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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I wished they had rejected some during Vietnam they would still be here
IF U AINT MUSLIM, THEY DONT WANT YA
The goal is to leave us weak and almost defenseless. “Hope and Change.”
You’re potentially one of the dumbest people I have ever seen or interacted with in my life.
shrink?? i dont think soo, we’ll see about that during the martial law era
Use to be 90 percent but who is counting to come up with 80 percent now?
That’s sad
I know 4 people that were accepted right out of high school, in a town of less than 6,000
Over sized like the govt. for something that has no use to citizens daily lives should train em and send em home to wait for freedoms call of course weekend check ups would be acceptable
Slaughter the nation’s brightest and best. Take good care of the leftovers.