Marine spearheads Iraqi army recruiting program

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Capt. Jose M. Acevedo stands before potential Iraqi army recruits in Nasariyah, Iraq, in March 2008. Acevedo spearheaded a joint advisory program between Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq and the Iraqi army that recruited 60,000 soldiers through mobile recruiting stations.


Marine spearheads Iraqi army recruiting program
By James K. Sanborn - Staff writer
Posted : Sunday Nov 15, 2009 10:24:13 EST

Capt. Jose M. Acevedo has spent a lot of time in Iraq — recruiting others to fight.

Between August 2007 and August 2008, Acevedo spearheaded a program to bring mobile recruiting stations to all corners of Iraq, something he said helped those in remote areas enlist and provided an opportunity to showcase a newer, more professional Iraqi army.

The effort paid off. In a year’s time, the units Acevedo led recruited about 60,000 Iraqis, a Marine spokesman said. And Acevedo is at it again, with his sights on 6,000 more recruits in October.

“The aggressive recruiting has actually given the populace a lot of confidence in the Iraqi army,” Acevedo said. “It showed them were there to take care of them.”

The efforts were part of a joint advisory program between Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq and the Iraqi army.


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