From stp at create.ucsb.edu Thu Nov 16 16:05:14 2006 From: stp at create.ucsb.edu (Stephen Travis Pope) Date: Thu Nov 16 16:05:28 2006 Subject: [COS_VFP] =?iso-8859-1?q?Fwd=3A_Senator_Boxer=3A=A0_Stop_Illegal?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_Recruiting_?= References: <413-2200611416231319728@Agnieszka-219> Message-ID: <06284B9B-E04F-4FAA-984F-B35CBAB79E62@create.ucsb.edu> FYI -- Stephen Travis Pope -- Santa Barbara, California, USA http://HeavenEverywhere.com http://FASTLabInc.com ? Begin forwarded message: > From: "U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer" > Date: November 16, 2006 3:13:19 PM PST > To: stp@create.ucsb.edu > Subject: Senator Boxer: Stop Illegal Recruiting > > > Dear Friend: > > I wanted to let you know about a letter that I wrote to the > Secretary of the Army after an investigative report by ABC News > exposed Army recruiters giving grossly misleading information > to potential recruits. My letter appears below. > > Sincerely, > > Barbara Boxer > United States Senator > > > November 3, 2006 > > The Honorable Francis J. Harvey > Secretary of the Army > 101 Army Pentagon > Washington, D.C. 20310 > > Dear Secretary Harvey: > > I am writing to express my deep dismay over new evidence that > Army recruiters are providing grossly misleading information to > potential recruits in an effort to convince them to enlist. > > According to an ABC News report, nearly half of the recruiters > profiled in an undercover investigation knowingly provided > misleading information to potential recruits about the risks of > enlisting in the U.S. Army. In one particularly shocking clip > of the investigation, a recruiter is seen telling a recruit > that the United States is ?not at war,? and that the ?war ended > a long time ago.? Another is seen telling a recruit that ?we > are bringing people back? from Iraq. > > This is not only a disservice to the potential recruit, but a > shocking abuse of authority and the public trust. > > As you well know, this is not the first time that recruiters > have been accused of going to extraordinary -- and in some > cases, I believe illegal -- lengths to meet enlistment quotas. > > It appears as though some recruiters may have violated Uniform > Code of Military Justice, Article 92 (b) (3) (Dereliction in > the Performance of Duties), and Article 107 (False Official > Statements). > > While I understand that the Army has undertaken efforts to > clamp down on recruiting improprieties, this latest > investigation reveals that there are still many problems. It > is time for individuals to be held accountable. > > As such, I request that you immediately provide my office with > any measures that you intend to take to rectify this situation. > > I also request that you do what you did last year and hold a > recruiting stand-down to drive home to senior leadership and > military recruiters that such behavior is not befitting of the > men and women of the U.S. Army and will be duly punished. > > Thank you for your prompt consideration of this request. > > Sincerely, > > Barbara Boxer > United States Senator > > > =============================================== > > If this message reached you in error, or if you would like to > cancel your subscription, please reply to this message with > ?unsubscribe? in the subject line. > > For more information on Senator Boxer's record and other > information, please go to: http://www.boxer.senate.gov > > To respond to this message, please click on the following link: > http://boxer.senate.gov/contact/email/feedback.cfm . This link > will take you to a webpage where you can respond to messages > that you receive from Senator Boxer?s office. > > > -------------- next part -------------- Skipped content of type multipart/related From stp at create.ucsb.edu Thu Nov 16 16:05:14 2006 From: stp at create.ucsb.edu (Stephen Travis Pope) Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:05:14 -0800 Subject: [COS_VFP] =?iso-8859-1?q?Fwd=3A_Senator_Boxer=3A=A0_Stop_Illegal?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_Recruiting_?= References: <413-2200611416231319728@Agnieszka-219> Message-ID: <06284B9B-E04F-4FAA-984F-B35CBAB79E62@create.ucsb.edu> FYI -- Stephen Travis Pope -- Santa Barbara, California, USA http://HeavenEverywhere.com http://FASTLabInc.com ? Begin forwarded message: > From: "U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer" > Date: November 16, 2006 3:13:19 PM PST > To: stp at create.ucsb.edu > Subject: Senator Boxer: Stop Illegal Recruiting > > > Dear Friend: > > I wanted to let you know about a letter that I wrote to the > Secretary of the Army after an investigative report by ABC News > exposed Army recruiters giving grossly misleading information > to potential recruits. My letter appears below. > > Sincerely, > > Barbara Boxer > United States Senator > > > November 3, 2006 > > The Honorable Francis J. Harvey > Secretary of the Army > 101 Army Pentagon > Washington, D.C. 20310 > > Dear Secretary Harvey: > > I am writing to express my deep dismay over new evidence that > Army recruiters are providing grossly misleading information to > potential recruits in an effort to convince them to enlist. > > According to an ABC News report, nearly half of the recruiters > profiled in an undercover investigation knowingly provided > misleading information to potential recruits about the risks of > enlisting in the U.S. Army. In one particularly shocking clip > of the investigation, a recruiter is seen telling a recruit > that the United States is ?not at war,? and that the ?war ended > a long time ago.? Another is seen telling a recruit that ?we > are bringing people back? from Iraq. > > This is not only a disservice to the potential recruit, but a > shocking abuse of authority and the public trust. > > As you well know, this is not the first time that recruiters > have been accused of going to extraordinary -- and in some > cases, I believe illegal -- lengths to meet enlistment quotas. > > It appears as though some recruiters may have violated Uniform > Code of Military Justice, Article 92 (b) (3) (Dereliction in > the Performance of Duties), and Article 107 (False Official > Statements). > > While I understand that the Army has undertaken efforts to > clamp down on recruiting improprieties, this latest > investigation reveals that there are still many problems. It > is time for individuals to be held accountable. > > As such, I request that you immediately provide my office with > any measures that you intend to take to rectify this situation. > > I also request that you do what you did last year and hold a > recruiting stand-down to drive home to senior leadership and > military recruiters that such behavior is not befitting of the > men and women of the U.S. Army and will be duly punished. > > Thank you for your prompt consideration of this request. > > Sincerely, > > Barbara Boxer > United States Senator > > > =============================================== > > If this message reached you in error, or if you would like to > cancel your subscription, please reply to this message with > ?unsubscribe? in the subject line. > > For more information on Senator Boxer's record and other > information, please go to: http://www.boxer.senate.gov > > To respond to this message, please click on the following link: > http://boxer.senate.gov/contact/email/feedback.cfm . 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