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Counterattacking Army recruiting反攻征兵 Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 周三, 2008年9月3日 By Mitch Weiss | Sally Ferrell bounded from the truck and grabbed a posterboard sign that read: “War is not the Answer.”由米奇魏斯|莎莉费雷尔范围从卡车,抢下一posterboard迹象表明写着: “战争不是答案” 。 Over the years, she’s organized dozens of peace vigils like this one being set up in a parking lot.多年来,她的组织数十名和平守夜这样一个正在设立在一个停车场。 Find common ground, she has always preached, and any conflict can be resolved.找到共同点,她一直鼓吹的,和任何冲突可以得到解决。 But she’s now engaged in a conflict of her own — a dispute over military recruiting in high schools that has polarized rural Wilkes County.但她现在从事的冲突,她自己-一个争议征兵在高中有两极化的农村威尔克斯县。 For three years, Ferrell, 63, has asked permission to distribute pamphlets and other materials that warn students to think twice before joining the military.为三年,费雷尔, 63 ,已要求准许派发宣传单张和其他材料,提醒学生要三思而后行加入军队。 But the school superintendent has stopped her, calling her activities unpatriotic.但学校警司已经停止她,要求她的活动不爱国。 The American Civil Liberties Union, calling it a First Amendment issue, has threatened to sue.美国公民自由联盟,称它是第一个修订问题,已扬言要控告。 “The students need to know there are alternatives to the military,” said Ferrell, a Quaker. “学生需要知道有替代军事,说: ”费雷尔,贵格会。 “But they’re not getting the other side.” “但他们没有得到对方” 。 Recruiters have turned to high schools to help fill the ranks of the all-volunteer military.招聘人员已转向高的学校,以帮助填补这个职级的所有义工军事。 And they need them more than ever.和他们需要比以往任何时候更。 After five years of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan and longer deployments, the military has been hard-pressed to meet recruitment demands.经过5年的战斗在伊拉克和阿富汗的和较长的部署,军方一直努力压,以满足招聘需求。 They say US casualties — more than 4,600 soldiers killed and 64,000 wounded in both wars — have dampened recruiting.他们说,美军的伤亡人数-超过4 600士兵死亡, 6 4000人受伤,在双方的战争-令招聘。 In recent years, thousands of people like Ferrell have joined dozens of counter recruiting groups.在近年来,成千上万的人一样,费雷尔已加入数十名反招募团体。 They say recruiters have given young people misleading information about military service and often target high schools in poor and rural areas where options for graduating students are limited; the activists want students to know they have prospects besides the military.他们说,招聘人员给了年轻的人具误导性的资料约兵役,而且往往配置高的学校,在贫困和农村地区,选择即将毕业的学生是有限的;活动家希望学生知道他们的前景,除了军事。 Most schools have allowed counter recruiters inside.大部分学校已获准招聘柜台内。 Wilkes County’s opposition could trigger a legal battle.威尔克斯县的反对,可能引发的法律大战。 “Are we going to pursue litigation? “难道我们要追求的诉讼呢? I think it’s pretty clear that the school board isn’t giving us any choice to do anything else,” said Katherine Parker, legal director of the ACLU’s North Carolina chapter.我觉得这是非常清楚学校董事会是不会给我们任何的选择,做任何事情,否则,说: “凯瑟琳帕克,法律主任的美国公民自由联盟的北卡罗莱纳州的一章。 Recruiters say the controversy has made it more difficult for them to do their job.招聘者说的争议,作出了更难以为他们做他们的工作。 Before Ferrell’s campaign, they had unfettered access to schools and students.之前,费雷尔的竞选,他们不受阻碍地进入学校和学生。 Now, they can only visit twice a semester.现在,他们只能访问两次,一学期。 And when they do, they have to stand at a table outside the cafeterias.当他们这样做,他们站在一张桌子外的露天茶座。 Have Your Say: Counterattacking Army recruiting 你说:反攻征兵 Please read our请阅读我们的 posting guidelines before posting发布指引,然后再发布 . 。 Alternatively或者 you can discuss this report here您可以讨论此报告在这里 . 。 Related News 相关新闻
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