Peace Corps

Both the best and most recent book about the Peace Corps comes from Rob Keller, who was assigned to Albania in 2008 - 2009 as a Community Development Volunteer. He wrote "Only Bees Die" about the whole experience from start to finish and describes, with examples, what every new Volunteer ought to know beforehand. If you can't find it anywhere else it's available from Amazon.

No.

It was proposed and established by Senator (later President) John F. Kennedy in 1960, as a voluntary overseas aid scheme for young people to participate in. The idea was to counter the popular perception that the USA was only interested in protecting it's own interests and only got involved in the outside world in a military capacity- college students and graduates were encouraged to sign up for work with charities and aid programmes in the Third World, to help poor people get out of poverty and improve their community infrastructure.

The Peace Corps exists to this day, and has so far enlisted 200,000 young people since it's foundation, who have worked in 139 countries. So yes, it can be considered to have been a success.

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No. You can find programs that will help you pay for school if you have Peace Corps experience. Some lenders will forgive some of your debt for time served but Peace Corps does not make any of those decisions.

One con about joining the Peace Corps is being away from family for an extended period. Another con might be going to a very remote area where modern conveniences do not exist. A pro to joining the Peace Corps is helping others. Another pro might be learning a trade and getting job experience.

The Peace Corps was created on March 1, 1961 by President John F. Kennedy.

It was subsequently authorized by the Peace Corps Act on September 22, 1961.

An organization sponsored by the US government that sends young people to work as volunteers in developing countries.

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It was founded by President Kennedy in 1961.

March of the Volunteers was created in 1935.

if you do a simple search on Google i think you will find the answer is no

The name still exists, but with no personnel ties to the original company.

Advent was originally started by the late Henry Kloss. This company was eventually bought by Beatrice which became Esmark. In the 1980's the Esmark audio companies were spun off as International Jensen Inc. IJI originally consisted of Jensen, Advent, Phase Linear, and the automotive OEM speaker business, and component businesses. In the 1990's IJI went public. In the mid 1990's IJI was bought by recoton, and the OEM, and component companies were spun off as IJI. The Advent line and its design continued under Recoton ownership, but eventually became solely sourced overseas. When recoton went out of business the brand names were picked up but no personnel went to the new owners.

So in short, the name still exists, but the personnel/design change stopped with Recoton ownership.

PS: AS an addendum to the above or for anyone who wishes to know, we in the audio business and those few who got to know him (or at least had dinner with he, Saul Marantz and Jon Dahlquist one night) knew him as a modest man of surprisingly modest means. He placed purity in sound reproduction over profit. His Advent loudspeakers were truly incredible speakers. We sold them against ANY other speakers even near their price range ($112.00 ea. retail in '75). When stacking them up against more expensive speakers we literally stacked 'em - two sets of Advents, woofer to woofer to challenge some of the most expensive speakers of the time. Nothing could approach the Advents in their price range, and it took going to DQ 10's or Infinity 2000A's before one could beat the stacked Advents and then you were going way out of the Advent price range (DQ 10's in those days were $400 a side).

This article has inspired me to obtain a pair of them and give 'em the old A / B comparison against today's speakers. Perhaps I'll look up this article at that time and report on how they do...

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to economically and politically strengthen developing nations

improved the united states' image around the world

Government-run organization of volunteers

The event had significant repercussions for the corps, leading to a reevaluation of their strategies and operational protocols. Morale was impacted as members grappled with the aftermath, prompting a need for increased support and communication within the unit. Additionally, it resulted in a shift in leadership dynamics, as new roles emerged to address the challenges faced. Overall, the incident catalyzed a period of reflection and growth for the corps, fostering resilience and adaptability.

No. The Peace Corps is a governmental organization, and it is discouraged for Peace Corps Volunteers to proselytize.

No. The Peace Corps was initially developed by President John F. Kennedy while Lyndon B. Johnson was vice President in 1961.

The universities that consistently send the most Peace Corps volunteers include the University of California, Berkeley, George Washington University, and American University. These institutions have strong programs in international relations, social work, and public service, which align with the Peace Corps' mission. Additionally, many of their graduates are motivated by a commitment to community service and global engagement. The rankings can vary slightly from year to year, but these schools remain at the top consistently.

It may have been an alternative to military service; said another way...and more directly to the point; it may have been a legal and socially acceptable way of dodging military service.

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There were several ways someone could legally avoid the draft during the 1960s. The Peace Corps was one way. As long as you were in training or in service in another nation, you would not be drafted. You could also join VISTA, Volunteers in Service to America. It was a domestic type of Peace Corps. If you were a teacher you were also exempt from the draft. If you remained in college and took a full schedule of classes, you were exempt.