Posted by: Irish Jaeger Jan 5 2006, 11:56 AM
Recruitment is one of the most controversial, troublesome, and dangerous things we have to think about, plan for, and accomplish.

The debate has always been wether we should do “open” recruitment, or, Selective recruitment. Lets begin with descriptions of both:

Open Recruitment.
Your Unit puts an add in a local paper, or sets up a recruitment booth at a local gun-show, and anybody can join…and then HOPEFULLY you’ll use whatever security people you have to cull out the bad apples.

Selective Recruitment.
You start talking to a friend at work, and come to find out that he thinks a lot like you do, soon your debating the finer points of a certain type of gun, or planning a camping trip, and then as you get to know him and his family better…you slowly begin sounding out his opinions on the state of things or the world-wide situation. Slowly but surely him and his family are just guided in.

Some of the dangers of open recruitment are that everybody will know where your unit is located. It would be easy for a government agency to get moles, agitators, etc. into your unit. You’re running the risk of recruiting crazies, racists, criminals, etc.

Here is a excerpt from “Total Resistance” By Major H. Von Dach, dealing with Recruitment For Resistance Movements.
“In spite of all their good intentions, not all people are suitable for active participation in the resistance movement. You have to select carefully active resistance members from among the masses available. The success or failure of the resistance movement depends upon this selection.”

Selective Recruiting is getting to know someone and then slowly guiding them into the group. Better for several reasons:

A. Security is better, because as your getting to know the person you can check them out for illegal activities, traitorous activities etc.
B. You’ll have gotten to know the person pretty well while getting them into the group hence working with them IN the group will be easier.

If you haven’t read “Total Resistance” I highly suggest buying it and making it required reading for EVERYONE in your unit…be it an open unit, or a selective one. Its available through Paladin Press or Amazon.com

The next segment will be on Security.

Flame Away
Irish Jaeger



Posted by: airforce Jan 5 2006, 07:26 PM
No Flame here. Total resistance is somewhat dated, but its discussion of the organization of an effective resistance is invaluable.

Onward and upward,
airforce

Posted by: Stalker Jan 8 2006, 09:41 PM
I wonder if RT was betrayed by people he felt he knew for a long time? What about Falsarge? How can you truly verify trust prior to TSHTF? You can't, regardless of how or WHO you recruit. Its a rough business. Not for the faint of heart.

Now that doesn't mean to throw caution to the wind. You can limit your units exposure by instilling some sort of backround checks and setting hard rules for everyone to follow. You can keep your eyes open. If you don't have a specific reason to travel 500 miles to train with milita #A....... than don't. Simple things like that.

But its not a perfect world. Still, We can't set idle. We still have to keep moving forward as best as we can and accomplish what we can. Just do the best you can and keep moving.

Stalker

Posted by: Clan DireWolf Jan 11 2006, 01:15 PM
What happen to RT? I can't find out anything other than he was busted by the ATF!

It is best if your guerrilla band can be made up of people who have known each other previously and who already respect each other’s ability and loyalty. Unfortunately this is not always possible. So long as personal existence is possible most people will try to "exist" under the yoke of slavery. Only here and there will you find a person with the courage and conviction to join in active resistance against the enemy.

The communists are well aware of these facts. They are constantly trying to ferment distrust among the peoples of the free world. Even here, in the United States many intelligent and responsible people are losing confidence in each other-- in their law enforcement agencies and in their government itself. This is not said with the intention of being hypercritical. It is merely a statement of fact.

Hardly a week goes by without the newspapers reporting an expose of pay-offs, dishonesty, and outright banditry by police officers or police departments somewhere in the United States. Is it any wonder that many young people lose respect for the law?

During the past twenty-five years our nation's "foreign policy" has repeatedly played right into the communists hands. As a result one free nation after another has been handed to the communists on a silver platter. Time and time again these "mistakes" have been concealed from the people or have been "white-washed" by persons in high government office. How can anyone blame the American public for beginning to wonder?”

“One way for an individual, guerrilla band or resistance movement to die a quick and sure death is to attract undue attention to itself prematurely. The most effective underground movements are unknown to the enemy until they have
enough strength and support to inflict damage on the enemy and to sustain their continuance.

"Premature commitment is the finest help the resistance can give the enemy --- in his effort to liquidate those who would fight. Regardless of the temptation to rush into combat with all that is available in weapons and manpower --- this desire
must be resisted.

"In other words, the ability to keep out of the clutches of the enemy secret police or agents is the first primary mission of the resistor--- in so far as basic personal security is concerned.”

“Recruiting is one of the most important activities of a resistance movement. The over-all efficiency of the organization--perhaps its ultimate success or failure depends on the quality of its personnel. The quality of personnel depends, in turn, on the efficiency of recruiting methods.

A resistance movement cannot remain static. There will be losses, causalities, and perhaps defections. New members must be obtained to fill the vacancies and keep the organization growing. Without constant recruiting a resistance movement
must ultimately wither away. With proper recruiting it can eventually grow to such a size that ultimate victory is possible.

Recruiting can also be a very hazardous activity-- especially under totalitarian forms of government or during enemy occupation. The history of past underground armies in other countries demonstrates this fact most vividly. The one thing that most often led to their destruction was the penetration by hostile elements that infiltrated their ranks as new recruits.”

Robert DePugh ...Founder of the Minutemen 1961

the way many gangs ensure that their new members arent "moles" from the government is they make them kill an enemy of the gang before they let them join, this also makes sure they are very devoted to the gang. we might be able to get an idea from this, but definitely not quite as extreme as killing someone. maybe something small, like making them openly attend an anti gay or anti communist rally.