I'm not for the draft, but when one of the Faux liars feels it necessary to go on the attack and spin the truth for pure hate, maybe he should at least pretend to get the facts straight. Does Ollie forget the standards were already lowered?
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Feeling the Draft
by Col. Oliver North
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,231758,00.html<<snip>>
Our troops are so good because the standards for admission are so high — standards, history has shown, that it would be impossible to keep with conscription. According to the GAO, "at least half of today's youth between the ages of 16 and 21 are not qualified to serve in the military because they fail to meet the military's entry standards for education, aptitude, health, moral character or other requirements."
Reinstating the draft would inevitably require that these standards be lowered. We've made that mistake before. In the late 1960's President Lyndon Johnson implemented what he called "Project One Hundred Thousand," — a program that forced the military to accept draftees who would otherwise have been rejected.
That program was a disaster, and a modern draft would be as well. Most sensible people in Washington know that, but it hasn't stopped some of them from promoting the idea to denigrate the war effort and the motivations of those who voluntarily serve our country. The idea of a draft has so far received a chilly reception — but cynicism is alive and well on Capitol Hill.
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Lower Standards Help Army Recruit More
By Lolita Baldor
The Associated Press
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/101006E.shtmlTuesday 10 October 2006
Washington - The U.S. Army recruited more than 2,600 soldiers under new lower aptitude standards this year, helping the service beat its goal of 80,000 recruits in the throes of an unpopular war and mounting casualties.
The recruiting mark comes a year after the Army missed its recruitment target by the widest margin since 1979, which had triggered a boost in the number of recruiters, increased bonuses, and changes in standards.
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According to statistics obtained by The Associated Press, 3.8 percent of the first-time recruits scored below certain aptitude levels. In previous years, the Army had allowed only 2 percent of its recruits to have low aptitude scores. That limit was increased last year to 4 percent, the maximum allowed by the Defense Department.
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"Tests don't tell you the answer to the most critical question for the Army, how will you do in combat?" Goure said. But, he added, accepting too many recruits with low test scores could increase training costs and leave technical jobs unfilled.
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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.
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