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JROTC Is Preying on Poor Students
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A recent string of revelations about abuses by the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps presents an opportunity to rein in the military’s presence and power in public schools. 01.08.2023 / Seth Kershner Scott Harding / Jacobin - The Pentagon’s signature program for instilling military values in American schools, the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC), has a long history dating to ...
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Thousands of Teens Are Being Pushed Into Military’s Junior R.O.T.C.
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In high schools across the country, students are being placed in military classes without electing them on their own. “The only word I can think of is ‘indoctrination,’” one parent said. Dec. 11, ...
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Los Angeles High School Peace Clubs Gather for Armistice Day Commemoration
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What is Armistice Day? After World War I ended, nations mourned their dead and called for an end to all wars. Armistice, (a peace treaty), was signed, and bells tolled to celebrate the end of war. ...
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Culture-Jamming the War Machine
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November 16, 2022 / Rivera Sun / World BEYOND War - In the drizzling rain, I yank up the military recruitment sign and throw it into the tall grasses on the side of the road. If anyone asks, I ...
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BOOK REVIEW: Seth Kershner’s ‘Breaking the War Habit’
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A first of its kind, "Breaking the War Habit" — focuses on the historical and contemporary role of the military’s involvement in American education. October 3, 2022 / Maynard Seider / The Berkshire ...
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How Counter-Recruiters Take on the U.S. Military
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Military recruiters count on economic hardship to lure young people of color to sign up. Counter-recruiters are working hard to thwart their efforts. Sep 6, 2022 / Aina Marzia / YES! Media - Year ...
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Military counter-recruitment network is planned
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May 17, 2022 / Mennonite Church USA | Mennonite Central Committee / Anabaptist World - Mennonites Against Militarism — a collaboration of Mennonite Central Committee U.S. and Mennonite Church USA — ...
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What I Discovered in the JROTC Curriculum
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July-September 2022 / Lauren Reyna Morales / Draft NOtices - In the summer of 2020, I was recruited by the non-profit Project on Youth and Non-Military Opportunities (Project YANO) to review core ...
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GOP congressman says student loan forgiveness will hurt military recruitment
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August 25, 2022 / Christopher Wilson / Yahoo News - Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., said Thursday that President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan will hurt the U.S. military's ability to recruit. ...
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The US Military’s JROTC Program Is Even Worse Than You Thought
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August 23 2022 / Steve Early / Suzanne Gordon / Jacobin - We’ve long known that the US armed forces target poor and working-class students to meet their enlistment goals. But according to a recent ...
