Many of these soldiers no longer live in the state. Most of the soldiers you recruit can t provide leads. The addresses that are good were split up among members of my command for phone follow-up. About 40 percent of the names have phone numbers. Some are good and some are bad.
Many calls have to be made to directory assistance to find listed numbers.
We attracted 20 soldiers from these lists as of September. Veterans Organizations Rationale. In rural Iowa, soldiers go to the American Legion or the VFW after drill. The VFW Fish Fry is the place to be on Friday nights in small town America. Government veterans organizations help soldiers with benefits.