Has DoD Dropped Standards Too Low Just to Make Recruiting Goals?

It seems every time I open a newspaper, news site, webpage, or other electronic publication there is at least one report of some service member being convicted of criminal acts. Talking with my son (who is active duty) and others who still serve, it seems more and more troops are facing disciplinary actions (up to and including general courts martial and punitive discharge). It makes me ask the question have we lowered the standards to much in an attempt to make recruiting goals? Years ago, we gave individuals the option of joining the military or going to prison. That proved disastrous overall and (thankfully) the policy was largely stopped. Now it seems we are returning to those days and waiving all sorts of derogatory history so an individual can be enlisted into the military.

As a secondary question: Has discipline become more of an issue or is it just in Today's interconnected world we see/hear more reporting of criminal activity?

https://www.wate.com/news/former-fort-campbell-medic-sentenced-to-15-years-in-rape-and-murder-of-infant-daughter/