Reply #85: Didn't the military start letting in people with criminal backgrounds and racists

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to make up for the lack of people volunteering to join the ranks?

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/10/01/ING42LCIGK1.DTL

http://www.thecommentfactory.com/irregular-army-the-rise-of-assorted-criminals-and-felons-in-the-us-military-2183


I would think these people would be extremely homophobic and very prone to attack an openly gay person serving next to them, regardless of the consequences.

So, yes, the military has a much higher percentage of homophobic enlisted men than the US populace as a whole.


I am for full repeal of DADT, however, the above will be a major issue to deal with when it happens.