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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After being deposed on 9 April 2003, Hussein effectively ceased to have armed forces. I can’t see how it can possibly shrink further. I doubt there’s even any remaining Baathist hardliner holdouts operating in a military capacity, so how can Hussein’s armed forces be shrinking?
That’s because not everybody who walks through those doors are able to handle the military requirement.
Obummas destruction of our military .
And if Dubya did the same you would say they finally started cracking down on stoners
Good, we need the best on the front lines.
Hopefully that will change with Trump
Defenseless
Time to stock up on lots of ammo
The true stats are very telling on what he is doing to our country