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All Spin Zone:
Earlier today ... frequent commenter Johnny Zucchini mentioned a story that was making news in his neck of the woods, Houston, TX.
On the local news last night they did a story about a young man (20) who was called by a US Army recruiter. They had apparently had conversations in the past. The young man told the recruiter he had married and he and his wife had a baby, so he wasn't interested in enlisting. The recruiter wouldn't let it go, so the kid hung up the phone.
The recruiter called him back and left a message in which he claimed a warrant for the kid's arrest would be issued if he failed to show up in person at the recruiting office at a specified time - all caught on tape.
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The kid's father was angry - Bush country, Houston, Texas.
I did some digging around and found a link to audio of the message.
The Department of the Army is in full retreat on this and is calling for a nationwide stand-down on recruitment on May 20, 2005. (registration required)
Not to be cynical or anything, but does anyone else think that this "stand-down" could be a shift from "ethical recruitment" to conscription?
CBS has also now picked up the story. Links and commentary over on All Spin Zone.