Military Recruit In High Schools Essay

Adventurous. Exploration. College is payed for. These are the words military recruiters use when describing the job to kids in high schools across the nation. In several aspects, this diction is quite truthful. The military can bring many benefits, such as: College funding (if you’re qualified enough), effective job skills, and job security. All of these benefits are the reason I am so interested in this topic because I wanted to pursue why so many people oppose military recruiters. On the other hand, many parents believe their kids should not be obligated to hear this information at such a young age, especially when it is conveyed in such nonviolent terms by these recruiters. Parents make this heard because of the fact that their kid could …show more content…
Yet, my views on military recruiters setting up post at high schools have changed. After further research, I have come to the conclusion that there are corrupt recruiters lying to young high school teenagers. However, if that begins to change in the future, I believe that military recruiters should be able to recruit in high schools who do not mind them doing so. Throughout my research, I thought of a possible solution and ran into it when I read about the “Opt-out” form. The opt-out forms are forms that are filled out by parents or guardians to exclude their child from having their information given to military recruiters. The problem is that most parents end up never getting their hands on these forms. For example,” Many schools throughout the state fail to notify parents of their right to 'opt-out' and to keep recruiters from their children," the Rutgers report said. "As a result, children are exposed to aggressive recruitment tactics without parental knowledge or approval.” (Yoo) If this ‘Opt-out’ form could be more effectively relayed not to the students, but to the parents to where they have direct access to the form. Whether its hand delivered or mailed, the form undoubtedly needs to get into the right