• Deceptichum
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      10 months ago

      We usually call that grooming.

      Recruiters groom children to kill.

    • ivanafterall
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      2210 months ago

      Yup. I graduated high school at 17 and they were after me those last two years, at least. I was told I could have any job I wanted in the Navy due to my test scores. It was flattering and tempting.

      • @Honytawk@lemmy.zip
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        1310 months ago

        Why didn’t you pick like Fleet Admiral and then decommissioned all the ships before promptly quitting?

      • norbert
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        710 months ago

        We were all told we could have any job because our test scores were high. Come to find out that was a lie and while they might look at what you want to do, they’ll put you where they need you.

    • Æsc
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      910 months ago

      I guess they probably do now because like 90% of high school grads have or did something that makes them ineligible to join and if they want more recruits they need to get students to not do things that make them ineligible and that might mean reaching out more than six months before they’re old enough to join.