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12. Wasn't there a shortage of troops before the crash?

Almost 12% of U.S. Army recruits required waivers for criminal records


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Applicants who have committed a single felony such as arson, burglary, aggravated assault, breaking and entering, or marijuana possession must also receive a moral waiver to join. Applicants with more than one felony - or with a single conviction for a more serious crime such as homicide, sexual violence, or drug trafficking - are not eligible.

Army officials acknowledge privately that the increase in moral waivers reflects the difficulty of signing up sufficient numbers of recruits to sustain an increasingly unpopular war in Iraq; the Army fell short of its monthly recruiting goals in May and June.

Since Oct. 1, 2006, when the fiscal year began, more than 8,000 of the roughly 69,000 recruits have been granted waivers for offenses ranging in seriousness from misdemeanors such as vandalism to felonies such as burglary and aggravated assault.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/13/world/americas/13iht-13recruits.6652316.html?_r=0


http://m.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/08/the-military-as-abusive-parent-the-view-toward-syria-from-an-exhausted-army/279235/