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4 unusual facts about Military recruitment


Edmond Louis Alexis Dubois-Crancé

In his report, submitted on 12 December 1789, he was the first one to promote the idea of conscription, which he opposed to the recruiting system practiced; however, the document was not adopted.

Harlo Jones

Refused twice at the Saskatoon recruiting center because of his small size, he was eventually accepted with a recorded weight of 118 pounds and a height of 5 feet, 10 inches.

J. Sterling Morton High School West

On November 1, 2007, twenty five students staged a sit-in in the student cafeteria to protest the presence of military recruiters who occasionally visit the school.

Johnny Zell

Zell was asked to do a television commercial for U.S. Army recruiting and part of the job was to do an interview for the Welk show and to play trumpet for the band.



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