Is it legal for military recruiters to visit public school?

Question

If so, how can we stop it? Or at least make it to where the cannot talk to students without a parent or guardian present.

Answer 1

Why would PUBLIC schools not allow a future to come into talk to all the students. Do you realize how good of a role model the military really is? Parent present?! This is a Publice school not a Private school. Go spend your money somewhere else then.

If you would not be so negative in allowing your son/daughter to talk to a recruiter, they probably would not be interested in joining the Army.

SSG Schramm
OIF 2003
US Army 15 years
US Army Recruiter 3 years running in Texas

Answer 2

Yes they can visit public schools. My husband is a Marine Corps recruiter and he is allowed to set up a stand once a week in front of the cafeteria but he is not allowed to wander the school nor approach the students. The students he talks to are ones that come talk to him and ask questions. Even back when I was in high school in a completely different state the rules were the same. If you do not wish for a recruiter to contact your child at home then you can notify the school to not release your childs information but why would you limit your childs options in life? Let them get all the information themselves. Like everyone else said, no one is forcing them to join anything nor talk to the recruiter at all. If it bothers you so much, put your kid in private school and dont let them go to college because there will be recruiters on those campuses as well and honestly your child has a lot better chance of being approached walking down the street by a military recruiter than he/she does at school because of rules set forth by the school that do not exist when your child is walking from his car into the grocery store.

Answer 3

Yes, and here's why. About 25 years ago the recruiters cam to my high school and administered the ASVAB to the seniors that wished to take it. Well it got us out of class for half a day so why not. Now I was never inclined to show up for class much less join the military, but what the hey. Scored in the 99th percentile. After graduating from high school I didn't really do much of anything for three months. Couldn't get a decent job, wasn't ready for any more schooling, and didn't have any direction. Finally one day I just went to the Marine Corps recruiters office and talked to a recruiter. Enlisted the next day. I never would have done that if I hadn't taken that test. Boot camp was the greatest challenge of my life at the time. It finally instilled the discipline, confidence, and pride that I'd been lacking. I know with out a doubt that the Marines put me on the right path. The Marines taught me leadership, integrity, trust, and responsibility. They gave me the ability to continue my education, experience the world and other cultures, to meet new people, and to better understand life. It gave me a broader view and life experiences that can be had in very environments. As my career progressed being a Marine allowed me to be a teacher an mentor, to pass on lessons learned to younger Marines. My original intent was to do my time and get out. Well after 23 years I finally got out and retired. And all this from taking that test while in high school. Being a Marine is something I'd would never trade for anything.

Answer 4

File a petition to make a law for the prohibition of military recruiters in schools so that students will not be fooled to become soldiers.

Answer 5

what a prat are you going to wrap your kids in cotton wool & keep them away from the real world, i dont think you will be able to do that,
its a Career they have Career Days its to help them decide what they want to do & give them the choise not you will do this & you will do that,
they do not force kids or brain wash them they answer the questions asked & guide them to the trade that would suit them if they are intrested,
all 4 off my son's have served queen & country,
0ne of them is recruting now ,

Answer 6

Get over yourself. It is up to young people to have all the choices for their future. Not all people or teens want to go to college or get a crappy no job skills job when they get out of high school. The military is a honest choice for many Americans. As long as the crappy public school system needs the government for funding there is nothing anyone can do about it. Your children will grow up and not need you to hold their hand when it comes to life choices. Time to let go and let your children grow up. And your child cannot sign up for anything prior to turning 18 unless both biological parents sign off on giving permission. At 18 though it is their choice and their life.

Answer 7

Already answered (well done, Gunny and others!), but I have to add, if you think your kid is too stupid to talk to a recruiter and say no, or if you don't believe you can trust yourself not to spontaneously join up the moment you talk to a uniformed recruiter...you have bigger things to worry about than somehow ending up in the service of our great nation. Like remembering to breathe, you schmuck.

Military service is both a job and profession, as well as necessary for the survival of this nation. Unless you like the idea of losing all federal funding for your school, I suggest you shut up and allow recruiters to work. The majority of people don't share your opinion of the military, so why should they be DENIED the opportunity to speak to a recruiter? Because it makes your cowardly, self-absorbed butt squirm is not a sufficient answer.

Answer 8

Yes it is and I don't think you can. A couple of universities already tried that but were stopped because it was a violation of free speech since they allowed businesses in to talk to students. Funny that so many high schoolers are here making comments and answers which are deemed very intelligent because they make a political statement some agree with but they are too dumb to talk to a military recruiter with a parent/guardian there. I was a recruiter in the marines and when I went to a school it was either to talk to some one who had asked to see me, part of a "Career Day" or at the request of the school to address a class or group that had questions about the military (usually all services were there then). I did not hang out in the halls and grab people and when I talked to some one who asked the counselors to see me, the counselor was almost always there. If they were interested I always set up an appointment to see them and there parents again before anything was done. I am guessing that is pretty much still the way a good recruiter does it and the ones who don't won't last long. So you can try but will not succeed and why would you want to restrict freedom of speech of the recruiters and the right to choose for the students-thought the liberals were all for that or is it just for those rights when you agree with them?

Answer 9

If you don't want to talk to the recruiter, then walk away. However, the day the recruiters are not allowed on school campuses is the day the draft returns. Then your child or you, will not have to worry about visiting the recruiter, you will report and in-process. So, the answer is yes, the recruiter can visit the school.

Answer 10

Public schools receive funds from the federal government, so the fed bureaucrats can direct them to do whatever they want.

While I support military recruiters' ability to visit schools, I must point out that this is what you get when you ask the feds to get involved in what should be locally-funded activities.