The days are gone when just about anyone could walk into a recruiter’s office and sign up for the military – whether it be to help pay for college or get themselves ‘straightened out’ for some personal issue they have or trouble with the law.
The Pentagon estimates that only about 25% of applicants are now qualified.
“Five years ago, if a kid had gotten caught with a (marijuana) joint in his car, that person would be pretty much a shoo-in” to enlist under a waiver, states Army recruiter Terrence Hoard. “Now you’re not authorized.”
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The days when “just about anyone” could walk in and get recruited never existed. It’s harder to get in the military than it is to get into college.
Why
Yet the GOVT wants amnesty for any Illegal Alien that will sign up ????????HMMMMMMMMMMM idiocracy
U mean we have to be murders and liers to sigh up??
What they want now is a bunch of educated idiots with no common sense!!!
Surely once we get rid of our current administration, our military will be built up again. I pray it will.
America Beware. 1930’s Germany all over again. Defend yourselves
I don’t know if this is Good or Bad!
Hitler was less scary than Obama.
The more people that are disqualified for the military, the more reason for Ovomit to shrink the military!