MILITARY RECRUITMENT - 9/7 JOB FAIR IN THE ASTRODOME

I doubt Microsoft is recruiting employees at the Astrodome right now.

 

Agreed, but enlisting doesn't automatically "turn someone's life around." I think the showing up at the Dome thing is a bit vulture-istic, that's all.

We can disagree a bit

 

Huh? Who in the thread implied that? The question is, should the military be able to recruit in the Astrodome to capatialize on victims of Katrina?

Personally, I think that the military would be a good choice for some of the people in the shelters. I hope the military doesnt look as this as more of an oppurtunity than a way to help. That, I dont think any of us will ever know....

 

No home. No food. Living in a shelter. Khan has a strange idea of "Free to choose". On second thought, I guess it is just typical for a conservative.

 

Hey, the link to the story is not working.

 

If the link doesnt work, I retract all my comments. I cant comment on heresay.

 

I doubt that many people in the Astrodome right now have experience with C++ and SQL.

The military have used the poor as their main recruiting pool for decades now. It's either oppurtunistic or vulturistic depending on your POV, but that fact is that the military haven't met their recruiting goals for years, and they would be crazy not to take advangage of such a large group of potential applicants.

Let's put this in another perspective. Let's say that terrorists blew up a major hospital in the medical center late at night, resulting in hundreds of unemployed nurses. Knowing that there is a nationwide nursing shortage and that there are hundreds of nurses looking for a job, wouldn't it be a good idea to have a nursing job fair in a centralized location?

 

So its our fault that they didn't save any money? That they didn't leave town when there was a mandatory evacuation. Do you honestly believe that the people at the astrodome owned homes, had saved money or had anything beyond temporary, sporadic jobs? I don't think they would be in that situation if they were not.

You would take away their choice to join the military or get a job and simply have the government keep putting $2000 a month on the debit cards i'm sure. Then the government should feed everyone and clothe everyone and make sure they have proper psychological and emotional feelings regarding the hurricaine and however many years that takes.

People like you don't see the government as the people, but see the government as an unlimited entity that can keep giving entitlements forever. But governments have and will continue to go bankrupt with ideas like yours glynch.

 

A soldier and a nurse.....love the comparison.

 

Depends if they were honestly appraised of the future possibilities and responsibilities of the job. The military, in the past, has led people to believe one thing and then taken them in a different direction after they have signed. That is what I would be most concerned with - if they are recruiting by misleading people into thinking they would be doing peacetime-related activities only.

 

That is very true that there should not be manipulations about length of service and the activities involved. Military Recruiters work on commissions similar to Gym Membership Goons, they will manipulate the truth and say whatever it takes to get their numbers.

But if they're recieving a signing bonus, they are stuck unless they want to pay it back just like MBA grads who usually have multi-year commitments if they recieve a signing bonus. They can choose to pay it back, but they usually don't have that much of a choice of what they do.

 

I got my RN when I was a soldier so it was a perfect comparison.

 

That's cool.

 

Like I said, depending on your POV, a soldier can be a good or a bad thing. I'm just looking at this from the military's prospective.

As for Major's point...It's been about 10 years since I was recruited by the military, but I've understood that there is always a chance of going into war when joining the military. I'm sure most people have enough common sense to realize that...

 

Yes alot of them did. How do I know because some are living with me. Some of them did not OWN a home but they had apartments. Granted alot of them also lived in the projects. Not all of them were homeless. Realize that not everyone is as fortunate as yourself.

Who said the answer was to KEEP putting $2000 on their debit cards? The government should help in anyway neccessary and reasonable for its citizens.

Dont even play that card. Our government is not in the RED because it abundance of help it gives to less fortunate people than you .We all know the reasons why our government is in the RED now. There was once a time when the government was in the black. Do you remember when it was???

 

Keep in mind - you're recruiting people who have undergone severe trauma the last week to 10 days are not necessarily in a "normal" state of mind. Desperate people do desperate things that they normally would never do, as we saw on the streets of NO. If you've been struggling for food and water, and sleeping on the floor the last week, and someone comes to you with the promise of a job, who knows what decision they might make.

 

Why does the Military want stupid people?

 

To object to recruiters seems a bit condescending. The young men they'll try to recruit all have brains in their heads. They can think straight, even if they did just get hit by a hurricane and a lake. They know there's a war going on. They know that when you sign you life over to the government they can send you to fight. I don't have a problem with people going to make sure the recruits clearly understand what they're doing so gullible kids don't get suckered by recruiters. But, to talk about recruiting as an evil undertaking is wrong. For some folks who just got wiped out in New Orleans, the military might well be the best course of action they can take.

 

By that logic - I would advise that any company or organization not to go to the dome or anywhere else with job opportunities.

Because it is obvious from your analysis these people are not capable mentally to make any decisions on their life and that includes employment.

Sounds kind of ridiculous, right.

 

Damn thats arrogant and cruel. God I hope not every "conservative" thinks like you.

What a bizarre exaggeration - put down the "I hate the welfare state" crack pipe. This country is in a ****load of financial trouble, but it has nothing to do with helping out citizens during a national disaster.