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I still don't think it's right. I also don't think it's right that they are allowed to sugar coat the military and lie to teenagers. You can't smoke until you're 18, you can drink or own a handgun until you are 21. But at the age of 17 you can pre-sign up to join the armed forces and ship out when you are 18. I really don't like how they bait teenagers.
Dishonest recruiters are a whole separate issue. When I was recruited, I got a fairly honest assessment from my recruiter, including him saying "I never worked aviation, so not real sure", and "I could never work on the flight deck, place would scare me ****less".
As far as recruiting 17 year olds, you are comparing apples to oranges. Companies can recruit 17 year olds to come work for them when they graduate(though it is done rarely), and that is basically what this is, an employer recruiting 17 your olds to come work for them.