US DOD's Expansion of Indoctrination Programs in Public Schools

The New York Times has the story on how the U.S. military and conservative ideologues have teamed up to expand the black and brown stream of cannon-fodder-ready enlistees for the next U. S. military adventure. A clip:

. . . critics have long contended that the program’s militaristic discipline emphasizes obedience over independence and critical thinking. The program’s textbooks, The Times found, at times falsify or downplay the failings of the U.S. government. And the program’s heavy concentration in schools with low-income and nonwhite students, some opponents said, helps propel such students into the military instead of encouraging other routes to college or jobs in the civilian economy.