DonR101395
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But note that AT&T's salesmen are selling you a service, not four (or MORE...) years of your life. As much as I pity anyone who takes what a recruiter says at face value, the recruiter's job should be more of a "well, yeah, here's how it is and while some people say it sucks, it's really good because..." and then all the good things that come with military service. That's why Be All You Can Be was such a better slogan, I think... At least Army Strong is getting back to those roots.
I understand what you're saying and agree that recruiters should give the good and the bad, but in this day and age of the internet, news available in 30 seconds or less and liberal news agencies continually painting the military with a broad brush of evil. There is plenty of info available about the negative aspects of the military and many kids that I talk to when I'm in places without a military installation nearby to see and interact with military personnel don't know any of the good things because all they hear about is how you have to be poor, under educated and morally corrupt to join the military.
You'd think that anybody would be against recruiting anyone under false pretenses. It's just worse in the military when the recruit is not legally allowed to say "you know boss, this just isn't working out for me. I'm not showing up for work tomorrow: I quit as of now, and will be seeking employment elsewhere."
Good order and discipline come before your personal wants and wishes. If an AT&T employee decides he doesn't want to do his job, generally no lives are in jeopardy and they just replace him with the next guy in line. When a member of the military decides he doesn't want to do his job, national security is affected as well as the safety of his team mates and unit. It also affects morale and discipline.