A sergeant’s enthusiasm sweeps up recruits

An interesting piece by Jon Pitts at the Baltimore Sun – I don’t believe I’ve read any stories about Military Recruiters, before.

“I don’t have to sell [recruits] a thing,” says Ziegler, 28, a native of Leroy, Kan., population 500. “I’m a small-town guy who grew up to visit nearly every state and travel all over the world. I’ve learned to scuba dive and skydive. I’ll be getting a biology degree. I’ve got a great wife and kids. Seems pretty successful to me. All I have to do is share my story.”

Pitts is the rare writer who can manage to really bring his subject into bold definition, and he has a gift for finding the humanity in even the smallest character within his pieces. This is very well written, even though some may find the whole idea of recruiting to be a difficult one.