Military Recruitment Project

The NYCLU's Project on Military Recruitment and Students' Rights seeks to give students, families, educators, and advocates the tools to defend their rights against overly-aggressive military recruiting.

The military has launched an aggressive campaign to recruit students to fill the ranks of the armed services. And since some recent laws have gone into effect, many educators, students and parents have complained that recruiters are using heavy-handed tactics to harass students, violate students' privacy rights, and target poor students and students of color.

Students and parents have the right to keep their personal information private from the military, not be harassed by overly aggressive recruiters and to report abuses if they happen. This site is intended to provide resources for students, parents and teachers who want to exercise those rights.

• No Child Left Unrecruited?
• JAMRS Database
• Letters on Recruiting and Rights
• Military Manuals
• ASVAB
• Human Rights and Recruitment
• New York City Military Recruitment Policy

For Students

• Opt Out: Protect Your Rights!
• Beyond Opt Out: Take Action
• Change Your School: Model Policy
• Rights of Student Groups
• Rights of Private School Students
• Alternatives
• Military Myths
• Information for Educators
• Report a Violation
• College Student Military Recruitment FAQ

Advocacy

• Students or Solders? Coalition
• The Law on Access to Schools

Resources

• News Items and Releases
• Links and Other Resources