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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 188449" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>OK, there could be political connotations I am just not getting - but if this were happening in Australia, we'd be asking awkward questions about the level of interest shown by ONE recruiter for this particular kid. It doesn't sound quite on the level to me.</p><p></p><p>If, on the other hand, this is NORMAL recruiting practice (for the same person to be the one who calls, repeatedly, because some level of interest was shown once, on the first meeting) then I would have grave concerns about what sort of recruits the army is getting, and under what circumstances.</p><p></p><p>The only way for an organisation to be SURE they are genuinely getting kids who are interested for good reasons (and not just because the bloke who was recruiting that day was cute) and ALSO for the organisation to avoid accusations of impropriety by its recruiters, is for the list of names acquired to be passed on to another person who then calls. </p><p></p><p>The army's workload on this needs to be shared. Also, there shouldn't be any personal benefits to recruiters for 'scalps' obtained because it is too open to abuse.</p><p></p><p>But then, this is my Aussie point of view and who knows? In the US this might work perfectly well and be the acceptable way to do things.</p><p></p><p>But if this ISN'T the usual way it's done - I'd be thinking that the recruiter hasn't just got quotas on his mind.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 188449, member: 1991"] OK, there could be political connotations I am just not getting - but if this were happening in Australia, we'd be asking awkward questions about the level of interest shown by ONE recruiter for this particular kid. It doesn't sound quite on the level to me. If, on the other hand, this is NORMAL recruiting practice (for the same person to be the one who calls, repeatedly, because some level of interest was shown once, on the first meeting) then I would have grave concerns about what sort of recruits the army is getting, and under what circumstances. The only way for an organisation to be SURE they are genuinely getting kids who are interested for good reasons (and not just because the bloke who was recruiting that day was cute) and ALSO for the organisation to avoid accusations of impropriety by its recruiters, is for the list of names acquired to be passed on to another person who then calls. The army's workload on this needs to be shared. Also, there shouldn't be any personal benefits to recruiters for 'scalps' obtained because it is too open to abuse. But then, this is my Aussie point of view and who knows? In the US this might work perfectly well and be the acceptable way to do things. But if this ISN'T the usual way it's done - I'd be thinking that the recruiter hasn't just got quotas on his mind. Marg [/QUOTE]
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