Army Recruiters Offer Free iTunes

[The Straight Story]

Army Recruiters Offer Free iTunes
Military Gets Creative To Increase Ranks

POSTED: 12:24 pm EDT October 11, 2005
UPDATED: 12:48 pm EDT October 11, 2005

WASHINGTON -- With the armed services struggling to recruit new members, they're having to come up with new ways to replenish their ranks.

The Army in particular has struggled, but it has a new master plan, including new financial incentives for enlistees, a proposed finder's fee for soldiers who refer recruits and a new way for recruiters to make their pitch.

The Washington Post reports that the Army National Guard is promising three free iTunes music downloads to anyone who agrees to be contacted by a military recruiter.

The Army is offering prospective recruits extra pay if they agree to join units that are scheduled to deploy to Iraq or Afghanistan.

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Next up, Army infomercials....

[Debau2005]

1. WOW

Three free iTunes! I am sure this will have kids knocking the recruiters doors down! :sarcasm:

This just gets more and more idiotic!

[KamaAina]

2. What's next? Recruitment papers at the bottom of a cereal box?

"Save up three War-O's box tops and get this cool camo outfit! Body armor not included..."

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Careful they may try that idea...

special price inside the box, the Army Game...

[Caution]

3. wow! $2.97 to get badgered by the military for years to come

wow. That's worth it.

[The Straight Story]

5. Wonder if the can DL anti-bush/war songs with it :) (nt)

[Supersedeas]

11. Tobi Keith x 3

[central scrutinizer]

6. it will probably work

I work on a university campus and I watch students sign up for credit cards all the time, just so they can get a "free" T-shirt or cell phone contract if they get a "free" phone.

[maveric]

7. Whats next? Glory holes at recruiters offices?

Burger King coupons?
Passes to Sea World?
They are really getting desperate.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

8. I hope those three songs can repel bullets.

Because the body armor they're NOT going to give these kids sure as hell won't.

[expatriot]

9. An Army of SUCKERS!!!!!! nt

[Touchdown]

10. AL Franken said that the top download is...

that somber Itchak(sp?) Pearlman song from Schindler's List.:rofl:

[LostinVA]

12. How about: "We Gotta Get Outta this Place"?