Marines Try To Recruit 79-Year-Old Woman

[ECH1969]

Adella Higenbotham Casler thinks a job application she filled out years ago may be the reason she got an invitation to join the Corps.

Greensboro, NC -- The Marine Corps is always looking for people to join the ranks of "the few, the proud." But one Greensboro woman found a recent recruiting effort a bit surprising.

"I was shocked. I said oh my goodness, isn't that wonderful that they could consider me at my age?"

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[TallahasseeGrannie]

1. GEE, that's older than I am. n/t

[UrbScotty]

2. How desperate must they be? (nt)

[ImADeanDem]

8. Desperate enough to send stuff to my 7-yr-old son as well!

He recently got a fancy brochure from the Army recruitment office, promising a "free gift" if he sent back the "send me more info" postcard. Nice.

I thought it was bad enough that NCLB requires HIGH SCHOOLS to provide student info to military recruiters, but I didn't think I'd have to worry about my first grader being targeted!

[Biased Liberal Media]

3. She thinks it's wonderful??

My god, granny wake up and smell the coffee!!!

[atommom]

6. Just 'cause she's old, that doesn't mean she can't be sarcastic.

;) I plan on being VERY sarcastic in my old age.

[kskold]

4. other lists...

I wonder if she's tried to fly recently? I wonder what other lists she might be on if the government knows she speaks Arabic.

[0007]

5. The marine indeed know their stuff, and this little 0' lady

probably passed the smell test.

[liberalhistorian]

7. Geez, maybe if they hadn't fired

many of their Arabic speakers/translators because they were gay, they wouldn't have to after old ladies.

[Arkana]

9. I used to get calls from recruiters.

I told one of them I was gay, another that I was dying of a terrible disease, and another that I had to be home to look after my sister because my parents got hit by a bus.

They don't call me anymore.