Comments on: Fewer U.S. Soldiers Have H.S. Diplomas

Report: Demand Creates Concern Over Declining Number Of "High-Quality" Recruits

[tbweb]

Just getting into the military without a High School Diploma is giving many an opportunity at a second chance at a good life, albeit at great risk, but an opportunity they would not have otherwise had. When the pickings were better the military didn''t accept you without a High School Diploma and even worst, when the pickings were very good the military didn''t accept you with a High Diploma if you didn''t pass the entrance exam! So this is a great opportunity. My buddy who had sick parents had to drop out of High School and work to take care of them, went into the Army later in life, got his GED finishing High School and went on to college and got his degree, all paid for by Uncle Sam. Many High School drop outs leave school because of family hardship reasons, no all drop outs are losers! Some criminals with minor offenses also get a second chance, its all good.

[easeup-2009]

pssst.....SGT ***:

The military is overwhelmingly conservative/Republican.

[huanaco]

THE WAY THIS PROBLEM IS GOING SOONER OR LATER THE WILL HAVE TO GO TO JAILS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS . YOUNGTERS WITH HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA KNOW BETTER THAN TO GO TO A PHONY WAR. IMPEACH THE AWOL EMPEROR.

[paris1969]

I find it apalling that a young man can make the decision to can sign up for military service, yet is not considered old enough to vote.

[sgtrds]

Where are all these gunho, god fearing, Republican voting nitwits. Why aren''''t they out there getting shot at for their country, why?

Posted by artrick at 12:22 PM : Jan 22, 2008

Because they''re all mouthy gutless yellow-bellied cowards. just like their pansy-as*sed leaders in the White House, Bush and Cheney. All mouth and threats, but no balls to back up there words themselves. They''re being led by cowards, so it''s not surprising those following them are cowards too.

[gunnerv1]

The Gungho Red neck is reading your sophomoric (moronic)drivel right now. I went and played around for John F. Kennedy''s and Lyndon B. Johnson''s war while you were still shi*ting yellow in your diaper''s so why don''t we stick to the subject of less HS grads.

[sgtrds]

Posted by crzmeat at 11:54 AM : Jan 22, 2008

I don''t think they set it up per se, but warmongers always take advantage of a poor economy to draw cannon fodder in to die for their causes.

[frankbowers]

Boy what a break the only problem here is casius clay could now qualify and not be rejected due to his low IQ. Yeah, this president was to scared to serve and deserted and the vice president got deferments to not serve, is now allowing his desire to be a war president will kill any ones kid to prove his point. frank bowers in austin, tx

[connapa]

I guess a HS grad is smart enough to figure out that you don''t join the military during a war.

[random_radar]

The army doesn''t care about education. The reason they want high school graduates is because it shows they could stick with something miserable for four years. If you can''t stand public school, you probably won''t be able to finish an enlistment term.

The army can teach you everything you need to know about killing. No previous experience, education, or intelligence required. That''s not an insult to our fine friends in uniform, that is a tribute to the methods of the military. Civilization has more experience with warfare than any other activity, and we have refined it to an art form.

[artrick-2009]

Where are all these gunho, god fearing, Republican voting nitwits. Why aren''t they out there getting shot at for their country, why? Because Bush gave these people the tax breaks to send their kids to school so they can learn how to sucker some poor dumb jerk into giving his life for republicanism

[artrick-2009]

Where are all these gunho, god fearing, Republican voting nitwits. Why aren''t they out there getting shot at for their country, why? Because Bush gave these people the tax breaks to send their kids to school so they can learn how to sucker some poor dumb jerk into giving his life for republicanism

[artrick-2009]

Where are all these gunho, god fearing, Republican voting nitwits. Why aren''t they out there getting shot at for their country, why? Because Bush gave these people the tax breaks to send their kids to school so they can learn how to sucker some poor dumb jerk into giving his life for republicanism

[artrick-2009]

Where are all these gunho, god fearing, Republican voting nitwits. Why aren''t they out there getting shot at for their country, why? Because Bush gave these people the tax breaks to send their kids to school so they can learn how to sucker some poor dumb jerk into giving his life for republicanism

[artrick-2009]

Where are all these gunho, god fearing, Republican voting nitwits. Why aren''t they out there getting shot at for their country, why? Because Bush gave these people the tax breaks to send their kids to school so they can learn how to sucker some poor dumb jerk into giving his life for republicanism

[mcvet]

You are very feisty. But you didn''''t answer the question. Why not go for it? It''''s free!


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Posted by runningralph at 11:15 AM : Jan 22, 2008
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Now what kind of IDIOT reads this American''s response and doesn''t understand it''s meaning? He doesn''t want to take the freebies that''s clear from what he wrote.. what''s your excuse. It''s always amazed me how some are so gun ho about combat... they are always the one''s who have never been there. Sieg Heil Bush!!

[Krazcarl]

SGTrds....Yes your right with the draft this stupid war would be over in days but the poor economy and young untrained folks needing work which there is none they have ready supply of meat you think these lowlifes set it up????

[sgtrds]

"It also found that in the 2007 budget year, upper middle- and high-income neighborhoods were underrepresented by an even larger margin than three years earlier."

Time for a draft. Nothing will stop this ignorant warmongering of Bush''s faster then drafting poor little rich kids........

[wdrussell1]

No to the draft.
The taxpayer doesn''t need to pay for more champagne units.

[sgtrds]

drooped?

Well they didn''t teach me to use a spell checker properly..........