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(Oops, this one posted before I wrote anything. Darn fingers. Thus, it has been edited now!)

Via Arse Poetica comes this:
Peace Corps Option for Military Recruits Sparks Concerns:

"The U.S. military, struggling to fill its voluntary ranks, is offering to allow recruits to meet part of their military obligations by serving in the Peace Corps, which has resisted any ties to the Defense Department or U.S. intelligence agencies since its founding in 1961."

I have many friends who were Peace Corps volunteers. Beyond the stories, the value offered and the personal value received, I'm worried.

Politics aside (and I have LOTS of opinions there), will Peace Corps members be safe if they are affiliated with the US military? Some places, it probably won't change. Other places -- I'm worried.

Former Peace Corps folks are a pretty strong community. I wonder how they will respond? I do believe with the internet a distributed network can rapidly solidify and respond. This is the power of the medium.

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