UK Complicit in Recruitment Efforts
The following is a recruitment e-mail sent to me by the United States Marine Corps. I can only assume they got my address from the University. Many of you, I hope, will remember the controversy surrounding the KY Educator’s Pledge in the Louisville Courier- Journal and elsewhere. In every single venue we were told that as educators we should remain value-neutral. If you haven’t looked at them already, my comments on truth and justice are relevant here as well. The institution of the University is tied to the Military. This email can only serve as further evidence. I encourage anyone else who got these to let us know. Maybe we can do something with them…
Dear student,
My name is Lieutenant Josh Jamison. I am the Marine Corps Officer Selection Officer for UK. The reason that I am contacting you is because I want you to be aware of an awesome summer training program called the Platoon Leaders Course (PLC). The PLC summer course is six weeks for freshmen and sophomores. For juniors and seniors, the course is ten weeks. It is offered to all qualified college undergraduates, and we are looking for people to begin training this summer of 2007. If you are an American citizen, a full-time enrolled student, and found to be medically and physically fit, then you may be eligible to participate in the PLC program. This program will benefit you in many ways:
1. You will attend what Inc. Magazine calls “the best management training program in America” and test your leadership potential, physical fitness and mental prowess.
2. You will earn approximately $2400 (six weeks) or $4000.00 (ten weeks), plus room and board during the training.
3. If you are interested in aviation and pass the Aviation Selection Test Battery, then you may be guaranteed to go down to flight school in Pensacola, FL upon graduation from college and train to fly some of the most advanced tactical aircraft in the world. The Marine Corps is the only branch that will guarantee you a pilot seat as early as your freshmen year.
4. You will not incur any obligation to the Marine Corps, even after completing the training (you can choose whether or not to continue with the program).
5. Tuition assistance will be available to you after you complete your summer training. You could potentially earn $8,000 to $25,000 for school, depending on your graduation date.
6. This program does not interfere with academic or athletic pursuits because your training is conducted during the summer.
7.This is not ROTC. No on-campus training, drills or meetings. If you successfully complete Officer Candidates School, you will be on your way to becoming a Marine Corps Lieutenant with an exciting job after completing college. Marine Second Lieutenants receive starting salaries of $40,000-49,000 a year plus incredible benefits.
We understand that the Marine Corps is not for everyone, so the beauty of the program is that you have no commitment beyond giving Officer Candidates School a try. Many students treat it as a paid Summer Internship. It is an opportunity to see if you have what it takes to be a leader in one of the most elite organizations in the world without committing yourself to service.
Officer Candidates School will test you mentally and physically and push you to your limits. Upon completion, not only will you be proud of what you have done, but will know for certain if a career in the Marine Corps is for you. If you have aspirations to attend a top business school, work for the FBI, CIA, Department of State, or as an executive in a Fortune 500 company, becoming a Marine Officer will give you the leadership experience that will set you apart from your peers.
If this sounds like something that you would like to do, reply to this e-mail or contact me at 800-858-4086 so that we can sit down and talk about the program in detail. Spaces are limited, and interviews are in progress now. Thank you for your time.
Respectfully, First Lieutenant Josh Jamison United States Marine Corps Officer Selection Officer 525 West 5th St., Suite #119
Covington, KY 41011 kymarineofficer@gmail.com jamisonjb@marines.usmc.mil Phone: (800) 858-4086 Fax: (859) 491-7357 Cell: (502) 836-5034 www.ocs.usmc.mil
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Brandon