Army: Recruits doing better in boot camp, now that drill sergeants do not scream so much
The Associated Press
Published: October 10, 2006
Lower standards help Army recruit more
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writer
Tue Oct 10, 4:38 AM ET
...About 17 percent of the first-time recruits, or about 13,600, were accepted under waivers for various medical, moral or criminal problems, including misdemeanor arrests or drunk driving. That is a slight increase from last year, the Army said...
So, we have kinder, gentler drill sergeants, and lower recruitment standards, including new recruits with possible drug/alcohol problems.
Hey, I know, let's send these people to Afghanistan where the opium poppy growers just had a banner fucking year!!!!
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BUT COUNTRY FEARS HAZARDS OF HERBICIDES
Posted on Sun, Oct. 01, 2006
By Jim Krane
Associated Press
Sadly this comes too late for young recruits like Jason: "19-year-old Jason Tharp drowned last week during water survival training at the Marine Corps boot camp at Parris Island, S.C.
ReplyDeleteVideo shot on Feb. 7, the day before Tharp's death, by NBC affiliate WIS-TV in Columbia, S.C., shows Tharp, visibly shaken and almost terrified, taking a forearm shot from a Marine drill instructor."
mc training is 13 weeks
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