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To think the army shouldn't be allowed to 'avertise' in schools?

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TheDevilWearsPrimark · 11/06/2007 13:01

I was speaking to my aunt over the weekend she told me she was horrified to hear there had been an assembly run by the T.A at her local school.

Her 15 year old son was apparantly very excited about all they had said, and has apllied for his local cadets group.

I just can't help think that this smacks of desperation on the armies part to recruit children who otherwise feel they have little options, or simply don't really know what they want.

Those television adverts that make it all seem like a fun computer game are another step too far.

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TheDevilWearsPrimark · 11/06/2007 13:16

Thanks for that link Macdog

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Kewcumber · 11/06/2007 13:15

blimey Primark - talk about putting your own spin on it - don't think thats quite what Xenia said (grief I'm turning into a Xenia defender).

You beleive its wrong - I don't have a problem with it anymore than any other career talk we got at school (we got several).

Pinkveto · 11/06/2007 13:14

Yes, YABU.

The forces assist a lot of young people to continue education and for some offer access to higher education that would otherwise be denied.

They offer a lifestyle that would be inacessible to many.

Yes, if you are a pacifist then you might find this distasteful, but we need an army, and the one we have is on the whole a fine establishment, with long traditions, that looks after its personnel in many ways, and equips them form life once their service career is over.

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TheDevilWearsPrimark · 11/06/2007 13:13

Oh Xenia, so the army os the only way to keep them from doing drugs

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TheDevilWearsPrimark · 11/06/2007 13:12

There are other options to teach children about discipline, for example the duke of edinburgh.

This is the first time I have heard of the army recruiting in schools. It is fair enough at a graduate fair, where the person is old enough to really understand the implications, but not in a school assembley where children are forced to sit and watch the propoganda.

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hana · 11/06/2007 13:11

what I meant is that I think that not as many are joining up now given the current situations

Macdog · 11/06/2007 13:10

Scottish teachers have voted to ban Army recruitment in schools.
Story here

hana · 11/06/2007 13:10

would be interesting to see recruitment stats given that so many troups are in the middle east at the moment

it's not one career that I'd be reccomending in a hurry tbh

Judy1234 · 11/06/2007 13:09

This country has an army which it believes it needs. All the private schools have lots of TA activity, not that any of my children chose to join. Also it can look quite good on CVs and university applications as would founding a new pacifist group at the school. At least they're doing something other than drugs etc.

Kewcumber · 11/06/2007 13:09

army career was the making of my ex - would have been a feckless hooray henry wihtout it and now (post army) works for the Red Cross.

themoon66 · 11/06/2007 13:09

I cannot see what the problem is TBH. Yes.. YABU.

WigWamBam · 11/06/2007 13:07

Cadets is a lot different to the Army and can be really good for teenagers. Teaches discipline, gives them an interest, gives them something to do other than hang around on street corners.

And there are worse careers than military ones.

Kewcumber · 11/06/2007 13:07

how about the police force? Would that be OK?

Understand that most mothers are horrifed by the idea of their DC's going into the army but young squaddies have always been the backbone of the army.

I would have thought the discipline of army cadets is good for most teenagers (my neices did it) very few actually join the army.

YABU

Cammelia · 11/06/2007 13:07

Some schools run ccf's

worzsel · 11/06/2007 13:04

The Army has always recruited in schools !

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