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Parents, Teens and Military Recruiting

Published July 4, 2005 at 10:00 PM MDT

Historically, military recruiters have been most successful attracting students right out of high school. But recruiting of teens can create conflict with parents worried about the risks of a military career in wartime.

Guests:

David Slotwinski, former Army Recruiting Commands Chief of Staff; former commander of the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command; president of Dynamic Leadership Solutions Group in Olympia, Wash.

Amy Hegopian, co-president of the Garfield High School PTSA in Seattle; a professor of public health at the University of Washington

Barbara Blackburn, school counselor at Greenbriar East High School in Lewisburg, W. Va.