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**Dfvgthyju** · 01-25-2007, 03:53 PM

I'm wondering exactly what they will do to make the Civilian Reserve Corps worthwhile to join....

From a potential recruit's standpoint I would have to weigh the Pros and Cons of enlisting:

PROs
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+ Surely they would pay enlistees (although the Gov't won't be able to compete with what people could earn with corporate wages)
+ You would get a sense of satisfaction serving your country
+ You would help foreign people get "back on their feet" (if you care about that kind of thing)
+ .... that's pretty much it.

CONs
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- You would almost certainly be deployed into a Warzone
- You would be at risk (especially as a non-arab) of being a target for terrorist kidnapping / hostage taking. Many contractors and charity workers already experienced this fate.
- You would receive little, if any military training and likely not be armed. So you would be truly defenseless as a single person and would have to depend completly on the security situation around you.
- You would likely be on an open-ended tour of duty much the same as any military branch currently in service.

So I'm sure that there are more pros and cons to consider, but overall, it looks like a raw deal to me. Who in the world are they going to get as recruits? This just doesn't jive with intelligent, logical people given the current state of world affairs.

01-25-2007, 03:53 PM	#12
Dfvgthyju Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 548 Senior Member	I'm wondering exactly what they will do to make the Civilian Reserve Corps worthwhile to join.... From a potential recruit's standpoint I would have to weigh the Pros and Cons of enlisting: PROs ==== + Surely they would pay enlistees (although the Gov't won't be able to compete with what people could earn with corporate wages) + You would get a sense of satisfaction serving your country + You would help foreign people get "back on their feet" (if you care about that kind of thing) + .... that's pretty much it. CONs ==== - You would almost certainly be deployed into a Warzone - You would be at risk (especially as a non-arab) of being a target for terrorist kidnapping / hostage taking. Many contractors and charity workers already experienced this fate. - You would receive little, if any military training and likely not be armed. So you would be truly defenseless as a single person and would have to depend completly on the security situation around you. - You would likely be on an open-ended tour of duty much the same as any military branch currently in service. So I'm sure that there are more pros and cons to consider, but overall, it looks like a raw deal to me. Who in the world are they going to get as recruits? This just doesn't jive with intelligent, logical people given the current state of world affairs.
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