From: "George Sherwood" 

On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 06:43:53 +0000, Ad wrote:

> George Sherwood wrote:
>> On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:40:43 +0000, Adam wrote:
>>
>>> However I am obviously not about to name names period let alone in a
>>> public forum so you will just have to accept that it is hearsay.
>>>
>>
>> Well look at the statistics, not hearsay.  The education level has gone
>> down a little bit for the Army, but not in the drastic, picking up the
>> crack heads way that you implied.
>>
>> George
>
> I did no such thing. I merely pointed out that the Mil is a social
> program writ large & that they have dropped their entry criteria & this
> helps make it a better social program as it's now more inclusive.
>
> I'm not quite sure where your defensiveness comes from as certainly the
> PBI & the lower ranks of the navy have always been a way out for those
> in the lower rungs of society.
>
> I think the fact that you elide the lower rungs of society with
> crackheads is your problem not theirs.

Your original statement:

"The military is a social program writ large esp now they've dropped
their entry criteria."

This statement wasn't met to say the military is now taking in the dregs of
society?  Of course it was.  I just pointed out that the standards have
actually been maintained pretty damn well considering a war is going on.

Haven't heard much lately about missed recruiting or enlistments goals?
Why?  Because they are making them.  Enlistments in record numbers, not
withstanding you "data point" in the Atlanta airport on how all
the soldiers hated it and wanted out.

I don't have a problem.  Some of my best Sailors over the last 20+ years
have come from the lower end of the educational/financial spectrum.  I am
incredibly proud of what they have accomplished and what the military
allowed them to accomplish.

George

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