Tag: STEM programs

  • Drones Are a Military Recruiting Issue

    Drones Are a Military Recruiting Issue

    Seth Kershner - Over the past several years, activists have fought against the use of unmanned aircraft (commonly called “drones”) to carry out targeted killings in the war on terror. Anti-drone activists have aimed their protests at a number of different targets. They have condemned university research on drone technology (e.g., at Johns Hopkins), held spirited public demonstrations at launch si ...

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    STEM programs | Drones | Army’s Mobile Exhibit Command (MEC) | Army's Adventure Van | Army STEM Experience | Seth Kershner | militarization of youth | militarization of schools
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  • Education Alert: Military Teaches Our Kids

    Education Alert: Military Teaches Our Kids

    There’s a saying in the Army recruiting community: “First to contact, first to contract.” In the United States, you have to be at least 17 years old to enlist in the armed forces. But, according to t ...

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    The Army STEM Experience | eCybermission | Army Educational Outreach Program | AEOP | STEM programs | militarism in K-12 schools | Seth Kershner
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