Comments on: Military Calls Underage Teen at Home http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/2005/08/03/military-calls-underage-teen-at-home Contagious Thoughts, Mutating as Needed Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:07:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Joe http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/2005/08/03/military-calls-underage-teen-at-home/comment-page-1#comment-12690 Joe Mon, 07 Aug 2006 05:22:46 +0000 http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/2005/08/03/military-calls-underage-teen-at-home/#comment-12690 I know this is an old blog but I have experienced pretty much the same thing. Ever since I turned 16, I've been getting so many offers in the mail from the Army/Navy/Marines. I thought that was the end of it but I was wrong. I'm 17 now and about a 6 weeks ago, I received a call from my local Marine Corps recruiter asking me when would be available for an appointment. Well I was about to go out with my family and I told him that I was leaving with my family and that I was going to be out of town for a few weeks. He said he would call me back and I didn't think anything of it. About 3 weeks have passed since the call and I thought that maybe they figured that I wasn't interested but I got another call. It turns out that there was a new recruiter who was calling all seniors (which I didn't believe.) This guy however was more aggressive. He wanted to set an appointment with me but I told him no thanks. Of course he wasn't satisfied and asked me what my plans were. I told him that I was going to college and I was interested in bio-engineering. Then he tells me all of these great offers and how they offer wonderful "training" for my career. He then tried to scare me into joining by saying in a way that I won't get the job I want because I was "inexperienced". This made me really upset. Bio-engineering is one of the hottest job fields out there. I think someone is still going to hire me with only a doctorate. I finally got impatient and told him politely that I really am not interested. Before I was going to hang up, he asks me just answer this short survey to just see if I'm eligible for the marines. I figured that if I just play along, he would just leave me alone and never call back. I'm not really angry for my school to have recruits on their campus but what really makes me irate is the fact that they called me at home and wouldn't quit pestering me to make an appointment. The last recruiter was pretty decent but I don't really like this new guy. Thanks a lot Congress for giving out my personal information. I’m usually pretty informed but I didn’t know the military could request a list like this from schools. Most kids in my school don’t even know what the “No Child Left Behind Act” is. I know this is an old blog but I have experienced pretty much the same thing. Ever since I turned 16, I’ve been getting so many offers in the mail from the Army/Navy/Marines. I thought that was the end of it but I was wrong. I’m 17 now and about a 6 weeks ago, I received a call from my local Marine Corps recruiter asking me when would be available for an appointment. Well I was about to go out with my family and I told him that I was leaving with my family and that I was going to be out of town for a few weeks. He said he would call me back and I didn’t think anything of it.

About 3 weeks have passed since the call and I thought that maybe they figured that I wasn’t interested but I got another call. It turns out that there was a new recruiter who was calling all seniors (which I didn’t believe.) This guy however was more aggressive. He wanted to set an appointment with me but I told him no thanks. Of course he wasn’t satisfied and asked me what my plans were. I told him that I was going to college and I was interested in bio-engineering. Then he tells me all of these great offers and how they offer wonderful “training” for my career. He then tried to scare me into joining by saying in a way that I won’t get the job I want because I was “inexperienced”. This made me really upset. Bio-engineering is one of the hottest job fields out there. I think someone is still going to hire me with only a doctorate. I finally got impatient and told him politely that I really am not interested. Before I was going to hang up, he asks me just answer this short survey to just see if I’m eligible for the marines. I figured that if I just play along, he would just leave me alone and never call back.

I’m not really angry for my school to have recruits on their campus but what really makes me irate is the fact that they called me at home and wouldn’t quit pestering me to make an appointment. The last recruiter was pretty decent but I don’t really like this new guy. Thanks a lot Congress for giving out my personal information. I’m usually pretty informed but I didn’t know the military could request a list like this from schools. Most kids in my school don’t even know what the “No Child Left Behind Act” is.

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