Recruiting the bottom of the barrel
According to the US Congress, the number of recruits requiring a waiver to join the US Army because of a criminal record has more than doubled since 2004, to one of every eight new soldiers. Ominously, a link between pre-service behavior and criminal acts while in the military has been confirmed in studies. - David Isenberg(Apr 25, '08)

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