Tag: JROTC
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U.S. Army Tries New Recruiting Tactics After Missing Targets
Largest branch of military struggles in a strong economy; a pilot program in Chicago Ben Kesling, Wall Street Journal - CHICAGO —The U.S. Army is experimenting with new recruiting tactics as it struggles to connect with young people who have other job options in a strong economy. Last year the nation’s largest military branch recruited just under 70,000 troops, about 10% short of its target of 76 ...
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The Defector
How Rory Fanning went from Army Ranger to war resister (and counter-recruiter). Alex N. Press / Jacobin - In a high school classroom on the South Side of Chicago, Rory Fanning is telling students abo ...
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We Need to Get the US Army Out of High Schools
Jonah Walters, Jacobin - A smattering of information has been revealed about Connor Betts, the misogynist twenty-four-year-old who killed nine people and injured twenty-seven in Dayton earlier this m ...
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Video: Should JROTC be in schools?
The hat's a bit wonky-looking, but I hope you enjoy the video Time Codes: + Introduction - 0:21 + What is JROTC and why should you care? - 1:22 + What are some underlying sociocultural forces that pu ...
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School Marksmanship Training
One way that concerned citizens can successfully address the issue of gun violence is to work locally for the removal of marksmanship programs and shooting ranges from high schools. Such programs int ...
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The Missing Link in the Gun Debate
Greta Zarro - America is up in arms about guns. If last month’s “March for Our Lives,” which attracted over one million marchers nationwide, is any indication, we’ve got a serious problem with gun vi ...
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Military Recruiting And How To Confront It
Pat Elder | Originally published in Popular Resistance - June 29, 2017 Wars start in our high schools and this is where we can end them. This year the Army’s goal is to recruit 80,000 active duty and ...
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Countering the Military Invasion of DC High Schools
John Judge | Originally published in Washington Peace Letter, Volume 38, No. 5 - June 2001 In the early 1980's a citywide movement attempted to rid local high schools of JROTC (Junior Reserve Officer ...
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Bringing Truth to the Youth: The Counter-Recruitment Movement, Then and Now
Emily Yates | Originally published in Truthout - July 16, 2016 "Back when we started, recruiters were just blatantly lying to the kids," said Susan Quinlan, the co-founder and volunteer coordinator o ...
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Poverty, Militarism and the Public Schools
Robert C. Koehler | Originally published in CommonDreams - What’s the difference between education and obedience? If you see very little, you probably have no problem with the militarization of the A ...
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