Soldiers deployed to Anchorage schools to lend a hand

[Count Olaf]

A new partnership between the Anchorage School District and the U.S. Army Alaska will add a military presence to local schools.

Soldiers stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will work with students at 13 district schools, from elementary schools through high schools.

Roughly 180 active-duty soldiers will visit classrooms.

School and military officials said the program will help students academically. But having uniformed military in schools also will lend support to children of military members on deployment, they said, and give non-military kids an understanding of what soldiers do for the country...

The Army-School Partnership program has four tiers, organizers say:

• The overarching partnership pairs a principal with a battalion commander.

• The mentor program puts soldiers in schools.

• A parental-involvement component gives Army parents time to volunteer at their child's school.

• A leadership aspect encourages soldiers to seek and work with students who stand out.

But school and military officials said that doesn't mean the soldiers are trying to expand their ranks.

"When we say leadership, we're not talking about recruiting," Rall said. "We're not looking anywhere down the line to get anybody's name."



http://www.adn.com/2010/08/23/1421803/soldiers-report-to-anchorage-schools.html


I find this to be very troubling (gross understatement)
I was wondering what you all think...?

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. Since the military industrial complex requires poor people, might as well turn the poor schools

into the preliminary basic training for our future super warriors who will save us from whatever the fuck people the MSM fear-machine tells us to be afraid of.

[Brickbat]

2. Um, no thanks.

This sounds like a nightmare, frankly.

[RandomThoughts]

4. If its going to be a nightmare, might as well have everyone join in.

Sure didn't seem that many cared about people having decisions based on arguments.

Sure didn't seem they wanted to correct my issues.

So might as well bring them along. :)

Has anyone considered the possibility, that Freddy Kruger was actually framed and was innocent?
http://www.c4tv.co.nz/A-Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-trailer/tabid/960/articleID/7053/Default.aspx

[lonestarnot]

3. WTF?

[Angry Dragon]

5. Not good

[PJPhreak]

6. "But school and military officials said...

that doesn't mean the soldiers are trying to expand their ranks."

Bullshit!

[Lint Head]

7. This is wrong on so many levels

Nothing like taking advantage of a naive captive audience

[Nite Owl]

8. Whose idea was this and

why did they think it was an ok thing to do?