Good point Guest. If I'm not mistaken the US army generally targets poor areas when recruiting. It's all very well to pay for someone's college, but it's an almost Faustian pact considering they'll soon be repaying the loan with blood sweat and tears. Mike Moore targetted Senators and congressmen to aks them why their kids weren't out in Iraq and their response (unless he edited the 'good' ones, as anything's possible) was to smile at him as though he were half-witted.