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CARD 3


Who is the "YOU" the
military recruiter wants?
Since the draft was abandoned in 1973, the Guard has drawn overwhelmingly from the working class, like the Army itself. Few are well-to-do. (1)

Military sociologist Charles Moskos said:
"The major problem that faces Army recruiting … is that we don't have privileged youth serving. We do not have the children of Congress, we don't have the children of the Fortune 400, we don't have the college graduates serving in the military… I was addressing a group of recruiters this past fall and I said, would you prefer to have your advertising budget tripled or have Jenna Bush join the Army? And they unanimously chose the Jenna option. (2)"
Sources:
  1. NY Times, May 22, 2005.
  2. Talk of the Nation, NPR, May 10, 2005.
    Charles Moskos, Northwestern University professor.
 


CARD 4

Statistics about recruiting.
Did you know that:

  1. In January, 2005 the Army, the Army Reserve and the National Guard increased their number of recruiters from 9,681 to 12,624. (1)
  2. Military recruiters earn $13.70 per day above their regular pay. (2)
  3. Military personnel in combat earn $7.50 per day above their regular pay. (3)
  4. In 2004 the U.S. Government spent approximately $52,000 for each person enlisted. (4)
Sources:
  1. CW Nevius, SF Chronicle 1/29/05, NY Times 2/17, 2005,
    NY Times 2/19/05.
  2. NY Times Sunday, 3/27/2005, article by Damien Cave.
  3. Hackworth, SF Chronicle 1/27/05.
  4. News Hour, PBS, Dec.13, 2004.