~THE RECRUITERS' LAMENT~

Make those phone calls,

get them in ~

We're far behind,

dear gentlemen!

Do what you have to,

do whatever you must

get those Recruits -

forget about trust.

Hound those people

night and day

Get them to say "yes"

any old way!

Talk to those students

after class

If you don't sign them

we'll have YOUR ass!

Have a breakdown;

we don't care

pick up those kids

from anywhere.......

[Sir, this is not

the Real Army.

What is that

you're telling me?!

I don't want to hear

that stuff again

Get me some women

and get me some men.]

If you scratch a Recruiter

down to the bone,

you'll see he's caffeine crazed

and rarely home ~

A person who once

believed in service

and now is shaky

because he's nervous.

And when there's trouble

in the Recruiter's Office?

Get rid of the guy

who caused the fuss.....

Just blame the Recruiters

for everything

[Subject them to more

intense training.]

It doesn't matter

how well they're trained

if a kid's mom and dad

don't want him maimed ......

If they won't sign the papers

for him to enlist.....

what's a recruiter to do?

Shake his fist?

If people are worried

about their children dying,

what else can a recruiter do,

other than lying?

They know their job

and they'd do it well

if the higher ups

wouldn't give them Hell.

"How To Win Friends

and Influence People" -

would be a perfect book;

Maybe the officers

could take a look

and get some ideas

about "motivation"

so things would be better

at the Recruiting Station

It isn't more training

that they need.

It's a little more sleep

and some family time

Time to regroup

and relax the mind.....

A little encouragement

wouldn't hurt

Instead of criticism

with every word.

So, don't blame the recruiters

for so many wrongs

Look higher up the chain;

That's where the blame belongs.

© Christina 5-05

HERE'S TO THE RECRUITERS

'Paint It Black' background sequence by Larry Soprano and Mike Doyle