> If gang member types are getting in - the standards are too low.
You’re mistaken.
Some gang members make excellent soldiers. The Military can be an excellent place for them to turn their natural skills to good use.
Some gang members would certainly be unsuitable for the military. But then, so would some Irishmen, and some college students, and some women, and some dog owners, and some Conservatives, and some people with driver’s licenses, and some baseball players...
The danger with making sweeping generalizations is that they are almost always wrong and almost always silly.
Gang members are criminals. No one needs criminals. Former gang members might be just fine.