New Army directive makes it harder for crappy soldiers to be dismissed

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Now comes a new Army directive that attempts to alleviate the personnel crunch by retaining soldiers who are earmarked for early discharge during their first term of enlistment because of alcohol or drug abuse, unsatisfactory performance, or being overweight, among other reasons. By retaining these soldiers, the Army lowers the quality of its force and places a heavy burden on commanders who have to take the poor performers into harm's way. This is a quick fix that may create more problems than it solves.
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by Phillip Carter, an attorney with McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, served as an Army officer. Owen West, a trader for Goldman Sachs, served in Operation Iraqi Freedom with the Marines.

http://www.slate.com/id/2120146/sidebar/2120187/
 
It's good to see Lynndie England will be employed again soon. :D

Isn't this the same complaint the Republicans always have about the teacher's union - that they won't get rid of the bad ones?
 
I'm picturing our future boot camps looking a lot like those Police Academy movies now...
 
[quote name='E-Z-B']I'm picturing our future boot camps looking a lot like those Police Academy movies now...[/QUOTE]

That'd almost make it worth checking out the military :lol:
 
[quote name='E-Z-B']I'm picturing our future boot camps looking a lot like those Police Academy movies now...[/QUOTE]

I wanna be the guy who makes the funny sounds with his mouth.
 
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