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Originally Posted by lilyflower3191981
bold, I think your age is showing. I don't mean to be disrespectful by the way.
An old dude said, former Felons can join the military once to me, I am like, huh? Are you serious?
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I'm not getting that old.....just have a good (and recent) memory:
Army and Marine Corps Grant More Felony Waivers - The New York Times
"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, "
Child Abusers?
"he Army also listed a handful of felony waivers granted for kidnapping, making terroristic threats, rape or sexual abuse, and indecent acts or liberties with a child."
"To reach its recruiting targets, the Army has had to soften many of its requirements. It now allows in more recruits
who did not graduate from high school and who received lower test scores in their service entry exams. Recruits are older and less physically fit. And there are more people in the service with medical conditions that would have otherwise disqualified their enlistment."
So - not to go "all Trump" on your - but all of you are wrong and I am right.....
The deal here is simple. 9/11 was the type of event that made normal Americans sign up. But when it was obvious that was a lie (WMD) and that victory was not coming, recruitment fell off and the standards were lowered.
There are only a few ways you can get more troops to fight a war like this (when homeland is not attacked, etc.)
1. Create a false crisis where you make "patriots" (who may have been intentionally fooled) sign up.
2. Start a Draft
3. Lower Standards a LOT...
4. Along with #3 you pay BIG bonuses (they did)...basically you are taking the poor people (Trumps uneducated forgotten men and women) and offering them a single chunk of more money then they've ever seen in their lives.
None of it will work out wel economically. They don't even have to kill any of us - rather they are breaking the bank which foments revolution here (notice anything different here since forever war started?)....
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