michael@ucbiris.BERKELEY.EDU (Tom Slone [(415)486-5954]) (01/29/86)
High Technology Professionals for Peace has just put out a revised version of their publication entitled "Are You Considering a Career in the Defense Industry?" "If you are a graduating science or engineering student, many of your most attractive job offers are likely to come from military contractors. Often, their recruiting literature will present their work as being full of state-of-the-art technical challenges, perhaps only incidentally related to military applications, and offering the high salaries and pleasant work environment characteristic of such forefront technology. This image, used as a marketing device, glosses over the heavy military involvement of many technical firms. As a consequence, it can be difficult to realistically assess your future prospects with such military contractors as General Dynamics, McDonnell-Douglas and even IBM and ATT. "Should you work in the military industry? Is the military industry a good professional choice? How does getting a security clearance affect you? How does it differ from the civilian industry? What ethical choices will you have to face? In this brochure, we provide facts and try to clarify question about the military industry both as a professinal choice and as a moral choice. By developing the understanding to answer the above questions, you can improve your chances of entering a satisfying career. Because nearly every weapon and tool in our arsenal partially originated in the mind of a single engineer or scientist, we believe that scientists and engineers should be concerned about how their skills are used and work at choosing a career consistent with their values. We have no definitive answers on issues of morality. However, whatever your final decision, you can benefit from a consideratin of these issues." For a copy of this brochure, send a check for $2 to: HTPFP Education Fund 639 Massachusetts Ave, #316 Cambridge, MA 02139 The HTPFP Education Fund is a non-profit organization.