All of these resources are included in a packet for school counselors, which can be ordered by emailing info@tamewisconsin.org or calling the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice at 608-250-9240.
Suggested Guidelines for Counselors Addressing Military Options for Students
Adapted from a proposal by several Madison school counselors. Suggested policies and procedures, and a great list of reflective questions to use with students considering enlisting.
Military Recruiting Information for School Guidance Counselors
An excellent piece created by the Director of Peace Education of the Mennonite Central Committee, Titus Peachey, who is also a counselor for the GI Rights hotline. Counselor-friendly facts with backup and resources, focusing somewhat on the Delayed Enlistment Program and covering facets of the military experience that recruiters would not normally mention.
Counseling Youth About Military Service Options and Selective Service Registration: An Integral Part of Anticipatory Guidance of Adolescents
Carl E. Stafstrom, Pediatric Neurologist, 2007; Pediatrics This article stresses the importance of the physician's role in discussing military service and alternatives, the laws regarding registration with the Selective Service System, and the medical and psychological effects of war. Good information for anyone in a mentoring position.
- If your school does not provide a form for students to opt out of contact lists the school sends to military recruiters, here is one you can use or modify. The NCLB Act requires schools to notify parents of this option.
ASVAB Testing Q&A - info for students and educators about the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery & how it is used.
Help for students making a decision about the military - information the recruiter may not provide:
Video - Before You Enlist (14 minutes)
This video by AFSC features veterans and former military recruiters telling what really happens during the recruiting process and after. The DVD is included in the packet, or you can watch it online at www.beforeyouenlist.org.
Dou You Know Enough to Enlist? - color brochure provided by AFSC included in packet (this link just shows the B&W version). Also available in Spanish.
Questions For Recruiters: with the answers they should be giving you. Card included in packet.
Your Health and the Military
Download PDF - 8-1/2 x 14", 2 sided for folding
What Every Girl Should Know About the U.S. Military
Color brochure with testimonials by women veterans. (Download PDF)
Further Resources About Recruiting and the Military
Movies, videos and web sites, and the text of the disclaimer in the military contract.
See the Students page for a variety of non-military options: employment, job training, school funding, apprenticeships, civilian service and more.