Army recruiter misled daughter, parents charge

Army recruiter misled daughter, parents charge

The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Jul 26, 2009 9:52:30 EDT

ST. LOUIS — The parents of a soldier from New York who recently finished training at an Army post in Missouri are seeking to block her overseas deployment, alleging that a military recruiter misled the family.

Hillary J. Poole, 18, of Savannah, N.Y., and her parents filed a lawsuit Friday in U.S. District Court in Springfield against Army Secretary Pete Geren and Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. They are seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent Poole from being sent overseas until the case is heard.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Poole, who is home on leave, is scheduled to report Thursday to the Syracuse, N.Y., airport for a flight to St. Louis. From there, she is slated to go to Germany before arriving in Afghanistan in October.

The lawsuit says Poole’s mother, Kristeen, signed her name and her husband’s name to enlistment papers in February after being told that the paperwork simply allowed the Army to take her then 17-year-old daughter for an overnight evaluation.

The suit claims Thomas Poole never consented to his daughter’s enlistment.
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Army recruiter misled daughter, parents charge