List of possible sources for college financial aid, including national sources and some specific to California.
Latest revision: Sep 2024
Straight talk from soldiers, veterans and their family members tells what is missing from the sales pitches presented by recruiters and the military's marketing efforts.
Project YANO's video of students sharing their personal goals and talking about the pressure they feel from military recruiters. [Aug 25, 2016]
Getting out of the Delayed Entry Program
Instructions for getting a DEP enlistment canceled (see Spanish version below).
Latest revision: Jun 2025
Half-page bilingual form explaining how to opt out when high schools release student information to recruiters. Updated following change in law (2015) that requires the signature of a parent or guardian to opt out a student who is younger than age 18.
Explains conscientious objection and reasons why school guidance offices should provide students with CO information; questionnaire to help students explore whether their beliefs might conflict with enlisting or being drafted.
Print size: 8½ x 11 (double-sided)
Questions to ask counselors to learn about military aptitude testing at a school; helpful in preparing a campaign against the ASVAB.
Print size: 8½ x 11 (double-sided)
A flier distributed to San Diego teacher union members during a successful strike in 1996. While almost all other teachers respected the picket lines, all 21 of the district's JROTC instructors crossed them. Note that JROTC textbook quotes on the flier are from books that have since been revised and may not contain the same text.
Print Size: 8½ x 11
Uses personnel budget from one school to illustrate how JROTC can cost more than other educational programs.
