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Counterattacking Army recruiting反攻徵兵 Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 週三, 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|莎莉費雷爾範圍從卡車,搶下一posterboard跡象表明寫著: “戰爭不是答案” 。 Over the years, she’s organized dozens of peace vigils like this one being set up in a parking lot.多年來,她的組織數十名和平守夜這樣一個正在設立在一個停車場。 Find common ground, she has always preached, and any conflict can be resolved.找到共同點,她一直鼓吹的,和任何衝突可以得到解決。 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.但她現在從事的衝突,她自己-一個爭議徵兵在高中有兩極化的農村威爾克斯縣。 For three years, Ferrell, 63, has asked permission to distribute pamphlets and other materials that warn students to think twice before joining the military.為三年,費雷爾, 63 ,已要求准許派發宣傳單張和其他材料,提醒學生要三思而後行加入軍隊。 But the school superintendent has stopped her, calling her activities unpatriotic.但學校警司已經停止她,要求她的活動不愛國。 The American Civil Liberties Union, calling it a First Amendment issue, has threatened to sue.美國公民自由聯盟,稱它是第一個修訂問題,已揚言要控告。 “The students need to know there are alternatives to the military,” said Ferrell, a Quaker. “學生需要知道有替代軍事,說: ”費雷爾,貴格會。 “But they’re not getting the other side.” “但他們沒有得到對方” 。 Recruiters have turned to high schools to help fill the ranks of the all-volunteer military.招聘人員已轉向高的學校,以幫助填補這個職級的所有義工軍事。 And they need them more than ever.和他們需要比以往任何時候更。 After five years of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan and longer deployments, the military has been hard-pressed to meet recruitment demands.經過5年的戰鬥在伊拉克和阿富汗的和較長的部署,軍方一直努力壓,以滿足招聘需求。 They say US casualties — more than 4,600 soldiers killed and 64,000 wounded in both wars — have dampened recruiting.他們說,美軍的傷亡人數-超過4 600士兵死亡, 6 4000人受傷,在雙方的戰爭-令招聘。 In recent years, thousands of people like Ferrell have joined dozens of counter recruiting groups.在近年來,成千上萬的人一樣,費雷爾已加入數十名反招募團體。 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.他們說,招聘人員給了年輕的人具誤導性的資料約兵役,而且往往配置高的學校,在貧困和農村地區,選擇即將畢業的學生是有限的;活動家希望學生知道他們的前景,除了軍事。 Most schools have allowed counter recruiters inside.大部分學校已獲准招聘櫃檯內。 Wilkes County’s opposition could trigger a legal battle.威爾克斯縣的反對,可能引發的法律大戰。 “Are we going to pursue litigation? “難道我們要追求的訴訟呢? 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.我覺得這是非常清楚學校董事會是不會給我們任何的選擇,做任何事情,否則,說: “凱瑟琳帕克,法律主任的美國公民自由聯盟的北卡羅萊納州的一章。 Recruiters say the controversy has made it more difficult for them to do their job.招聘者說的爭議,作出了更難以為他們做他們的工作。 Before Ferrell’s campaign, they had unfettered access to schools and students.之前,費雷爾的競選,他們不受阻礙地進入學校和學生。 Now, they can only visit twice a semester.現在,他們只能訪問兩次,一學期。 And when they do, they have to stand at a table outside the cafeterias.當他們這樣做,他們站在一張桌子外的露天茶座。 Have Your Say: Counterattacking Army recruiting 你說:反攻徵兵 Please read our請閱讀我們的 posting guidelines before posting發布指引,然後再發布 . 。 Alternatively或者 you can discuss this report here您可以討論此報告在這裡 . 。 Related News 相關新聞
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