Maitiro eku Counter Recruitment uye De-Militarize Zvikoro

Vanyoreri vemauto eUS vari kudzidzisa mumakirasi ezvikoro zveveruzhinji, vachiita mharidzo kuchikoro mazuva ebasa, kurongeka neJROTC zvikamu muzvikoro zvepamusoro uye zvikoro zvepakati, kuzvipira sevadzidzisi vemitambo uye vadzidzisi uye shamwari dzemasikati muzvikoro zvepamusoro, zvepakati, uye zvepuraimari, vachiratidzira muhumvees ne $ 9,000 stereos, vachiunza vana-giredhi yechishanu kune zvigadziko zvehondo zvemaoko-pasayenzi. dzidziso, uye kazhinji kutevera izvo zvavanodaidza kuti "kupinzwa kwemusika kwese" uye "muridzi wechikoro."

asi counter-recruiters muUnited States yose vari kuita mharidzo dzavo pachavo muzvikoro, vachigovera ruzivo rwavo pachavo, kutora zviteshi zvekunyoresa, uye kushanda kuburikidza nematare nematare emitemo kuderedza kupinda kwemauto kuvadzidzi uye kudzivirira kuongororwa kwemauto kana kugoverana kwemigumisiro yekuedza nemauto asina vadzidzi. 'mvumo. Uku kurwira mwoyo nepfungwa kwakava nebudiriro huru uye kunogona kupararira kana vakawanda vakatevedzera muenzaniso wevanopinza basa.

Bhuku idzva rakanyorwa naScott Harding naSeth Kershner rakadanwa Counter-Recruitment uye Mushandirapamwe weKuderedza Zvikoro Zveruzhinji inoongorora yazvino yekupikisa-kupinza basa, nhoroondo yayo, uye ramangwana rayo rinogoneka. Inosanganisirwa siyana zvakati wandei zvemazano. Zvakawanda zvinosanganisira kutaurirana kwemunhu mumwe chete nevanogona kutora basa.

"Unoda mafirework?" murwi wehondo ichangoburwa paIraq anogona kubvunza mudzidzi mune imwe nzvimbo yekudyira yechikoro chesekondari. "Ehe!" Zvakanaka, anopindura Hart Viges, “hauzodaro kana wadzoka kubva kuhondo.”

“Ndakataura nouyu mwana mumwe chete,” anoyeuka kudaro murwi wehondo yeVietnam John Henry, “uye ndakati, ‘Pane mumwe munhu womumhuri menyu akambopinda muchiuto here?’ Akati, 'Sekuru vangu.'

“Uye takataura nezvake, nezvekupfupika kwake uye aive gonzo muVietnam, uye ini ndikati, 'O, anokuudza chii nezvehondo?'

“'Kuti achiri kurota zvinotyisa.'

“Uye ndakati, 'Uye muri kuenda mubazi ripi reshumiro?'

"'Mauto.'

“'Uye uchasarudza unyanzvi hupi?'

“'Aa, ndichaenda kumauto etsoka.'

“Munoziva … sekuru vako vari kukuudza kuti vachiri kurota zvinotyisa uye zvakaitika makore makumi mana apfuura. Ave nemakore makumi mana achirota zvinotyisa. Unoda kurota zvinotyisa kwemakore makumi mana here?

Pfungwa dzinoshandurwa. Hupenyu hwevadiki hunoponeswa - avo vevana vasina kunyoresa, kana vanodzokera kunze nguva isati yakwana, uye pamwe nehupenyu hwavangadai vakaita kuti hupere dai vakapinda mu "sevhisi."

Iri rudzi rwekupikisa-kutora basa rinogona kuva nemubhadharo unokurumidza. Anodaro Barbara Harris, akarongawo kuratidzira kuNBC kwakatsigira ichi chikumbiro uye ndakawana chirongwa chepro-war kubva pamhepo, “Mhinduro dzandinogamuchira kubva [kuvabereki] dzinofadza zvikuru nekuti [apo] pandinotaura kumubereki uye ndinoona mabatsiriro andakaita neimwe nzira, ndinonzwa kukomborerwa zvikuru. .”

Rimwe basa rekupikisa-recruitment rinogona kutora nguva yakati rebei uye rive rishoma pachedu asi richikanganisa huwandu hukuru hwehupenyu. Vamwe 10% kusvika 15% yevanotora vanoenda kumauto kuburikidza neASVAB bvunzo, iyo inoitwa mune mamwe matunhu echikoro, dzimwe nguva inodiwa, dzimwe nguva pasina kuzivisa vadzidzi kana vabereki kuti ndeyemauto, dzimwe nguva nemhedzisiro izere kuenda kumauto. pasina mvumo kubva kuvadzidzi kana vabereki. Huwandu hwematunhu uye matunhu ezvikoro anoshandisa nekushandisa zvisina kunaka ASVAB ari kuderera nekuda kwebasa revanopikisa-vanopinza mukupasa mutemo nekuchinja mutemo.

