Section 9b

This is the first time I've posted this here, but it's something everybody who works on military recruitment needs to know:

ARMED FORCES RECRUITMENT CONTRACT

“Section 9b: Laws and regulations that govern military personnel may change WITHOUT NOTICE TO ME. Such changes may affect my status, pay, allowances, benefits, and responsibilities as a member of the Armed Forces REGARDLESS of the provisions of this enlistment/ reenlistment document.”
[Emphasis added]
So let's just review the facts:

Enlistment = Slavery
★★★ Don’t Do It! ★★★

Uganda: The New Face of US Military?

Yup, we are trolling all over the planet for firm young bodies to send to war. One wonders what kind of benefits and pie-in-the-sky they are being told awaits them upon deployment, whenever that might be. I emphasise might because of the infamous Section 9b of the military recruitment contract. But you probably know that once you sign up, they OWN you, citizens and not, forever. Check it out:

Uganda: U.S. Army Set to Recruit Citizens
The Nation (Nairobi)
6 April 2008, Posted to the web 7 April 2008
Angelo IzamaKampala

Ugandans who want a career in the United States military, can sign up at the annual convention of the Uganda North American Association, organisers say.
[...] American military recruiters will set up a booth at this year's UNAA convention in Orlando, Florida, and seek out professional Ugandans, said Lt. Frank Musisi, himself an officer in the US Army.
[...] UNAA is encouraging interested Ugandans to book flights to Orlando and take a shot at joining the US military. The organisation says it has made a deal with Kenya Airways/KLM for a discounted return ticket at $1,200 (Sh74,400). The conference fee is $190 (Sh11,700).
[...] The tour firm Let's Go Travel confirmed to Saturday Monitor that UNAA had circulated a notice of the discounts. Applicants are being asked to carry their curriculum vitae (CV) suggesting that the recruitment exercise will be a main attraction at the convention.
Public interest in jobs abroad in Uganda is intense. Recruitment and job placement companies which advertise are often flooded with thousands of applications.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200804070356.html

Get 'Em While They're Young!

Military training program for teens expands in US
by Mira Oberman Sun Nov 25, 6:17 PM ET
CHICAGO (AFP) - Dozens of teens dressed in uniforms provided by the US Marines stand at attention in the gym of a Chicago public high school as a drill sergeant goes through a list of the day's do's and don'ts. […] One in 10 public high school students in Chicago wears a military uniform to school and takes classes -- including how to shoot a gun properly -- from retired veterans.
[…] Proponents of the junior reserve programs say they provide stability and a sense of purpose for troubled youth and help to instill values such as leadership and responsibility.
But opponents say the programs divert critical resources from crumbling public schools and lead to a militarization of US society.
"To call these young people child soldiers might be technically inaccurate, but it does reveal the truth of it," said Oscar Castro, a spokesman for the National Youth and Militarism Program, an advocacy group.
Military recruiters already have the right to give presentations in public schools and to access databases with the contact information of all public school students whose parents do not remove their children from the list.
But they don't have nearly the same impact as daily interaction with teachers and students in uniform, Castro said.
While military officials say the junior reserve programs are not used as recruiting tools, about 30 to 50 percent of cadets eventually enlist, according to congressional testimony by the chiefs of staff of the various armed services in February 2000.
This is particularly troubling given that the programs are concentrated in low-income and minority neighborhoods, said Sheena Gibbs, a spokeswoman for the Chicago branch of the American Friends Service Committee which lobbies against the programs.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071125/ts_alt_afp/usmilitaryeducation_071125231723;_ylt=Asxr0LQmInJdiivnwVRcw15H2ocA