This is a follow-up to a very shady recruiting situation that went down here, and hopefully this will bring much needed attention to the devious and unlawful practices being used by Armed Forces recruiters.
Something is still amiss with this story; recruiting the legally disabled? Come on. Somebody really dropped the ball on this one.
The Army announced Tuesday that it decided he didn't meet enrollment criteria, two days after The Oregonian newspaper reported his parents' objections.
Gaylan Johnson, spokesman for the United States Military Entrance Processing Command, said Guinther's disability was not disclosed in the medical exam and information regarding his condition was not available to the command until after the enrollment process was complete. The command oversees medical exams for the Army.
Guinther's mother told The Oregonian she informed recruiters about her son's disability by telephone as Jared was being tested, but that he was accepted for enlistment anyway.
An investigation is under way into whether recruiters improperly concealed Guinther's condition.
I'd say that they sure as hell did conceal his disability.
While Google isn't being my friend at the moment, I'm pretty sure I've read or heard somewhere before that recruiters get bonuses for every person they enlist. Recruiters get a lot of perks (though some people will tell you that the recruit reaps the benefits), so who wouldn't do a little extra work just for the cash? These are hard times, after all. (I've also heard that they could get in serious trouble for not meeting recruitment quotas, but I can't get more details right now since a friend in the know is in Iraq.)
Tags: [Jared Guinther], [Army says that autistic kid doesn't meet criteria], [Gaylan Johnson], [United States Military Entrance Processing Command], [Army is investigating autistic teen's enlistment], [Army is investigating whether recruiters improperly concealed Guinther's condition]
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