Resources & Links

Legal Filings

>> Amicus Brief - Veterans for Peace, Chap. 56, Green Party of Humboldt County

>>Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief

>>Arcata Appellate Brief

>>Appeal Docketing Statement

>>Appeal to Ninth Circuit

>>Order Granting Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings

>>Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Counter-Claims

>>DOJ Reply to Cities Answer to Motion to Dismiss Counter-Claims

>>DOJ Reply in Support of Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings 

>>Department of Justice Complaint

 >>Arcata Answer to DOJ Complaint

>>Cities' Counterclaim

>>Proponents' Motion to Intervene

>>DOJ Opposition to Motion to Intervene

>>Reply to Opposition to Motion to Intervene

>>Court Order Denying Motion to Intervene

>>DOJ Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings

>>DOJ Motion to Dismiss Counterclaims

>>Arcata's Opposition to Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings

>>Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Counterclaims

>>NEW! "Military Recruiters Criminal and Abusive Activity"

An Eight Year Documented History

Recruiting and Teens

>>"Soldiers of Misfortune" - ACLU white paper on recruiting youth in the U.S.

>>Text of the "Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts"  (See Article 3)

>> Department of Defense Youth Poll - (See page 30 for high "propensity" for military service of younger teens)

>>Advice from Veterans on Military Service and Recruiting Practices - A Resource Guide For Young People Considering Enlistment - Published by Veterans for Peace, Chapter 56

>>Army Recruiter Suspended for Threatening High School Student with Jail Time - Democracy Now! Report - 8/6/08

>> NPR: Parents, Teens and Military Recruiting

>> Army Releases Autistic Teen

>> An Inside Look at the Military's Internet Recruiting War

>> America's Child Soldier Problem
by Terry Allen, In These Times, May 15, 2007

Brain Development and Teens

>>Adolescent Brain Development - Complex decision-making not mature until early 20's

>> Traumatic Brain Injury and the Military

U.S. Army Recruiting (USAREC) Publications

>> Local Marketing Program Planning and Execution
USAREC Regulation 5-3, 21 Sep 2007

>> School Recruiting Program Handbook
USAREC Pamphlet 350-13, 1 Sep 2004

>> The Recruiter Handbook
USAREC Manual 3-01, 30 Nov 2006

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