Counter (Military) Recruiting September 2009 in Seattle Public Schools
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General Counter Recruiting Information

For more information, download the Seattle Public Schools Opt Out 2009 PDF

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contact, Mike Dedrick    mikededrick _AT_ comcast.net     206.226.2435

Our mission statement is:

The purpose of this effort will be to counter weight the pervasive and well funded effort of the Department of Defense to recruit soldiers from high schools into the U.S. military. Currently the U.S. spends over $4 billion and uses over 14,000 recruiters to enlist students into the military using information that is full of half truths and omissions.

Often recruiters use threats and intimidation to keep student signed up in the Delayed Entry Program from exercising their right to exit this program. Using incomplete information of the GI Bill, bonuses, inflated claims of training and phony appeals to patriotism, recruiters continue to enlist young and uninformed students into the military.

This action team will bring a VFP presence into the schools to provide information about the military, war and militarism to students who could soon be in literally a kill or be killed situation. The action team will use a program of pairing experienced volunteers with newer members, providing hand out information and training in issues related to this effort. VFP will work with other groups also involved in the schools.

For more information or to participate in this team, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it