I just received this email at my college email address:
Hello my name is XXXXXXX, and I am an Army Reserve Recruiter located
in the XXXXX Mall. I wanted to share some great information with you
about the Army Reserve Officer Training Program/ SMP. Basically you
will simultaneously train with a reserve unit while taking ROTC on
campus. Upon completion of college you will become a commissioned
officer on active duty full-time or in a local reserve unit part-time.
While you are in college we will pay 100% of your tuition and you can
earn up to $870.00 a month by working 16 hours a month. This is a
non-deployable position.
You can contact me by phone at toll free XXXXXXXXXXXXX or by email.
Thank you for your time
XXXXXXXXX
Is this a legitimate offer, or is the army telling lies to try and get more soldiers? I know we're sending people for their third and fourth tours of duty, and we're even sending injured soldiers back. Why do I have a problem believing they'd be willing to pay my college tuition and not send me to Iraq or Afghanistan, when they've sent national guard units over?
I'm not sure what to make of this, but if they're fraudulently getting people to sign up for Iraq, I need to bring this letter up to the blogosphere.
So do I believe the offer or don't I?