Army Recruiter Says Not to Hold Recruiters Responsible for Lying Soliders Into War

I called one of the Army Recruiters in Houston at (281) 209-1680 looking for the Greenspoint number. The gentleman gave me the number (281) 872-1084 which seems to be a fax number (send a fax!).

I asked him if a recruiter lied to a potential solder who dies if he considered that manslaughter. He said no because there's no guarantee you will go to Iraq or overseas. He said, if you join the Army and then are stationed in Colorado and you get in a car accident there and die, is it the Army's fault? (If you lie and someone dies, you've committed a crime.)

I said, the probability of going to Iraq and the probability of dying in Iraq greatly increases when you join the Army. If a recruiter lies to a potential soldier, in terms of an actuary, your chance of death or disability just dramatically increased.

I asked him point blank if he thought it was ok to lie to a recruit which he said, "No not all". However, he doesn't seem to think that Sgt. Marquette, Sgt. Kelt and any other recruiter should be held accountable for lying people into war.

Here's the full audiotape of a disturbing conversation with Sgt. Glenn Marquette.

RECRUIT: "I want out!"
RECRUIT: "Is there a way out?"
MARQUETTE: "No, there's not a way out!"
RECRUIT: "There's no way out?"
MARQUETTE: "No."