Tsika dzeUS dzine mauto akanyanya, zvakadaro, zvekuti kana pasina vanotora kana vanopikisa vadzidzisi vane vavariro yakanaka uye vanopa mazano vanosimudzira mauto kuvadzidzi vasina kufunga. Zvimwe zvikoro zvinonyoresa vadzidzi vese muJROTC. Vamwe vanachipangamazano vanokurudzira vadzidzi kuti vatsive JROTC yekirasi yekurovedza muviri. Kunyange vadzidzisi veKindergarten vachakoka mune yunifomu nhengo dzemauto kana kukurudzira mauto vasina kukurudzirwa mumigove yavo yechikoro. Vadzidzisi venhoroondo vacharatidza mifananidzo yePearl Harbor paZuva rePearl Harbor uye votaura mukukudza mazwi echiuto pasina chikonzero chekuonana zvakananga kubva kumahofisi ekutora vanhu. Ini ndinoyeuchidzwa nezve zvakataurwa neStarbucks paakabvunzwa kuti sei yaive nechitoro chekofi pamusasa wekutambudza / werufu muGuantanamo. Starbucks yakataura kuti kusasarudza kusaita chirevo chezvematongerwo enyika. Kusarudza kuita kudaro kwaingova mufambiro wakajairika.

Chimwe chezvinoita kuti kuvepo kwemauto muzvikoro bhajeti remabhiriyoni emadhora evanotora mauto uye mamwe masimba asina kunaka ekuita basa. Semuenzaniso, kana chirongwa cheJROTC chichityisidzirwa, varairidzi vanogona urongwa vadzidzi (kana kuti vana vaimbozivikanwa savadzidzi) kuti vauye uye vapupurire pamusangano webhodhi rechikoro vachifarira kuchengetedza chirongwa.

Zvizhinji zvinoita kuti basa rekupinza basa rishande muzvikoro zvedu, zvisinei, isimba rakasiyana - simba rekunyepa uye kubva nazvo zvisina kupikiswa. Segwaro reHarding naKershner, vanotora basa vanogara vachinyengedza vadzidzi nezvenguva yavanenge vachiita kuti vave muchiuto, mukana wekuchinja pfungwa dzavo, kugona free college semubairo, kuvapo kwekudzidziswa basa rechiuto, uye njodzi dzinobatanidzwa mukujoinha chiuto.

Nzanga yedu yave yakakomba zvikuru pakunyevera pwere pamusoro pechengeteko muvatano, kutyaira, kunwa, zvinodhaka, mitambo, uye mamwe mabasa. Kana zvasvika pakujoinha muchiuto, zvisinei, ongororo yevadzidzi yakaona kuti hapana kana mumwe wavo akaudzwa chero chinhu nezvenjodzi kwavari - chekutanga uye chepamusoro. kuzvisungirira. Ivo zvakare, sekunongedza kwaHarding naKershner, vakaudzwa zvakawanda nezvehugamba, hapana nezve kunetsa. Ndingawedzera kuti havaudzwe nezvedzimwe nzira dzehugamba kunze kwechiuto. Ini ndinowedzera kuti ivo havataurirwe chinhu nezve avo vasiri vekuUS vakabatwa nehondo vanonyanya kuurayiwa nedivi rimwe revanhu, kana nezvekukuvara kwetsika uye PTSD inogona kutevera. Uye zvechokwadi, havatauri chinhu nezvemamwe mabasa emabasa.

Kureva kuti havaudzwe chimwe chezvinhu izvi nevanopinza basa. Vanoudzwa vamwe vavo nema counter-recruiters. Harding naKershner vanotaura nezveAmeriCorps uye Guta Gore sedzimwe nzira dzechiuto idzo vanopikisa dzimwe nguva vanozivisa vadzidzi nezvazvo. Kutanga kweimwe nzira yebasa kunowanikwa nevamwe vadzidzi vanosaina sevanopikisa-vatori vanoshanda kubatsira kutungamira vezera ravo kubva kumauto. Zvidzidzo zvinowana kuti vechidiki vanoita zvekuratidzira muchikoro vanotambura kushomeka kushoma, vanoisa zvinangwa zveshungu, uye vanovandudza dzidzo.

