1.0link112400<![CDATA[More than 1 in 10 Army Recruits Now Given "Moral Waivers"]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-mitchell/shocker-more-than-1-in-10_b_112400.htmlIt has been rumored for some time that the U.S. Army has had to lower its standards to get enough recruits for its expanded war-fighting needs in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now firm evidence has emerged, and it is not pretty.
For instance: The percentage of Army recruits receiving "moral conduct" waivers jumped from 4.6 percent in 2003 to 11.2 percent in 2007. Many of them in this group have criminal backgrounds, yet are still allowed in the military, to carry...