Posted on Nov 14, 2017

U.S. Army Now Taking Applicants With Histories Of Mental Illness, Drug Abuse And Self-Mutilation

SFC Joseph Weber

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Have to think about this one for a minute. I guess the saddest thing is we can’t get 80k Americans to join in an average year.

U.S. Army Now Taking Applicants With Histories Of Mental Illness, Drug Abuse And Self-Mutilation

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https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2017/11/13/army-no-lower-standards-for-recruits-with-history-of-mental-illness/

Army: No lower standards for recruits with history of mental illness

The Army is pushing back against a recent USA Today story that said the service is lowering its standards to allow more recruits with histories of self-mutilation, bipolar disorder and other issues.

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SFC Joseph Weber

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Hopefully that’s true. I was a recruiter and I remember all the dumb stuff Recruiting Command did to make mission at the end of the year.

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SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM

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What took them so long!

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U.S. Army Now Taking Applicants With Histories Of Mental Illness, Drug Abuse And Self-Mutilation

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