Army to work with 10 New York area schools

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Army to work with 10 New York area schools
By Karen Matthews - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Feb 12, 2009 5:14:35 EST

NEW YORK — Students at 10 New York-area high schools will learn skills from the Army under a program coordinated by the Public School Athletic League and a nonprofit organization.

The program is designed to teach student-athletes “life skills” from Army training, according to Academics in Motion, which operates in nine New York City public high schools plus Hillside High School in New Jersey.

“Army recruiters are people with a very solid background in working with young people and really serving as mentors,” said Jim Presbrey, co-founder of Academics in Motion.

He said the program “isn’t about getting kids in the Army. It’s about helping kids develop their life goals and come up with a game plan to meet them.”

But Donna Lieberman, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, which has protested what it calls overly intrusive military recruiting in city schools, said the program raises serious concerns.


Rest of article at: http://armytimes.com/news/2009/02/ap_army_nyc_schools_021109/%2e



uhc comment: If you think this is anything but a cannon fodder reach, I've got a bridge I'd like to sell ya. Army recruiters troll for the meat grinder - period.