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  • Statistics, Lies and Damned Lies on Military Recruitment

    12/18/2005 11:16:10 AM PST · by Congressman Billybob · 15 replies · 2,429+ views
    Special to Free Republoic ^ | 18 December, 2005 | John Armor (Congressman Billybob)
    What follows is the lede from a Baltimore Sun article today (Sunday) about Army recruitment as reprinted in The Day in New London, Connecticut. It demonstrates, again, the truth of Mark Twain’s dictum, “There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.” "Washington — The Army met its recruiting goal for November by again accepting a high percentage of recruits who scored in the lowest category on the military's aptitude tests, Pentagon officials said Thursday, raising renewed concerns that the quality of the all-volunteer force will suffer. "The Army exceeded its 5,600 recruit goal by 256 for November, while the Army Reserve...