Posted on 04/29/2008 3:56:22 PM PDT by swmobuffalo
(WASHINGTON) — Soldiers who need special waivers to get into the Army because of bad behavior go AWOL more often and face more courts-martial. But they also get promoted faster and re-enlist at a higher rate, according to an internal military study obtained by The Associated Press.
(Excerpt) Read more at time.com ...
Misleading? You can’t expect different from Time and AP.
We are poor little lambs...
who have lost our way...
Baa Baa Baa
Yes, quite a misleading headline. The story in fact shows that, far from the minor increase in the number of “special waiver” recruits, there is a real reason to allow such waivers.
They are risks. Some turn out poorly, but others turn out to be the best soldiers.
Obviously, those who go awol are not being promoted.
Traditionally, a nation sends its dregs of society into the Army to fight its foreign wars. The U.S. military is different...we send our best and brightest.
Waivers have been a controversial issue for the military in recent months
They are not controversial for the military, they are controversial for the libtard media, elected officials and antiwar nuts that pick apart everything our military does.
That makes sense to me (mother of three sons).
It’s the troublemakers, the defiant, the headstrong, who have a lot of potential IF properly disciplined and inspired.
I can imagine many boys with JD records of one type or another could grow up to be fine leaders.
And this proud, former soldier from Reagan’s Army, the one the Commies feared, can see your point, Marie, mother of 3. Aggressive, ass-kicking, hard-heads who liked the Army were the bee’s knees back in the 80’s. Loud-mouthed, bull-headed go-getters, on a short leash, under proper direction, are the backbone of any efficient Army.
“The U.S. military is different...we send our best and brightest.”
The scum of our country become journalists...or politicians.
You should be able to enlist in the Guard or Reserves with an easy to get waiver.
The Army's promotion system is terrible. I personally have been promoted at a decent rate, so this isn't a personal grudge. However, I have seen way too many who have no business getting promoted get promoted fast. And I have seen many others (some of my best workers) be denied promotions and subsequently either get out or refuse reenlistment.
The Army is not a meritocracy in the fashion the civilian world is. You could be completely incompetent at your actual job and quite easily be promoted to senior NCO. Or you could be very talented in your field and be passed by for promotion because your rater has a personal grudge or simply because your MOS is being discontinued.
I guess learning from mistakes does not count according to this rag. Even me who was not in any trouble as a teenager still learned how to be an adult in the military. God only knows what would have become of me without that discipline and training. I for one thank God for the military.
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