Have you been threatened or intimidated by armed services recruiters?  If so, please be assured that this is not sanctioned military policy and is in fact illegal in most cases.  If you feel that you have been harassed in any way, contact the Commander at your local recruitment office to report the incident.  In addition, visit the GI Rights website for more information on this topic.

There are recent reports of illegal intimidation by recruiters after young people signed up for the Delayed Enlistment Program (DEP) and later changed their minds.  It is completely legal to change your mind and withdraw from the DEP (see GiRights).  Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! has written about specific examples of illegal intimidation in her weekly column recently ("Threats, Lies and Audiotape"), and Rep. Gene Green of Texas has asked the Pentagon to explain why a specific recruiter was promoted after being found guilty of illegal intimidation (full story).