This is a very interesting article about the acceptance of felons into the US Military. It compares 2007's entrance of 861 felons into various branches of the military to 457 in 2006. It goes on to describe what the excused felonies were, and that each person must go through a military investigation in order to be granted a waiver to enter. It does not discuss the potential problems this could cause or argue an opinion, but it does state that some people are concerned about this growing number. According to the article, the pentagon's explanation for this change in procedure is the growing pressure to recruit new troops.
This article is interesting in the sense that it is a debatable subject as well as an important one, and the writer does a good job of comparing 2007's military statistics to past years. The writer does an excellent job of not even beginning to talk about whether allowing more "approved" felons into the military is a good or bad thing, but instead states out the facts very clearly and with no bias. I think that this is a valuable article for the general public because it gives an introduction into a subject that we should be interested in without immediately swaying our opinions with bias.
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I think this was a very interesting article about a new topic that should be important to tons of people. I think the article showed an unbiased view and simply gave an inside view on the current numbers of felons in our nations military. I personally have no problem with criminals in the military only if they have already served their terms and are on a path to bettering themselves. We can not shun criminals forever and lock them away in a closet. They are American citizens and they have the right to fight for their country.
I think using ex-cons in the military is a good thing. The criminals will learn disciplie while serving their country. It seems like a good idea to me.
This is a very interesting article. Since we do not hear about this a lot, I like that the author included not only his opinions but statistics that back up his position. I think criminals in the military is a good idea, as long as their background has been fully checked.
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