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bradclark1 · 07-15-06, 07:09 PM

When I joined the army in 1973 the army was filled with people given this choice. "Join the army and the charges will be dropped or go to jail". Maybe it's happening again to some extent. The armed forces are sucking in recruitment goals. As far as the gang members joining the army so they can teach their fellow gangsters is a stretch I think. Why put yourself in harms way in Afganistan or Iraq to learn fighting when you can more easily just hire vets or mercs to train them. Why risk gettting killed?
I think armed gangs taking over the country is better left to the movies.
One must also think about job opportunities for these people. Who would hire them? I wouldn't. Punks can't get a job, join the armed forces.
As far as graffiti and soldiers, thats been around for thousands of years. Remember "Kilroy was here"? That was a long time ago, now it's "The Crips were here" or insert your gang/group of choice. Nothing to get upset about. Probably get more of a beat on things by reading the s#!t-house walls. I think it's all just a bunch of statistics and the media is trying to make news again.

07-15-06, 07:09 PM	#10
bradclark1 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA. Posts: 2,794 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	When I joined the army in 1973 the army was filled with people given this choice. "Join the army and the charges will be dropped or go to jail". Maybe it's happening again to some extent. The armed forces are sucking in recruitment goals. As far as the gang members joining the army so they can teach their fellow gangsters is a stretch I think. Why put yourself in harms way in Afganistan or Iraq to learn fighting when you can more easily just hire vets or mercs to train them. Why risk gettting killed? I think armed gangs taking over the country is better left to the movies. One must also think about job opportunities for these people. Who would hire them? I wouldn't. Punks can't get a job, join the armed forces. As far as graffiti and soldiers, thats been around for thousands of years. Remember "Kilroy was here"? That was a long time ago, now it's "The Crips were here" or insert your gang/group of choice. Nothing to get upset about. Probably get more of a beat on things by reading the s#!t-house walls. I think it's all just a bunch of statistics and the media is trying to make news again. Last edited by bradclark1; 07-15-06 at 07:11 PM.