Kutorwa kwemauto kunokwira kana hupfumi hwaderera, uye hunodonha kana nhau dzehondo dzazvino dzichiwedzera. Vaya vakatorwa kazhinji kuva mari yakaderera yemhuri, vabereki vasina kudzidza, uye kukura kwemhuri. Zvinoita senge zvinogoneka kwandiri kuti kuhwina kwemutemo kupikisa-kupinza basa kwakakura kupfuura chero shanduko yekuyedza ASVAB kana kuwana nzvimbo dzekudyira dzechikoro kungave kweUnited States kujoina nyika idzo dzinoita koreji kusununguka. Sezvineiwo, wezvematongerwo enyika ane mukurumbira anosimudzira pfungwa iyoyo, Senator Bernie Sanders, anoramba kutaura kuti achabhadhara chero chezvirongwa zvake nekucheka mauto, zvichireva kuti anofanira kunetseka kukwira nekushevedzera kwerudo kwekuti “Usakwidza mitero yangu! (kunyangwe apo 99% yevanhu vaisazoona zvikwama zvavo zvichiderera zvachose pasi pezvirongwa zvake).

Koreji yemahara yaizopwanya zvachose kutorwa kwechiuto. Chokwadi ichi chinotsanangura kupikiswa kwezvematongerwo enyika kukoreji yemahara? Handizive. Asi ini ndinogona kufungidzira pakati pemhinduro dzingangoitwa nemauto kusundidzira kukuru kuita mugari mubairo kune vanobva kune dzimwe nyika vanopinda muchiuto, mabhonasi epamusoro uye epamusoro ekusaina, kushandiswa kwakanyanya kwemamercenaries zvese zvekune dzimwe nyika nekumba, kuvimba zvakanyanya nemadrones nemamwe marobhoti, uye kuramba kwakawanda kubata kwemauto evamiriri vekunze, asi zvakare kungangoita kusada kukuru kutanga uye kuwedzera nekuenderera mberi nehondo.

Uye ndiwo mubairo watiri kutevera, handiti? Mhuri yakaputika muMiddle East yakangofa, yakakuvadzwa, yakakuvadzwa, uye isina pokugara pasinei nokuti vapari vemhosva vari pedyo kana kuti kure, mumhepo kana kuti pachiteshi chekombiyuta, vakaberekerwa muUnited States kana kuti pachitsuwa chePacific, handiti? Vazhinji vanopikisa-vanotora vandinoziva vanobvumirana nazvo 100%. Asi vanotenda, uye nechikonzero chakanaka, kuti basa rekupikisa-kupinza basa rinodzosera kumashure kugadzira hondo.

Nekudaro, zvimwe zvinonetsa zvinopindawo, zvinosanganisira chishuwo chekudzivirira vamwe vadzidzi, uye chishuwo chekumisa kusaenzana kwerudzi kana kirasi yekupinza basa iyo dzimwe nguva inotarisa zvakanyanya pazvikoro zvevarombo kana kunyanya rudzi. Matare eparamende anga achizeza kurambidza kupinza vanhu basa vakazviita pazvakakurukurwa senyaya yokusaenzana kwemarudzi kana kuti mapoka.

Vazhinji vanopinza basa, Harding naKershner vanoshuma, "vaive vakangwarira kutaura kuti mauto anoita chinangwa chiri pamutemo munharaunda uye ibasa rinoremekedzeka." Muchikamu, ndinofunga kutaura kwakadai izano - ingave yakachenjera kana kwete - inotenda kushorwa kwakananga kuhondo kunovhara mikova uye kupa simba vadzivisi, asi kutaura nezve "kuvanzika kwevadzidzi” ichabvumira vanhu vanopikisa hondo kuti vasvike kuvadzidzi nemashoko avo. Asi, hongu, kutaura kuti mauto chinhu chakanaka asi uchiodza mwoyo vana veko kuti vasajoinhe pane kunhuwa kweNIMBYism: Tora chikafu chako che cannon, kwete MuBack Yangu Yadhi.

