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T h e G R E E N Y w o r l d D o m i n a t i o n T a s k F o r c e
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Presents:
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"|\|3\x/Zzzf!@5h" -- GwD Title #1
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also titled "Recruits Sold On Incentive to Serve" -- actual title
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also titled "One of Our Own Joins the U. S. Army" -- GwD Title#2
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by Ray Westbrook
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For those of you that don't know, GwD Member and ex-Dog Type of Guy fastjack has
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joined the U.S. Army. The following is an article from the local newspaper
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which describes this:
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Monday, January 9, 1995 (from the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)
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ARMY OFFERS SCHOOL FUNDS TO ENLISTEES
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When a high school senior and his career dreams intersect the military needs
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of a nation, sometimes the two can make a deal.
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College programs now are offered to students who can score above average on
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the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test, and the military stands to
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gain by enlisting the brightest of the nation's sons and daughters to flesh out
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its personnel structure.
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That indirect route to a college education is taken by a relatively small
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number of students, however, according to high school counselors, who say a
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previous interest in the military usually accompanies the decision to sign up.
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Sherri McCord, Tahoka Independent School District Counselor, said some of
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her students go into the military with the specific understanding that they will
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receive funds later for college, an agreement she calls a "wonderful process."
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However, most of the students in her frame of reference do go directly to
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college.
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"I can get any student into college with financial aid, those who could not
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attend otherwise," she said of available non-military assistance.
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She does not direct students to take a particular route. "It's their life,"
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she said. "They must make the decisions. I am a facilitator, not a director."
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The test is given every two years to Tahoka juniors and seniors who may be
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interested in the military.
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McCord requires the recruiters to back off for a period of six months after
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the tests to give the students adequate time to do some clear thinking on what
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they would like to do with the results.
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"I will not let the recruiters push my kids. I am very protective in that
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sense," she said. "I am going to make sure they understand the benefits and the
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pitfalls. And the same thing for college -- college is not all parties and
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fun."
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Damion White, Michael Marsh [fastjack] and Wanda Jarmon are among area
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students who have taken up the military on its proposals of training, job
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experience, and college education in exchange for three- to four-year
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enlistments. They say if they like the service, they may stay in longer.
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Marsh and White graduated from Roosevelt High School in June, and were
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scheduled to begin the U.S. Army's basic training Thursday at Fort Knox, Tenn.
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Jarmon is still a senior at Lubbock High School, and will begin training as a
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medical specialist in the army June 6 at Fort Leonardwood, Mo.
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College after the service was the primary motive for Marsh, 18, although he
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is keeping his options open to pursue a career in the military.
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"It seemed like a good enough thing to me," he said of the Army's offer of a
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total of $25,000 for college in exchange for three years of service. "It's
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purely fiscal."
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White, 19, who also will receive the fund for three years, likes the idea of
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the action associated with the military, and uses the word patriotism from time
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to time when mentioning motive.
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"I decided to go because it's something I have wanted to do for a long time,
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since I was a little kid," he said. "I used to watch Rambo movies and figured
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out that's what I wanted to do someday."
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His grandfather was a soldier in World War II.
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"If I decide I like it, I might stay in. I am also trying to be a highway
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patrolman somewhere, but I will cross that bridge when I come to it," he said.
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Jarmon, 17, who never lets an episode of "ER" go unwatched, also is pursuing
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a lifelong dream.
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"I signed up for four years mainly for the skill training. I someday hope
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to be a doctor."
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Although she is not in line for the college fund, she feels the military
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will offer a streamlined route into the medical field. "I feel like going into
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the military will be easier, less stressful, and there is financial support,"
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she said.
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Jarmon's mother, Della Cooper, said her daughter had won a $12,500
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scholarship to Texas Tech. "She went to classes three summers in a row, but
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figured that was not enough. And when the recruiter went to her school, she was
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she was interested."
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Careful thought was put into the plan.
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"This being my only child, this was a hard decision," Cooper said. "We work
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-- my husband is a blue collar (worker) -- and the kind of money it takes for
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medical school was astronomical to us. We decided that since this was her goal
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-- and she had sat through all the conferences and had really thought this
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through -- we together made up our minds."
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Jarmon has had no second thoughts: "I have about six more months before I
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leave, and I am very anxious. I can't wait."
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However, Cooper could have waited a while. "I'm having a hard time
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realizing that in June she will be gone."
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"Once, she said something that thrilled my heart. She had caught me looking
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sad, thinking, 'My baby is going to be gone,' and she said 'Mom, think about it
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this way: I won't be here in all this garbage that's going on in Lubbock.'"
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"All her friends are having (illegitimate) babies," she went on to explain.
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"I thank God she has stayed focused on being a physician. I couldn't be selfish
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in denying her that extra help because all it would have taken would have been
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negative vibes from me."
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Marsh said his parents think his decision is great, and White got much the
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same reaction.
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"My mom is pretty supportive about it. She's been wanting me to do it,"
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WHite said.
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Many military recruiters are walking testimonials that the military can be a
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good deal fro some young people.
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Sgt. Angelo Brown of the U.S. Army's Lubbock recruiting station, said, "I
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think that the army is a godd start for anybody who is interested in getting
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some skilled training and perhaps money for college to further their education."
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Brown said he hadn't planned on joining the army as a possible career.
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"But due to the fact of all the benefits offered and the opportunities
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available, it turned out to be a good thing," he said.
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Petty Officer Second Class Todd Spargo, a native of Raton, N.M., and now a
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member of the Navy Recruiting Command in Lubbock, also plans to stay for the
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duration.
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"As for myself, I now go to school at Texas Tech. I am going to stay in as
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a career."
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When asked if the test is tough, he says, "It is based off a 9th-grade
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education. But then again, I have had some students in my own class -- I am a
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senior at Tech -- and I had some people come in and take the practice test...
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and not pass.
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Applicants must pass the test (scoring 31 or better) to qualify for the
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military's $14,400 in college funds under the GI Bill, he said.
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Those scoring 50 or higher qualify for the Navy College Fund, which together
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with the GI Bill can total up to $30,000, he said. The fund would be paid in
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increments of up to $833 a month for 36 academic months to full time students
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who have served in the navy.
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Sgt. Bobby Cook, who recruited White, also is planning a military career.
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"I joined for two years initially out of Lubbock High School, and I just
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enjoyed it, so I stayed in."
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He said his motive at first was the college money.
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"I would say that this would be the best way to not only get job experience
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-- which is what a lot of employers are looking for -- but also to get some
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money for college and to see the world."
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"Note how fastmike said 'It's purely fiscal' and the other guy wanted to be like
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Rambo."
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- Zippy
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copyright (c) 1995 by the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal /---------------\
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text file copyright (c) 1995 :FIGHT THE POWER:
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GREENY world Domination Task Force copyright (c) 1993 by Lobo : GwD :
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