I think you are blowing things way out of proportion. The same sort of criminals are also, in some cases, confined to a desk like the average Joe/Josephine while in the military. Just because someone committed a crime in the civilian (of the sort we are referring to) world doesn't mean they are more likely. In fact they are probably less likely because they are being watched more than they would be in the real world. Also, I have known many individuals that had a clean reacord before entering the service to commit crimes that got them kicked out and/or sent to the brig. It's all circumstantial.
What do I know, I've just been in the military for 23 years, but I can tell you that the waivers granted are to folks like the kid who when he was 13 threw a firecracker into a locker at school and charged with arson, the kid who had the DUI when he was 19, and cases like that. No waivers are granted for violent crimes, or crimes against persons. We're not talking hardened criminals, we're talking kids who screwed up and deserve a chance.
If you have people who have a criminal past in the military, they will be far more likely to so something criminal when they are IN the military... which is not a good thing, because they will be issued with guns and grenades and have access to planes and stuff that criminals should not be entrusted with.
I didnt think such people would be classified as criminals.
I think you are blowing things way out of proportion. The same sort of criminals are also, in some cases, confined to a desk like the average Joe/Josephine while in the military. Just because someone committed a crime in the civilian (of the sort we are referring to) world doesn't mean they are more likely. In fact they are probably less likely because they are being watched more than they would be in the real world. Also, I have known many individuals that had a clean reacord before entering the service to commit crimes that got them kicked out and/or sent to the brig. It's all circumstantial.
What do I know, I've just been in the military for 23 years, but I can tell you that the waivers granted are to folks like the kid who when he was 13 threw a firecracker into a locker at school and charged with arson, the kid who had the DUI when he was 19, and cases like that. No waivers are granted for violent crimes, or crimes against persons. We're not talking hardened criminals, we're talking kids who screwed up and deserve a chance.
If you have people who have a criminal past in the military, they will be far more likely to so something criminal when they are IN the military... which is not a good thing, because they will be issued with guns and grenades and have access to planes and stuff that criminals should not be entrusted with.