Newly released data show that the
Army and the Marine Corp, under pressure to increase their numbers, have sharply
raised the number of recruits who have felony convictions.
The information, released Monday by the House
Oversight and Government Reform Committee, shows that the number of soldiers
admitted to the Army with felony records jumped from 249 in 2006 to 511 in 2007.
And the number of Marines with felonies rose from 208 to 350.
nvolved sex crimes and six involved
manslaughter or vehicular homici
The bulk of the crimes involved were burglaries,
other thefts, and drug offenses, but nine ide convictions. Several dozen Army and Marine
recruits had aggravated assault or robbery convictions, including incidents
involving weapons.
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