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04-22-2008, 06:04 AM
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Points: 16,758, Level: 82 | Level up: 83%, 92 Points needed | | US military recruits more ex-cons
The US Army and Marine Corps recruited significantly more people with criminal records last year than in 2006, amid pressure to meet combat needs.
Statistics released by a congressional committee show 861 people were granted waivers to enlist, up from 457 in 2007.
The crimes included assault, sex crimes, manslaughter and burglary. BBC NEWS | World | Americas | US military recruits more ex-cons
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Stop the madness before us it stops!
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04-28-2008, 07:19 AM
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Level up: 2%, 40 Points needed | | I have just been reading a book called Escape from Alcatraz. The inmates of that infamous prison, were, apparently, very useful as recruits into the US forces during WWII.
So, I wonder, have things really changed that much since the 1940s? | |
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04-29-2008, 05:41 AM
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Induction Statistics for WWII
Total number of inductees for WWII (1940-1946)
including draftees before Pearl Harbor
10,110,114
By Year:
1940 - 18,633
1941 - 923,842
1942 - 3,033,361
1943 - 3,323,970
1944 - 1,591,942
1945 - 945,862
1946 - 183,383 militaryWWII
Nope no Alcatraz inmates!
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__________________ Live the Light, Give the Light,
Bring Heaven to Earth Every Day! http://youtube.com/watch?v=jBcwAJZGX...=john%20denver The ancient Greeks used to say, "You shall know a man by the friends that he keeps." Given the nature of his friends and advisors, what are we to conclude about George W. Bush:
Stop the madness before us it stops!
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