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There is a snipe sign in Asheville, NC on the corner of Shelburne and Brevard roads. As far as I can tell, it is not on the property of the nearby National Guard station.
I confirmed with City Hall that non-city snipe signs are illegal on city property, (Asheville Ordinance # 3342) but that's not what this blog post is about.
This is about the "Free Job Training" advertised on the above sign - The National Guard does not offer any. Here is the telephone conversation I had with the recruiter to confirm this:
TRANSCRIPT
National Guard Representative: North Carolina National Guard, this is Sargent (NAME DELETED). How can I help you?
Me: I saw a sign on Shelburne road that says "free job training" and I'd like to know how to get that.
NGR: Yes sir. What we do is provide training in very technical jobs. Basically what you do is join the National Guard, and, whenever you do a job with the National Guard you are federally recognized in that job field so you can carry that on into the civilian life. Some of them will make a very high dollar (amount).
Me: But in order to get the job training I'd have to actually sign on with the National Guard.
NGR: Yes sir.
Me: So is it really free?
NGR: Yes sir, well, it's actually paid. We pay you to go. As you are doing that training, you are paid by the federal government.
Me: But can I just get the training I need for free?
NGR: Not without joining the National Guard sir.
Me: Okay, well thank you very much.
NGR: You're welcome.
I'm not naive. I understood the sign's unwritten implication that one would have to enlist to take advantage of the training.
But I called the National Guard and posted the transcript to make a point: Any thing that requires you to give up your time, body and freedom for the next few years is not free.
In fact, the following members of the North Carolina National Guard paid for the so-called "free job training" with their lives.*:
| Name | DOD |
Cause of Death |
Location |
Hometown |
| Michael Voss | 10/08/04 | hostile fire (IED attack) | Tuz (near Tikrit) | Aberdeen, NC |
| Daniel Desens | 06/24/04 | hostile fire (ambush) | Ba’qubah | Jacksonville, NC |
| Christopher Cash | 06/24/04 | hostile fire (ambush) | Ba’qubah | Winterville, NC |
| Jocelyn "Joce" Carrasquillo | 03/14/04 | hostile fire (IED attack) | Baghdad | Wrightsville Beach, NC |
Serving is the military is honorable. Misleading people in order to motivate them to join is not.
Read counterpoint here.
Tags: recruitment - military - National Guard - Casualties - misleading advertising - snipe sign - Asheville - North Carolina
* This list of NC guardsmen who have died of hostile file in Iraq was compiled from the Icasualties.org website on 05/26/2006. I deeply apologize if I have missed anyone that should be on this list. Please use the "contact" form at the top of this page if anyone was left out.
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