http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/052005_ns_army_recruit.htmlMay 20, 2005 — Demonstrators rallied outside a North Side high school to protest US Army recruiting tactics. Activists, students and parents gathered outside Senn High School.
The demonstration comes as Army recruiters face allegations of misconduct and overly aggressive tactics. Army officials are investigating more than 400 allegations of improper recruiting conduct. Friday was called a stand-down day. The Army suspended recruiting for a day of training on how to attract new soldiers in Chicago and across the country.
Just because there is no draft does not mean today's high school students are not confronted daily by the prospect of military service. Recruiters from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines have been given access to most area high schools and as a rule work overtime, phoning and e-mailing potential soldiers.
At Chicago's Senn High School, every student we talked to could remember having been "hit on" recently by a military recruiter. Sixteen-year-old sophomore Alexander Emmanuel says he has been approached at least 10 times in the last 18 months.
"They don't stop. I mean they just keep on doing it and doing it," said Alexander Emmanuel, high school student.
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