The Northwest Suburban Peace & Education Project formed in the spring of 2004 and disbanded in April of 2021. We are people that live and work in the northwest suburbs. Many of us have or had children in the public schools. As parents and community members we are concerned about the role of the military in our schools.

Through our personal connections we have gained access to several local high schools. We set up a table in the commons area during the lunch periods and talk to the students about their options. Our purpose is not to talk the students out of joining the military. We are not anti-military. We simply want to make sure that our young people have thought through what they are doing. At the same time, we engage the students in discussions about what is going on in the world; the role of the United States in world affairs. We believe the strength of a democracy lies in all its citizens actively engaged in what's going on.

What you are reading is not counter-recruitment material aimed at potential military recruits. This is recruitment material aimed at a radical trans and queer audience, encouraging you to get involved with counter-recruitment

Other Queer Counter-recruitment resources:

• Learning About Counter-Recruitment With Project YANO (Youth And Non-Military Opportunities) / 2014
  https://sandiegofreepress.org/2014/11/learning-about-counter-recruitment-with-project-yano-youth-and-non-military-opportunities/
• Obama’s war on queer and trans youth / 2014
  https://antimili-youth.net/articles/2014/08/obama’s-war-queer-and-trans-youth
• A bomb dropped by a queer or trans soldier still kills / 2017
  https://queertranswarban.wordpress.com
• Queer Kinks and the Arc of Justice: Meditations on Failure, Persistence and Public Education / 2018
  https://indigo.uic.edu/articles/journal_contribution/Queer_kinks_and_the_arc_of_justice
• Recruiting Sexual and Gender Minority Veterans for Health Disparities / 2023
  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10580138/

Revised 10/13/2017

The purpose of education is to open your mind to new ideas, promote independent thought, and prepare you for a career. If your only reason for joining the military is to get money for college, it is quite likely that you will be disappointed.

Adapted from a brochure by American Friends Service Committee
Produced by National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth

September 2013 - Updated October 2023

Counter-recruitment brochure from NNOMY- 2022
Brochure is legal size with four panels in English only

Contents cover various subjects in general terms:
Covers military benefits, delayed entry program, money for college, job training, women in uniform, personal factors, war, money for college, enlistment bonuses, serving your county, and recommends peacefulcareer.org alternatives.

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Print and Cut counter-recruitment palm card good for leafleting in front of schools or for tabling.
Four QR Codes link to the following documents from activist resource sites as follows:

1. Do You Know Enough to Enlist? - American Friends Service Committee (2013)
2. The Military's Not Just a Job - War Resisters League (2023)
3. What Every Young Woman Should Know About the Military - War Resisters League (2022)
4. Thinking of Enlisting? Think Again - NNOMY - (2022)

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Version in English

"Cuando me uní, sabía que las mujeres en el ejército enfrentaban una batalla cuesta arriba, pero no entendía del todo cuán graves eran los problemas y cuán renuentes son los líderes a hacer algo al respecto. La verdad es que existe una cultura de acoso y agresión que es increíblemente dañina para todas las tropas, pero especialmente para las minorías de género". Brittany Ramos DeBarros

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Version: November 26, 2024

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Versión en español

A Brochure for Young Women Thinking About Joining the Military | 2022

"When I joined, I knew that women in the military faced an uphill battle, but I didn't fully understand how serious the issues were and how reluctant leadership is to doing anything about it.

The truth is that there's a culture of harassment and assault that is incredibly harmful to all troops, but especially to gender minorities."
Brittany Ramos DeBarros

• Research and Writing by Before Enlisting
• Production and graphic design by:
  The National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth
• Printed copies can be ordered at:
  War Resisters League - https://www.warresisters.org/store/
• PDF Available for Downloading at Link on this page

Version: June 27, 2022