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"People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society."
- Vince Lombardi

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. Watch it on YouTube (also available on DVD).

Questions For Recruiters: 5x7 PDF or resize to 8-1/2 x 11 - with the answers they should be giving you

Ten Points to Consider Before You Sign a Military Enlistment Agreement (8.5”x11” flyer)
English
Spanish
Do You Know Enough to Enlist?
English
Spanish
The Poverty Draft
English only
(created by the National Youth and Militarism Program of the American Friends Service Committee)

Advice to Those Considering Enlistment (Download PDF)
The Military’s Not Just a Job...It’s 8 Years of Your Life English
Spanish
Delayed Entry Program (Download PDF)
Should I Register for the Draft? (Download PDF)
(publications of the Center on Conscience and War - see their web site for information on conscientious objection)

RECRUITING, THE ENLISTMENT CONTRACT AND YOU: The Facts • Your Rights (Download PDF)
(created by Citizen Soldier)

Important Questions Parents Should Be Asking
Download PDF - 8-1/2 x 11", 2 pages
(created by TAME)

Your Health and the Military
Download PDF - 8-1/2 x 14", 2 pages
Download PDF - 8-1/2 x 14", 2 sided for folding
(created by TAME)

Deployment Health Guide: Iraq (Download PDF)
(created by the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion & Preventive Medicine)
Deployment Health Guides for other countries.

What Every Girl Should Know About the U.S. Military (Download PDF)