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Oldest child was contacted via text by a recruiter. We told them to waste their time. Say "yes, I'll talk to you about it if you treat ME to a meal at [local restaurant]." (emphasis mine)
The recruiter ghosted them after that.
i wouldn't go to said meal. like, having an awkward 1.5 hours with somebody that you don't like? do you know how annoying that is? have you ever been stuck on a bad date?
We had an army recruiter come talk to our history class in high school (this was in the '80s). After the guy's talk he said "any questions"?" My friend Rob said "yeah, I have a question: does napalm still stick to kids?"
Ironically that's a good recruiter. Anything that looks like fraternizing with potential recruits outside official activities is a huge no no.
Buy me dinner before you fuck me.