Headline, front page, Washington Post: “Military Waivers for Ex-Convicts Increase.” Story sez:
the Army accepted more than double the number of applicants with convictions for felony crimes such as burglary, grand larceny and aggravated assault, rising from 249 to 511, while the corresponding number for the Marines increased by two-thirds, from 208 to 350.
At least our country can be grateful the Pentagon isn’t desperate enough to consider ending the ban on service by open (i.e., truthful) homosexuals. Whether or not ex-felons can protect Iraqis from insurgents, they’ll do their part by protecting the showers from sissies. Whew.