On AlterNet: recruitment

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "recruitment"

Young People of Color Are Rising Up Against Military Recruiters

Anisha Desai, Maryam Roberts, July 12, 2009.

Military recruiters have unprecedented access to youth of color in America's neighborhoods. Some are fighting back.

Racial Extremists Are Infiltrating the Military for the Chance to 'Kill a Brown'

David Holthouse, SPLC Intelligence Report. December 15, 2008.

New evidence suggests that white supremacists are taking advantage of lowered recruiting standards to enter the armed services.

The Dangerous Consequences of Recruiting Nazis to Serve in Iraq

David Holthouse, SPLC's Hate Watch. August 29, 2008.

The U.S. military appears to be teaching a skinhead with genocide on his mind how to become a tactical bomb maker.

Openly Gay Harvard Students Challenge "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Brave New Films, CitizenTube AlterNet: Video. July 23, 2008.

The Harvard Right to Serve Tour protests military recruitment centers.

Military Recruiters Try to Be Hip; Kids Roll Eyes

Aaron Sarver, In These Times. December 12, 2007.

Military recruiters are using pop cultural knowledge and text messaging to connect with a younger generation.

Uncle Sam's Favorite Targets

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. November 19, 2007.

The Army's high desertion rates are prompting Uncle Sam to fish harder for high school seniors to join the ranks.

Are You a Criminal? Then the U.S. Army Wants You!

GottaLaff, AlterNet: PEEK. October 11, 2007.

GottaLaff: Ex-cons and high school drop outs are welcomed in the US Army now more than ever.

Top Military Recruitment Lies

Aimee Allison, David Solnit, Seven Stories Press. September 20, 2007.

The new book Army of None reveals the scummy truth about the military recruitment complex.

Recruiter Sexual Abuse: Friendly Fire at Home?

Aimee Allison, AlterNet. July 24, 2007.

As more women are joining the military, they are becoming the victims of sexual assault before they even take their oath. A former Army specialist explains the growing problem with abuse by recruiters and how the military is turning a blind eye.

The Making of an American Soldier: Why Young People Join the Military

Jorge Mariscal, Sojourners. June 26, 2007.

George Bush likes to say it's because they're patriots, but the truth may have more to do with financial need and recruiters targeting those with limited economic options.

Pentagon Reduced to Recruiting Neo-Nazis

David Holthouse, SPLC Intelligence Report. July 8, 2006.

Ten years after a scandal over neo-Nazis in the armed forces, extremists are once again worming their way into a recruit-starved military.