Counterrecruiters, get ready to protest... yeah, right!

I doubt those crybabies whiners cowards er... uh... Americans exercising their right to turn their back on refuse to serve the country in which they have that right will be calling the airlines and packing their "Make Love Not War" signs in order to protest the opening of this recruiting center:

ANA* opens recruiting center in historic Panjshir Valley
Story and photo by Master Sgt. D. Keith Johnson, Office of Military Cooperation-Afghanistan, PAO
(Linked to 10 Apr 05 edition of Freedom Watch Magazine, PDF version)

The NAVC opening ceremony was attended by several Afghan National Army officers, Coalition leaders, and local elders and mullahs.

Speaking at the ceremony were Panjshir Provincial Governor Mohammad Wasil; U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John Brennan, chief of the Office of Military Cooperation - Afghanistan; ANA Maj. Gen Aziz Rahman, commander of the ANA Recruiting Command; and ANA Brig. Gen. Mohammad Amin, chief of the Religious and Cultural Affairs department of the Ministry of Defense.

Wasil noted that the opening of the NAVC corresponded with the start of spring, and also with the history of the valley. "I hope, as we set the example during the holy fight against the Russian invasion and during the resistance against the Taliban, that the Panjshir NAVC will set another example in the recruiting process among the NAVCs in the country," he said.

NAVCs are planned for each of Afghanistan's 34 provinces. The Panjshir NAVC is the 27th center now open for recruiting. Recruits for the ANA are brought into the NAVC until they are transported to the Kabul Military Training Center where they will be assigned to a kandak (battalion). At KMTC, the soldiers attend basic training for six weeks, followed by six additional weeks of advanced training. The kandak will then be assigned to one of the five regional commands throughout the country.
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"I hope, as the brave people of this historic valley earned honor during times of war," said Amin, "that you will fully participate in the ANA and, alongside of your brothers, take part in the security of Afghanistan."

Wow, what a novel concept: participate in the Armed Forces of your country in order maintain security. Hmm... where have I heard that before?

Now, I understand that this is a DoD publication, so there probably won't be any coverage of any protests that may have occurred during the opening of this recruiting office. I can't find any links through Google to any recruiting protests in Afghanistan, but maybe I'm not using the right search words. However, I doubt that there was any protesting.

Of course, the Afghani culture is probably a bit more "militaristic" than the American. But then, they have been fighting for more than 20 years there. The last battle on American soil was in 1865, unless you count the surprise attacks at Pearl Harbor or 9/11.

I do.

Technorati Tag: Military
*ANA = Afghan National Army

(Let the fireworks fly!)

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