Calls to serve met with anger ("Not Your Soldier Day of Action.")

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Thursday, grass-roots groups across the country protested the federal law with the "Not Your Soldier Day of Action."

At a time when the military is struggling to meet recruiting goals, officials have said that the law helps maintain strong volunteer armed forces. Amid the lingering conflict in Iraq, the military has failed to meet some of its recruiting objectives. The Army missed its recruiting goal for the 2005 budget year by 8 percent – the largest shortfall in more than two decades.

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"I just tell them all, 'No, I'm not interested. I'm going to college,' " said Mr. Galdiano, who hopes to attend Texas Christian University or the University of North Texas next year. "But somebody new from a different branch still gets a hold of me. ... If they don't take 'No' for an answer, I just hang up."

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Sgt. Moncada said the law has made recruiting easier and families can choose not to be contacted. "It is not like we are some big bully coming in and saying, 'You will release the information,' " she said. "Maybe there needs to be some information given to the parents from the school board to make that clear."