Truth in advertising?

[featherynscale]

Yesterday afternoon, as triadruid and I were driving home from work, we noticed a profusion of American flags up at the funeral home next to the Masonic cemetary. They were accompanied by a large number of motorcycles, and we thought, "Ah. That must be a biker's funeral. And they all came up on the bikes, how nice." Then, as we drove a bit further, we noticed a camper with a yellow banner on the side. It appeared to be soliciting volunteers to join the Army. But surely, I thought, there's no way the Army would recruit at a funeral home. It's just, I don't know, in poor taste.

This morning, when we drove by, the bikes were gone, but the flags were still there. The camper had been relocated to a spot right in front of the building. It did, in fact, bear a recruitment banner. They are, in fact, recruiting for the Army, at the funeral home. For the life of me I cannot figure out why anyone would think this was a good idea, but I am open to suggestions.

Comments

[diermuid.livejournal.com]

Hrm... sorry to hear. As with rape, it is -not- supposed to happen that way, and folks get in trouble for harassing calls... not as much trouble as for sexual harassment, but when a recruiting station is harassing citizens, a number of people get in trouble, from the low-level guys that call, all the way up their leadership chain.

Good call on the way to stop the calls... no one wants to have to do the carpet dance in front of the Officer in Charge. 8-)

[beccak1961.livejournal.com]

My husband worked at a MEPS station, though not as a recruiter, so I'm not without sympathy, and I know they are under a lot of pressure right now.

[diermuid.livejournal.com]

Probably not as much now that 42 year olds can enlist. Although good luck finding people that can meet the weight standard, unless it is similarly way the whoa out there. 8-)