Today's Times reports that greater numbers of convicted felons are being accepted into the armed forces:
Army Giving More Waivers in Recruiting
Predictably, this has spawned outrage from all quarters, including those who say this will weaken the caliber of our services and opponents of the patently absurd "don't ask, don't tell" policy. A few positive points, though:
- They will enter the armed forces with better survival skills than your average high school graduate
- Blame for any “misbehavior” can be immediately shifted from their commanders to the recruiters
- They can be treated as poorly as possible because they lack the legal right to vote out the politicians that put them there
- Ability to fashion a shiv from Spam Loaf obviates need to provide basic weaponry
- Less civilian outrage if they are killed
- They have already been indoctrinated into racial supremacist organizations, gangs, or other affinity groups, saving valuable resources that would otherwise be spent on orientation materials such as glossy brochures and Power Point presentations
- Cigarette-based payroll system is economical, frees up white collar personnel for other tasks, and provides jobs for American farmers
