Increase in wavers...felons in the armed forces?
source: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/22/washington/22waiver.html?th&emc=th
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Is it necessary for the armed forces to give wavers for people to join who are "felons"? hmm..
"the Army and the Marine Corps recruited significantly more felons into their ranks in 2007 than in 2006, including people convicted of armed robbery, arson and burglary...one in three young men in the general population meet the physical, mental, educational and other eligibility requirements to enlist in the armed forces...Over all, the numbers represent less than 1 percent of the 115,000 new enlistments last year in the active-duty Army and Marine Corps...With the Iraq war being as controversial as it is and absent any higher level call to service, it’s a very difficult challenge to all the services, particularly the Army"
"the Army and the Marine Corps recruited significantly more felons into their ranks in 2007 than in 2006, including people convicted of armed robbery, arson and burglary...one in three young men in the general population meet the physical, mental, educational and other eligibility requirements to enlist in the armed forces...Over all, the numbers represent less than 1 percent of the 115,000 new enlistments last year in the active-duty Army and Marine Corps...With the Iraq war being as controversial as it is and absent any higher level call to service, it’s a very difficult challenge to all the services, particularly the Army"
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