i know, i know

It's been like forever since I posted anything. Let's just say I've found a few other diversions to keep me occupied. And yes, one of them is working.

Speaking of work, they are going to outsource all or part of IT. Everyone is freaking out about it, but I've decided to ride it out, wait for my severance package and THEN stress about finding another job. lol

if you love to laugh at the repugnicans...

They're Everywhere

recruit those kids

Well, I think I've figured out how the KGB (king george bush) is going to avoid instituting the military draft. And I am not sure I like it, though surely fewer children will be sacrificed to the war machine.

I just read this:

"Thanks to a still little-known provision in the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2002, high schools like South Lakes are required to provide military recruiters with previously confidential information on students..." You can read the whole article here. In the same article it also says, "In 1999, military recruiters were barred from schools on 19,228 occasions, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. And especially now, recruiters assert, with the military fighting major combat operations in both Iraq and Afghanistan, the need for a steady supply of fresh recruits is ever more important."

And why do they need a steady supply of bodies? Because they have messed it all up and they don't have an exit strategy. If the whatever-the-hell-it-is (war's over, remember?) in Iraq were a school assignment, the shrub would have received a failing grade by now.

Here are some more articles about recruiters in the public schools:

Army Recruiters: No Latino Left Behind

OPERATION OPT OUT

Iraq presents challenges for military recruiters

Tougher sell than it used to be - Local military recruiters feel impact of war

army recruiter update

The name and rank of the recruiter and the address and phone number of the recruiting office in question have been forwarded to Recruiting Command. Stay tuned for updates.

join the army and drive a bmw

OR join the air force and drive a mercedes

This is what the Army recruiter told my daughter's 11th grade history class last week.

My daughter (thank God she is so smart) replied that her uncle has been in the air force for 20 years and can't afford a Mercedes.

WTF is wrong with these recruiters? And he didn't even mention the war in Iraq...

He did bring along a couple of young soldiers, one of whom is reported to have said that it's fun to go overseas and kill people. NICE.

I'm sorry but I would rather see my child in prison before hearing her say something like that.

And before you go off on me, I have 'earned' the right to talk about this because, you see, I was in the Army myself. I know what it's all about. It sucks. And that was during peace time.

Military recruiters should be banned from the public schools. Believe me, the kids know they are there and if the kids are interested, they will join.

I am considering filing a formal complaint about this man. What a jackass.

I need coffee.