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  • Pentagon Rejects Media Depiction of Recruits Receiving Waivers as 'Ex-Cons'

    02/17/2007 4:47:10 AM PST · by governsleastgovernsbest · 4 replies · 364+ views
    NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein
    A senior Pentagon official has rejected as false and misleading recent media headlines, based on an AP story, depicting military recruits receiving waivers as 'ex-cons.' An example is this story: Military Accepting More Ex-Cons.Said Bill Carr, Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy: "For those who have a felony waiver, not only are they not ex-cons, they are not felons for the most part. If one is charged with a felony offense, even if the charge is dismissed or the conviction is reduced to a misdemeanor, even under those circumstances the waiver still goes forward under our rule,...