Caught on tape: Army recruiters threaten high school students

[Twist_U_Up]

HOUSTON -- With a war in Iraq and fighting on the rise in Afghanistan, the struggle to bring in new U.S. Army recruits is heating up again.

And Irving Gonzales, 18, got caught up in it all.

As his family’s oldest male, he feels he has to do whatever it takes to help out his single mom. For him, that means working long hours at his after-school job.

“My mom was left struggling. I would give her more than half my paycheck,” Gonzales said.

That’s why the Aldine High School senior started thinking about the Army – and the tens of thousands of dollars in bonuses that can come with enlistment.

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[proud patriot]

1. those are intimidation tactics

:grr:

[patrice]

2. MO got in trouble for admitting that it is hard sometimes to be proud of the U.S.A.

Where is the pride and patriotism of recruiters who would LIE to American youth about a contractual agreement between them and their country.

[aikoaiko]

3. that's fuct up.