. Critics say that the military
should not have a presence on high school campuses in the first place.
In this report, the Army granted us complete access as it traveled
to a large San Diego high school. You will see recruiters and soldiers
talk to students about life in the Army as well as visit the Army's
1.1 million dollar Aviation Van. This high tech truck is equipped
with flight simulators, a cockpit of an Apache helicopter and interactive
video war games.
The recruiters we spoke to say they see themselves as counselors –
merely presenting students with opportunities after high school. But
critics argue that recruiters do not paint an accurate picture of
the military and act more like salesmen. We take an inside look at
the relationship between the military and the recruitment of high
school students.
produced by Tira Grey |
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Airdate: December 13, 2004 |
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