16 Year Old Daughter got National Guard Mail Solicitation

[LeftHander]

Where did this come from?!

We opted out of the school sending recruiting info...!

the mail was using her full name....including middle name.

The U.S. Government is soliciting MINORS to join the National Guard....

they are blanket sending info out to anyone under 18....based on SSN.

THAT IS FUCKING WRONG!

We will be scanning the solicitation and sending it to Kohl and Feingold...fuck Sennsenbrenner....he is a jackass...

ON EDIT: Trust me on this...this is not right. You think just becuase you don't have a child in high school it doesn't pertain to you...IT DOES!!

It pertains to ALL OF US!!

On Edit two: Complete with a credit card....the goddamn mail had a credit card like thing in it....

[Breeze54]

1. You have to notify The Pentagon also!!

Pentagon Opt Out and School Opt Out

In just a few minutes, you can create letters here that will Opt Out your
child from BOTH the Pentagon database and your high school recruitment list.

To opt out a student, you must submit Opt Out letters by postal mail to both
the Pentagon and your School District Superintendent. It's easy!
By using this tool, you can create separate pre-printed letters that include BOTH
the Pentagon's address and your high school Superintendent's address.
All you need is a printer, two envelopes and two stamps.

http://tools.leavemychildalone.org/index.cfm?event=showContent&contentid=63

Call her counselor and make sure they added her as Opted Out in the school database!

STEP 1: Find your School District Superintendent

STEP 2: Automatically generate two Opt Out letters with pre-printed addresses --
one goes to the Pentagon, one goes to your school's Superintendent.

STEP 3: Sign, stamp and mail your Opt Out letters.

STEP 4: Follow-up with your district to make sure they have opted out your child!

For Frequently Asked Questions about Leave My Child Alone, click here.

Below is more information on the Pentagon and high school recruitment lists:

PENTAGON:
A database has been created by the Pentagon compiling personal information
on 30 million 16-25-year-olds, including name, address, email addresses,
cell phone numbers, ethnicity, social security numbers and areas of study.
For background information about the Pentagon database, click here.
http://themmob.org/lmca/pentagon.html

HIGH SCHOOLS:
As a result of Section 9528 of the No Child Left Behind Act, each high school
receiving federal funding is REQUIRED to turn over student contact information
(name, address, phone number) to local military recruiters unless parents opt out in writing.
For background information on No Child Left Behind's high school military recruiting provision,
click here. http://tools.leavemychildalone.org/index.cfm?event=showContent&contentid=15

NOTE:
If you are out of high school but wish to opt out of the Pentagon's military recruitment list,
go through the steps below and print and mail the Pentagon letter (while recycling the school
Superintendent letter).

[knowbody0]

2. we received one as well

SHE was outraged! she cut up the credit card. what a disgusting recruitment trick.

[seemunkee]

3. Mine got one too

and on the same day she got two invites to a little miss beauty contest. I'm not sure which disgusted her more.

[Ezlivin]

4. Before long they will drop the enlistment age to 16

With all the hormones in the food children are maturing earlier. See that strapping 16 year old boy? He's big enough to carry a weapon and ride in a Humvee.

As sad as that cynical remark is, what's sadder is that there is probably people at the DoD/Pentagon who are already thinking along those lines.