The volunteer army is broken

Any politician who says they will increase the size of the volunteer military to meet the current demands is either a liar or a fool, and I mean any politician....

The number of convicted felons admitted to the Army and Marines doubled last year.

The AP,

The bulk of the crimes involved were burglaries, other thefts, and drug offenses, but nine involved sex crimes and six involved manslaughter or vehicular homicide convictions. Several dozen Army and Marine recruits had aggravated assault or robbery convictions, including incidents involving weapons.

Both the Army and Marine Corps have been struggling to increase their numbers as part of a broader effort to meet the combat needs of a military fighting wars on two fronts. As a result, the number of recruits needing waivers for crimes or other bad conduct has grown in recent years, as well as those needing medical or aptitude waivers.

The felonious, the infirm and the idiots,...