Former Marine recruiter laments career, blasts military [View All]

[Rose Siding]

SPRINGFIELD — Former Marine Sgt. James Massey spent eight years talking high school kids into joining the military. Now he is trying to talk them out of it.
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The Texas native told about 80 students that his heart was changed when he saw the U.S. military slaughtering Iraqi civilians during his 2003 deployment to the country.

Before that deployment, Massey worked for eight years as a Marine recruiter, trying to meet his monthly quota. He said he frequently urged recruits to hide prior drug use, medical conditions or criminal records.

"I lied, I cheated, I begged, I borrowed and I stole," he said. "I did anything to find my quota, to get bodies in the Marine Corps."
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One senior who plans to join the Marines after graduation this year found a number of Massey's points offensive.

"Why do you object to what they are doing, but have no problem taking $1,300 a month of taxpayer money?" asked Andrew Kesek, 18, of Springfield.

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