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I.~EI"AP, i:AEt,iT OF THE NAVY f'J A VY P, LCFII. t ITl NG' DISTRICT Dear Shipmate, This letter is being addressed to you as a result of a unanimous resolution of the Board of Directors of Branch 136, Fleet Reserve Association. In recent meetings, the Directors and general membership have been dismayed at the state of our recruiting effort and asked that I write to you. iris no secret that recruiting young men and women for our Armed Forces is tough in the Hidwest. That has been the case for many years, but is partially offset by the high quality of the people that we do enlist. ?he tide is changing, however, in some measure due no doubt to recessionary pressures in our economy. Other more positive steps are bringing about a change. You may be aware that last year the Minnesota Legislature passed and the Governor signed a bill that "guarantees" the services co- equal basis with other representative of education and industry. The "bill" is a good one and in fact was the first such legislation in the Nation. Other states are following suit. The "bill" is~not enough, however, we also need a receptive attitude on the part of school officials to make %he law have meaning. Restricting everyone to a single visit each year may meet the letter of the law but certainly not the spirit of the law. Your Navy needs your help to get the message out loud and clear to educators in your community. 1) The Navy is an honorable option for all students to consider. 2) We are committed to helping students conti~ue.'thei~ education, not to encouraging them to drop out. 3) Our training programs produce responsible, productive citizens. Many of you know our recruiters, indeed, many of our recruiters are members of Branch 136. Please take a few minutes to review the enclose~ list of schools that we know we are having difficulties with. I am sure that the list is not complete.