Comments on: Military Granting More Criminal Waivers

Army, Marine Corps Allowing More Recruits With Felony Convictions To Join Up

[randalds]

If they grant more criminal waivers then there's still a chance to get Cheney on active duty after all. Maybe even get Bush back in too! They're so all ****king fired up over this war let their cowardly as*ses go fight it!

[agnim]

Seriously though, who would want to serve in an army (gang?) of KNOWN criminals?

Doesn't one's status go down as a military person with one's service and association with KNOWN CRIMINALS? LOL

[rafterman1]

"Great...that's all we need. The lowest common denominator. Bring back the DRAFT!!!!"

The eternal question: What's better? Or, in this case, worst? A convict who wants to be there or a draftee who doesn't?

[agnim]

Just what the nation needs to represent us -- A CERTIFIED ARMY OF CRIMINALS; because the atrocities of the present lot is not perverted enough.

The homosexual and terrorist soldiers already serving aren't deviant enough in Iraq; let's raid the prisons and turn the inmates loose across the planet.

We wail on the Chinese for allegedly using prisoners to provide goods and services for export; but we are exporting criminal soldiers who are even more deft at murder, robbery, rape and sodomy. LOL

[rafterman1]

"...perhaps if the previous democratic administration didn't gut our military things would be a bit different. For an administration that took terror as a real threat they sure gutted our military."

Actually, the "gutting" started under Bush I after the cold war ended. And most of those slashes under Bush I and Clinton were big ticket items.

The biggest problem now are small but vital things - armor protection for vehicles and vests. And, as down-ndirty said, Clinton is gone six years now. Even if troops were shorted on these small things with Bubba, Bush has had more than enough time to get this small stuff to our troops and he hasn't done it. It takes six years to build an aircraft carrier. But it doesn't take six years to make body armor.

[bluestardad]

Most criminals should be able to work off time serving in the military!

[down-ndirty]

"...perhaps if the previous democratic administration didn't gut our military things would be a bit different. For an administration that took terror as a real threat they sure gutted our military." Posted by janem4

GI Jane is back, still blaming everything on the "previous administration."

WAKE UP, jane!! This is 2007!! Clinton left office SIX YEARS ago!!

FACE FACTS!! Bush didn't even properly equip the Armed Forces that he sent to do his dirty work!!

He let BIN LADIN excape in Tora Bora.

Wake up, jane. Wake up!

[bigwhtpony]

Wow, I can%u2019t believe I'm posting this, but I actually agree w/you on this one.

Posted by scott4261 at 12:31 PM : Feb 14, 2007

See! Hope springs eternal! :)

[scott4261]

Great...that's all we need. The lowest common denominator. Bring back the DRAFT!!!!
Posted by bigwhtpony at 11:55 AM : Feb 14, 2007

Wow, I can%u2019t believe I'm posting this, but I actually agree w/you on this one. Part of the problem w/this war (besides the fact that it never should have been started in the first place) is that the poor are disproportionably represented. Much of that has to do with the fact that, for many of our nations poor, joining the service provides an opening to a better life they otherwise would not have. While deferments would still occur among the very elite, a more diverse service would emerge.

I still say that we just need to get the h e l l out of there, though.

[jimkun]

It's nice of the Bush supporters to make light of this subject. It's not their lives on the line in war...

For those of you who have sons, daughters, brothers, fathers and are serving in Iraq, do you feel comfort that their lives may now be in the hands of someone who scored less than what was previously considered acceptable on an aptitude test? When you are in a battle situation, you need to be able to depend on everyone in your squad. One weak link could risk the entire squad. And considering the pressure to meet recruiting objectives, do you really believe that only those who "have clearly demonstrated the potential for being productive, law-abiding citizens and members of the military" will receive waivers?

[antoniof123]

I am so sick of you right wing wackos do you not see what is happening. I can not believe that people are as stupid as you. Yet each day you provide me with more entertainment thank you because I am laughing at you not with you. You are the most corrupt and vile of all our nation.

[bigwhtpony]

If the Bush doctrine of global domination is not stopped we will most certainly see a reinstitution of the draft.
Posted by dallison7 at 11:43 AM : Feb 14, 2007

You are such a "global" moron. The man has 2 years left in office....care to explain how he plans "global domination"? I'd LOVE to see your worthless liberal a** inducted into the Army - not ours, maybe France's .....bald head an all!

[bigwhtpony]

Great...that's all we need. The lowest common denominator. Bring back the DRAFT!!!!

[dallison7]

If the Bush doctrine of global domination is not stopped we will most certainly see a reinstitution of the draft.

[beehive21-2009]

Great idea,most of the people are not evil,just in the wrong place at the wrong time.The job market is limited for inmates,given the chance they shall become productive human being,and get out of the revolving door.Most inmates return to crime because they land in the same place they started .Good luck to all the people.

[migrainegram]

Not surprising, the line to enlist isn't exactly out the door.

Actually, it's kind of a smart decision because a) the government scores a live body to send to Iraq, and b) the tainted enlistee gets to go to Iraq to kill people.

What a novel concept -- geeze!