On a Friday morning, October 27, at Santa Barbara High School, I joined Fernando and Kate during Santa Barbara High School’s Community Service Fair. As I arrived at the Truth in Recruitment table, students were swarming around while asking questions and playing games. At the Wheel of Fortune, Fernando and students were talking about the financial realities of a military career and other questions posed by the wheel. Kate guided a small group to ‘vote with their dollars’ as if they were members of Congress deciding how to allocate funds for the national budget. Students doled out the coins while considering the consequences of distributing money between education, humanitarian aid, environment, the prison system and the military. In a comment book, people took turns writing about the ways they are proud of their heritage. All these young people walked away with bracelets that read: Question Authority.
Several teachers and students told us they were grateful that Truth in Recruitment was there.
It was fun.
Barb Parmet
truthinrecruitment.org 