More Convicted Felons Allowed to Enlist

shoes04me 08:44:02 AM Apr 28 2008

As the mother of a United States Marine in Iraq, I am certain that the military is exactly what some of these young people need. They will be taught the respect, responsibility and accountability that they are lacking. Prior to my son's enlistment he was working with students in high school that were behavior problems and about to be kicked out of the public school system. His job was to work one on one with them and guide them on the right path. The problem is not our youth, it is you, the parents! Saddle up and take some responsibility for your own mistakes! Mamazeets, you are a disgrace to the military community and an embarrassment to all military mother's for your comments! There is no need to name call and curse when trying to make your point, if you cannot articulate in any other way, perhaps YOU should keep quiet. As far as your son's back, don't worry, my son has it...He is a Marine!
OOH RAH!
Proud Marine Mom

jbelc95206 10:41:48 PM Apr 24 2008

Unleash the dogs of war

lassmith36 08:33:05 PM Apr 24 2008

I personally have been convicted of vehicler homicide. I am an eighteen year old woman. I would like to join the marines, until this article I wasn't quite sure how or if that would work.
But I know that I made a HUGE mistake and would never do that again. I have greived and greived for the loss i caused. My feelings have been full of deep and painful regret.
I know that i would never harm anyone who wasnt trying to kill me if i did join. Its just the thing is maybe its the waivers that need to be more strict. Because i don't feel its right to say no felons whatsoever. Some people can learn from there mistakes and change.
And to jwrmnfzy1, the people that are prison are there because they have commited a crime. We can't trust them to be in our society, but you think we can trust them to fight a war for us? If they can't even follow a civilians laws, why would they be able to follow strict orders placed by the government. I mean sure it sounds good, but in reality many of those people a

chizmarlan 04:10:48 PM Apr 24 2008

VERY BAD DECISION ON PART OF DOD!

jwrmnfzy1 06:23:50 AM Apr 24 2008

Put the oil company ceos and share holders and ceos and share holders of the companies that send jobs out of this country on trial for treason !

jwrmnfzy1 06:20:39 AM Apr 24 2008

Hello ! Haven't yall heard of the dirty dozen ?
It's about time that these losers were put to good use ! why don't we empty out our prisons and dump them on cuba like castro did to us when carter was president ?

mamazeets 02:05:21 AM Apr 24 2008

As a mother of a son fighting in a war that thus far No One has mentioned, Afghanistan, I personally frown on felons going to war unless, we pull our voluteered enlisted out, I in no way want a scum bag that would, be a felon (for what ever reason) Watching my law abiding son's back!!! Until you or a family members walk the walk, keep quiet, and fly your flags proudlly, and the last thing you do every night should be to hit your knees and pray for these people who defend you're right to speak out of your ass!!

maddawg1245 03:32:36 PM Apr 23 2008

I would rather see the draft come back than some of these people they are letting in now.

scotty5720 11:43:02 AM Apr 23 2008

My Father, myself, my 2 Uncles, my 4 cousins and both my Grandfather's all served in a branch of the military during our lives. We entered the service, did our tours of duty and got back to our lives. Just not that way anymore. Today, especially males, feel they aren't obligated to serve, or they simply lack the guts, but the strain on the military shows the result. I am for mandatory 2 year enlistments right after high school. If you don't like that, go live somewhere else.

sphere1532 11:42:02 AM Apr 23 2008

best make quiter out of what is to be killed
the worse kind the
lie win an the left alive
dam crime you become more then
i want you , you never tell or let a person
of crime tell they have been
an they only get the most pittey
an the wepon to good
dam shame all the souther new to life
have it to make the past once more
easy i call you
for it you been given
farm the land crime an hide your face
an one woman if you luck
on i have none
i bet you my or you
all you skills
for crimes sake
you less then i am
so **** of crime
touch an man wepons
then childern take to lie flag
will lose you an them selfs

no souther erope you loser
lies an try
you best to dead
all you name
america n no is let to be kill rome
all there best anit shit
an this is made to inspier
what is no likeing this day

week of lived lies
top low middel
all you are is crime
of you took woman to war

name eric by bone i brake you of
you baby ass wipe life
you labe me with ferr
more then you can hadel