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Originally Broadcast on October 30, 2003

THE RECRUITS

Thaddeus, 22, gave up his cushy stockbroker job in Chicago to fight "terrorism". Instead of the "action hero" his recruiter promised he'd become, Thaddeus fails to impress his superiors and finds himself cleaning latrines. More
Sporting a tongue ring and a defiant attitude, Sara, 22, abandons a dead end career as a dancer in New York City. She reluctantly joins up after her father pushes her to enlist, to stop the "train wreck of her life." More
Nelson, 19, is a Puerto Rican high-school dropout from the Bronx. His family and friends have written him off, but an army recruiter promises him a chance to turn his life around. More

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The Recruits - Joining the Forces
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Broadcast on the Passionate Eye Thursday, October 30, 2003 on CBC TV at 9PM
Repeating Saturday August 27, 2005 at 1am ET on CBC Newsworld