It's about the number we were looking for. But I can't take credit for this class. Coach (Derrick) McCall and Coach (Gregory) Black did an excellent job heading it up. They're good recruiters.
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It's extremely important for recruiters to contact every junior and senior to introduce themselves and set up an appointment to let them know what the Army has to offer them.
When Keith was getting recruited in the spring of his junior year, teams like Michigan State, Iowa, Michigan, Virginia Tech were stopping by, and one of the recruiters said, 'Palisades I've driven this 611 route at least 100 times in 20 years between Easton and CB West and I never even knew there was a school here,' ... Now that Keith brought that attention, some other kids have gotten letters (from colleges). It's opened avenues for some of the other guys.
A child's decision to join the military is very likely to land them on the field of battle in a fairly short time. It makes absolute sense that the schools have a legal and ethical obligation to ensure that parents and students can control the access that military recruiters have to children at least in their own homes.
Recruiters are looking for reasons other than themselves. So they blame the pool.
At a time when our military is trying to attract the best and the brightest of our young people, it makes no sense to bar recruiters from college campuses--especially when federal funds are used to support these schools.
The presence of American troops is fueling the insurgency in Iraq, as acknowledged by General Casey and numerous other experts, and is helping terrorist recruiters build their numbers across the globe.
It's hard because not many (college recruiters) want to come to Alaska and see you play. Most think you play eight-man football. Most think you play small schools. But we play good football. We've got good players and guys with a lot of heart.
Scouts and college recruiters realized Canada was an untapped market. We have a gold mine of athletes, lots of kids willing to work hard.
On rare occasions, research recruiters randomly call people listed in the phone book, but one problem with that is that people think it's too good to be true, so they're not interested, ... A lot of times, we can't just use the general population -- like if we're doing a survey on denture cream.
The American government shouldn't be in the business of sidestepping anti-discrimination policies. This case didn't even address the military policy keeping recruiters at bay from thousands of patriotic Americans who want to serve but can't.
Guantanamo Bay houses enemy combatants ranging from terrorist trainers and recruiters to bomb makers, would-be suicide bombers, and terrorist financiers.
We are very happy to have Tim and Derek back in our program. They are two outstanding young coaches who know what Bulldog football is all about. They are committed to the program and I'm very pleased to have them back on our campus. With their personality, communication skills and attention to detail, I expect they will be excellent recruiters and coaches.
Charlie also has an advantage when he's talking to kids, because he's won Super Bowls with his offense. Not every pro coach who comes into the colleges can say that. Now Pete Carroll surrounded himself with great recruiters and he's a great recruiter himself. His pitch was that he could get his recruits to the pros, and he's delivered. USC is not that easy of a place to recruit -- the facilities are below average, the stadium's below average, the neighborhood's below average, but he's made it look easy.
The recruiters, I think, are even more enthusiastic about it because what companies want is people who can add value, people who can contribute. And therefore they value smartness, they value good grades and a good education, but they really like that practical intelligence and that creative ability,
Universities, colleges and business schools get that information on students. He believes military recruiters should too.