Mr. Fish: Earn Your IED Badge

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Powell: Camp Coddle

Dwayne Powell / Truthdig Dec 22, 2006 Dig deeper

‘Simpsons’ Satirizes Army Recruiters

Staff / Truthdig Nov 14, 2006 "The Simpsons" takes a shot at the unsavory tactics of Army recruiters, always on the lookout for new blood to fight in "America's next unresolvable conflict." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Recruiters Scam Students

Staff / Truthdig Nov 5, 2006 ABC News caught Army recruiters on tape misleading undercover students. While some of the recruiters were straightforward and honest, others suggested the Iraq war was over and that dropping out of the military was a simple matter. (Video & Transcript) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The U.S. Military Prefers Nazis to Gays

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2006 That's the only conclusion we at Truthdig can come to when faced with these facts: Recruiters are increasingly admitting neo-Nazis and skinheads into the military, and the number of soldiers kicked out of the military for being gay rose 11% over last year. Also, allegations of harassment and outright crimes committed by military recruiters are up. (story or .pdf report) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pentagon Shows Stunning Naivete in Video Game Flap

Staff / Truthdig Jun 30, 2006 Supposed Internet experts, working off $7 million in public money, reported to the Pentagon and to Congress that terrorists are retooling American video games for use as recruitment tools Problem is, it wasn't the terrorists who did the retooling; it was American fans--something a 10-year-old could have discovered by using Google(more) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Upholds Campus Military Recruiting

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2006 Colleges and universities that accept federal money must allow military recruiters on campus, even in the face of the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gay people. John Roberts wrote the 8-0 opinion. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )