Counter Recruitment at UCSC Graduate Student Career Fair

There was one recruiter for the US Army present at the Career Fair from 11 - 1:30 pm. The Career Fair last from 11 - 3 pm. He was not in uniform. He passed out Army trinkets and a flyer that said:

Medical School Scholarships
Available!!!!!

The Army's Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) provides:

100% Tuition, Books and Fees
$1,605.00 Per Month Stipend
Commission as an Army Officer

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For more information about Army Medical
Scholarships please call:

SFC W. Keith Smithson
U.S. Army Health Care Team
(877) 719-7886

E-mail: william.smithson@usarec.army.mil

This is what the business card said:

W. Keith Smithson
Sergeant First Class
United states Army

Station Commander
US Army Health Care Recruiting Station
1300 Oliver Rd, Ste 320
Fairfield, CA 94534
healthcare.goarmy.com

William.Smithson@usarec.army.mil
707-429-0746
Fax: 707-429-0426
Cell: 1-877-719-7886

1-800-USA-ARMY

Other items given out were glossy magazines called "Army Medical Corps" and "Army Health Professions Scholarship Program," a fancy pen that says, "An Army Of One - 1-800-USA-ARMY - GOARMY.COM" and even a mouse pad that says the same as the pen.

"The Army Medical Team" serves with distinction where ever the military is. Our missions run the entire range from front line medical treatment, evacuation and support to humanitarian relief around the world to disaster and public service missions within our own borders.

Military Medical Personnel are covered under the Geneva Convention (which our enemies ignore), this provides very clear guide lines on what we can and cannot do related to armed conflict.

Whoever wrote this pamphlet really needs to educate themselves on the Armies Medical Department. Not to mention that anyone who joins the military with the assumption that they will never see combat is desperately mistaken.

Combat Medics "Service Above Self"