any takers?

This truly is just downright disheartening. Really.

I just got a call on my cell phone from a local number I didn't recognize, and because my cell phone is my only phone I do occasionally get marketing calls, so I ignored it. Upon receiving a voicemail, I promptly checked it out.

The somewhat downtrodden voice with which I was presented belonged to one PFC Richard Boris from the United States Army. He was calling because he had received information that I may be interested in joining the U.S. Army or the U.S. Army Reserve, and if it was true I should give him a call back (at a number at odds with the one on which he was calling me).

Is this really what we've come to? Is the United States Armed Forces really cold-calling cell phones looking for people to sign up for a war the majority of the country (to say nothing about the rest of the world) disagrees with?

Yes (if you hadn't yet guessed). Yes they are. How do I know this? Because nowhere does there exist information – credible or otherwise – indicating any level of interest on my part in joining the U.S. Army or the U.S. Army Reserve.