Military recruiting numbers up; Armed Forces officials say training policies will not change
Brooke Rowe
policies will not change
Updated: Tue, Oct 09 12:00 PM EDT, by James Zwilling Daily Skiff Texas
Christian U.
(EXCERPT) (U-WIRE) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Armed Forces recruiters across
the nation have seen an increase in Americans signing up to fight
since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on America, officials said.
Officials from Texas Christian University-area recruiting agencies
said Monday that while they do expect to see continued interest in
military service in the wake of U.S. military action in the Middle
East, they will not change any of their recruitment policies.
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Sean Fields, said people sign up for the
Armed Forces for various reasons.
"Some people sign up for travel, tuition or job skill benefits," he
said. "Some sign up because of patriotism."
Fields said his Arlington office has seen an influx in recruits since
the attacks on the United States and said he believes they will see
this trend continue as America combats terrorism.
Fields said the Marine Corps will welcome recruits and will have the
same expectations of them as any recruit who signed up prior to Sept.
11.
"Some people come in ready to go to the Middle East," he said. "But
our goals and valu...
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