Granted, I would not argue otherwise. However, the issue is not whether or not military service is the right path for your child and who is capable (or legally able to) make that decision, but rather restricting the presenting of the information and why it should not be available for the young adult in order to give them the opportunity to make a choice and review his/her options.

I guess the taking away of the ability for your son or daughter to make a choice or review the information (taking the choice away and making it for them and not giving them the opportunity to make the right choice for themselves) really surprises me - especially when Tamar has always done nothing but praise her sons and their intelligence and I truly believe they are remarkable young men. Perhaps I misunderstood and that is not what she meant...



>Parent make decisions to keep their children safe everyday. An adult is going to have more life-experience and, for the most part, be better equipped to make judgment calls than a teenager.
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>>That surprises me. I really didn't think you didn't trust your son's judgment? I see no other reason for opt out paperwork to be completed. Afterall, recruiters only present the options to kids, they cannot draft anyone. They cannot force anyone to do anything.
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>>>In fact, IIRC, NCLB requires high schools to provide the names and addresses of their students to the military. I know we signed a form requesting Nathaniel's name be withheld from that list.
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>>>>This was explained to me by a co-worker. This is something new, part of the "no child left behind" instituted by bush a couple years ago.
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>>>>>Where do you come up with this? During my time as a recruiter, we visited each of the highschools, vo-tech schools, adult schools and college compases in our districts about once a month. No one forced the schools to allow us to do so.
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>>>>>If its in the education package, then bravo. The kids will get to hear an alternative to further schooling.
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>>>>>>I don't know the specifics, but I've talked to several parents who are very upset that one of the rules of "no child left behind" requires letting military recruiters on campus.
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