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Counter-Recruitment and Alternatives to the Military Program

The Counter-Recruitment and Alternatives to the Military Program (CAMP) aims to limit the influence of military recruiters on middle and high school kids, to help these kids make well reflected career choices, and to provide information on jobs in peacemaking and non-violent ways to financing college. A particular emphasis is placed on bringing awareness of possible dangers of joining the military and false promises made by recruiters. We work together with youth and parents as well as teachers from Los Angeles Unified School District who are organizing to demilitarize the schools. A close partner is the Los Angeles-based Coalition Against Militarism Of Our Schools (www.militaryfreeschools.org).

For information beyond what is listed here, please visit AFSC's website on Youth & Militarism.

Resources

Great Careers - Alternatives to the Military Booklet
(4th Edition)

Twenty pages filled with many local and national career opportunities: peaceful jobs and careers that offer what the military promises—without giving up your rights and supporting the war machine.

The booklet also includes career planning, personal growth, youth leadership and independent living. It will be updated constantly.

Produced through a collaboration of AFSC Los Angeles with Coalition Against Militarism in Our Schools (CAMS).

Print the booklet yourself from the PDF file below, or order copies from AFSC Los Angeles at (213) 489-1900 or losangeles@afsc.org.

• Great Careers Booklet

For those thinking about college, we also have a new flyer, "Higher Education," with lots of information:

• Higher Education

Frequently Used Counter-Recruitment Resources:

• Ten Points to Consider Before You Sign a Military Enlistment Agreement (English) / (Español)
  
• Opt Out Form
  
• Flyer - Alternatives to the Military (English) / (Español)
  
• Comic Book (English) / (Español)

Questionnaires for students and school staff interested in planning counter-recruitment activities:

• Student Survey
  
• Staff Survey

Additional Resources:

• It's Time To Teach Peace
  
• Do You Know Enough to Enlist? (English) / (Español)
  
• JROTC: Sending the Wrong Message about Weapons and Violence
  
• Careers in Peace Making and Social Change (YANO)
  
• The Military's Not Just a Job...
  
• Aviso A Los Padres de Familia
  
• Financing College Without Joining the Military
  
• Examples of Careers in Peacemaking and Social Change (English and Español)
  
• Draft Registration - Steps Young People Can Take
  
• War. Possible Draft. What You Can Do.
  
• The Poverty Draft
  
• Options for Controlling Military Recruiter Access to Secondary Schools
  
• High School Students' Rights Regarding Free Speech

Publishers:

American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
Coalition Against Militarism in Our Schools (CAMS)
Committee Opposed to Militarism and Draft (COMD)
Central Committee On Conscientious Objection (CCCO)
Project on Youth and Non-Military Opportunities (YANO)

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