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I do not think trained military sales people should be 
allowed to solicit children under 18 years of age, especially in a Public School.

The adolescent brain is not fully developed and cannot fully discern 
actions and consequences.


NNOMY is a worthy organization that speaks to this issue, and they 
have a Facebook page also.


I have pondered this idea of  "what adults" do we allow to  overtly sell to our children in person?


I am talking, "sell" here.   Something involving a contract.


Would you send your 14 year old to buy your next used car and be the one to negotiate your vehicle trade-in?

I think not.

I think you, as a good parent, would go along with your kid, and use your adult brain to negotiate the perceived "tricks" that those salespeople use to sell a vehicle.  
You would do this to protect your child.


Well, and because you are not dumb.


Why would you allow a salesperson (military recruiter) to woo your child year after year in a public school and not be there to protect them from being swayed to sign an irrevocable contract?


Not that a 14 year old can sign that contract.   
Yet.


The consistent presence of the military recruiters in public schools is no different than a repetitive TV commercial. 


There is a reason that the recruiters come back again and again.


The familiarity  in a perceived "safe place" like a public school lends  credence to their sales mission.


They must sign contracts.


They must sell.


That is their mission.



































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