# So... I've Been Thinking of Joining The Peace Corps **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 14, 2003, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-been-thinking-of-joining-the-peace-corps/181868 "2003-06-14T17:55:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-been-thinking-of-joining-the-peace-corps/181868/21 "2003-06-18T14:33:50Z")
**aaaaaarrgg** thank you for your comments. I am Jewish and am not interested in any Christian-based volunteering. Or any Jewish-based volunteering for that matter. Americorps does work only in the U.S. (it is the US’s own domestic Peace Corps, I think Teach For America is its biggest program). Non-sectarian, international experience is my preference. It’s interesting because I have a wierd mishmash of experience. Aside from my 5 years in marketing for a major US retailer, I also use to do quite a lot of carpentry in college (through theater). I could contribute to, but not lead, construction projects. I also have a ton of experience handling, feeding, etc., horses although I’m not totally sure this is considered “agriculture.” I lived for 7 weeks in a small town in Bulgaria in college, while on an archaeological dig. I know all about erratically available cold water showers, getting your Typhoid vaccinations up to date, and eating an awful lot of cabbage. Just to tell y’all a little more about myself. ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-been-thinking-of-joining-the-peace-corps/181868/22 "2003-06-18T14:56:03Z")
Hello Again, I haven’t been able to catch my friend as of yet. I will be sending him your email as soon as he responds. ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-been-thinking-of-joining-the-peace-corps/181868/23 "2003-06-18T15:04:43Z")
PS. Jill. That would be great, unfortunately He finished his 2 year stint in the hospital in the US due to a liver infection about a month or so ago. 😕 I hadn’t talked to him until recently and discovered he was back in the states in grad school now. ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-been-thinking-of-joining-the-peace-corps/181868/24 "2003-06-18T22:52:40Z")
I am sending you an email with his address since he said it was ok! Rock on. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tomcat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Tomcat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tomcat)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-been-thinking-of-joining-the-peace-corps/181868/25 "2003-06-19T09:46:40Z")
Thanks **TV Time!** I knew it made sense in a general way, but small engine mechanics and the like sheds more info on the situation. -T ---
**Author:** ![mrblue92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-been-thinking-of-joining-the-peace-corps/181868/26 "2003-07-10T01:09:24Z")
Hey, remember how we talked this weekend about CIA involvement in the Peace Corps? As with most intelligence techniques it’s difficult to get much public info, but I just thought you’d like to see the following… [Old CNN article regarding Senate debate on subject.](http://www.cnn.com/US/9607/18/spies.journalists/) (Apparently Peace Corps volunteers could be recruited on authority of either the President or the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI). Could not find if this is still the case now…) [Thread with anecdotes of Agency recruitment and debriefing.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=153200) [Paper written by an Air Force Major which mentions the use of “Peace Corps workers as intelligence sources” in the Dominican Republic.](http://www.fas.org/man/eprint/bullock.htm) In other words, the concept is not so far-fetched… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-been-thinking-of-joining-the-peace-corps/181868.md?page=1)