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Samantha Christiansen, of the Students for Social Justice said, "The point is not to be anti-military with this action. The point is to get the truth to people who are about to make a life changing decision."

"Money for military recruitment has increased while at the same time money for education is becoming increasingly scarce. Military recruiters are taking advantage of this situation and making false promises of a better future with the military", Ms. Christiansen said.

Marches will gather on the corner of Galley and Academy at noon Saturday, April 30, and march to the Citadel Recruitment Center.

Kelly Dougherty, former MP with the Colorado National Guard, and founder of Iraq Veterans Against the War said, "The way military recruiters attract students is by saying 'join us and we'll pay your college tuition.' Yet look at me, I have thousands of dollars in student loans. Things are working out very different from what I was told."

The US military spends over $2.5 Billion each year to recruit low income youth with commercials, video games, and slick brochures. Even though Africa Americans make up 12.4% of the population, they represent 29.8% of the Army.

Section 9528 of the No Child Left Behind law requires schools to give the names, addresses, and phone numbers of students to military recruiters. Understanding the military enlistment contract is very difficult and the truth is often hidden from students.

33% join the military to get the GI Bill for college, but 57% of those get NO money, and another 23% only get half of what was promised.