Vamwe, kunyangwe zvisiri zvese, uye ndinofungidzira kuti idiki diki revanotora-vanotora vanotoita nyaya vachipokana nedzimwe mhando dzekuratidzira runyararo. Vanotsanangura zvavanoita se "chaizvoizvo kuita chimwe chinhu," kusiyana nekufamba pamisangano kana kugara muCongressing offices, nezvimwewo. Ndichavapa kuti ruzivo rwangu rwakanyanya. Ndinoita nhaurirano dzenhau. Ndinonyanya kuenda kumarally akandikoka kuti nditaure. Ini ndinobhadharwa kuita online antiwar kuronga. Ndinoronga makonferensi. Ini ndinonyora zvinyorwa uye op-eds nemabhuku. Ndine pfungwa ye "kuita chimwe chinhu" icho pamwe vanhu vazhinji vanopinda chiitiko kana kubvunza mibvunzo kubva kune vateereri kana kusaina chikumbiro chepamhepo havaite. Ndinofungidzira kuti vanhu vazhinji vanowana kutaura kwevadzidzi kubva kumucheto kunogutsa zvakanyanya pane kusungwa pamberi peiyo drone base, kunyangwe vanhu vazhinji vakanaka vanoita zvese zviri zviviri.

Asi pane, mumaonero angu, ongororo yakarasika mukuona kwevamwe vanopikisa-vanotora vanobata kuti kutora bvunzo kubva muzvikoro ichokwadi, kongiri, uye zvine musoro, uku kuzadza National Mall nemabhana ehondo hazvibatsiri. Muna 2013 chikumbiro chekubhomba Syria chairatidzika kunge chiripo, asi nhengo dzeCongress dzakatanga kunetsekana nekuve mukomana akavhotera imwe Iraq. (Zviri kushanda sei kuna Hillary Clinton?) Vakanga vasiri vatori vechikamu vakaita kuti Iraq ivhote bheji renyadzi uye kuparadzwa kwezvematongerwo enyika. Uye kwaisave kusvitsa kuvadzidzi vakatsigira chibvumirano chenyukireya cheIran gore rapfuura.

Kukamukana pakati pemhando dzekuratidzira runyararo kune hupenzi. Vanhu vakaunzwa mubasa rekupikisa-kunyoresa pamisangano mikuru, uye vadzidzi vakasvikirwa nevanopikisa vakazoronga kuratidzira kukuru. Kutsvaga kunosanganisira zvakaoma kuyera zvinhu zvakadai Super Bowl inobhururuka-pamusoro uye yevhidhiyo. Ndizvo zvinogona kupikisa-kupinza basa. Ose ari maviri ekupikisa-kutora uye mamwe marudzi ekuratidzira runyararo anoramba uye anoyerera nehondo, mishumo yenhau, uye kudyidzana. Ndinoda kuona vaviri ava vachibatanidzwa kuita misangano mikuru pazviteshi zvekutora vanhu. Harding naKershner vanopa muenzaniso mumwe weanopinza basa achikurudzira kuti imwe rally yakadaro yakagadzira kushorwa kutsva kwebasa rake, asi ndingashamisika kana ikasakuvadza kupinza basa. Vanyori vanopa mimwe mienzaniso yekuratidzira kwakanyatso kushambadzwa kumahofisi ekupinza vanhu basa kwave nemhedzisiro yekuderedza kutorwa kwevanhu ikoko.

Chokwadi ndechekuti hapana nzira yekupikisa mauto sezvayaimbova. Harding naKershner vanodudza mienzaniso inokatyamadza yemaitiro akajairwa ekupikisa-kutora basa muma1970, payaive nerutsigiro rweNational Organisation for Women neCongressional Black Caucus, uye apo vadzidzi vane mukurumbira vakakurudzira pachena vanachipangamazano kuti vatore basa.

Bato rakasimba rekurwisana nehondo, ndinotenda, raizobatanidza masimba ekupikisa-kupinza vanhu basa neaya ekukurudzira, kuratidzira, kuramba, kudzidzisa, kunyura, kushambadzira, nezvimwewo. Zvingave zvakangwarira kuvaka kuramba kupinza vanhu basa uchidzidzisa veruzhinji nezveimwe- kudivi rehondo dzeUS, zvichipokana nepfungwa yekuti chikamu chikuru chekukuvara kunoitwa kune anorova. Kana Harding naKershner vachishandisa mutsara mubhuku ravo "Pasina hondo inopisa" kutsanangura zuva ranhasi, vanhu vanouraiwa nezvombo zveUS muAfghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, Palestine, nezvimwe. ., kuita here?

Tinoda zano rinoshandisa hunyanzvi hwemarudzi ese emuratidziri uye rinonangidzira muchina wemauto pese pazvingaite kushaya simba, asi zano rinofanirwa kuve rekumisa kuuraya, zvisinei kuti ndiani anozviita, uye zvisinei kana munhu wese anozviita anopona. .

Uri kutsvaga nzira yekubatsira? Ndinokurudzira mienzaniso mu Counter-Recruitment uye Mushandirapamwe weKuderedza Zvikoro Zveruzhinji. Enda uite saizvozvo.

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