[PatrioticAmerican]

So, how did a person get to be a soldier if they didn't have a valid identity? Just who the Hell is the Army turning away?

[bicycle thug]

This sort of thing has gone on forever. In the Civil War, kids would put a piece of paper with '18' written on it so they could say they were over eighteen.

We had a guy who was forgiven without sanction for using his brother's ID to enlist at too young an age. Surely they could help this guy out. His heart is definately in the right place.

[HiJinx]

They're not turning very many people away at all...

I have a coupla stories I could tell about family friends who shouldn't be in.

There are lots of reasons for this but one of the prime reasons is the burden on recruiters to meet quotas. The armed services require a definite number of accessions (new recruits) each year and each recruiting office has a number they must bring in based on the demographics of their area. You wouldn't believe some of the gimmicks in use to bring people in.