US military accused of illegal recruiting

…as opposed to recruiting illegals. From a letter by Senator Boxer sent to Francis J. Harvey, Secretary of the Army on November 3rd:

According to an ABC News report, nearly half of the recruiters profiled in an undercover investigation knowingly provided misleading information to potential recruits about the risks of enlisting in the U.S. Army. In one particularly shocking clip of the investigation, a recruiter is seen telling a recruit that the United States is “not at war,� and that the “war ended a long time ago.� Another is seen telling a recruit that “we are bringing people back� from Iraq.

The war ended a long time ago? I have not seen the report, but the only thing worse that I can imagine is a recruiter telling a recruit “don’t worry, we’re only at alert level orange”.

Sorry I do not have more details to point to online, but all I have is a copy of the letter sent to me via email.

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