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Who said that the U.S military is strained for troops? We’re doing perfectly fine. The American army is stronger than ever. We’re fighting in Iraq, Afghanistan, South Korea, Kosovo… HEY! Private Johnny! It says “Front Towards Enemy”. Wait! Don’t press that….. !
Army opens up prep school for dropouts to fill ranks
…the U.S. Army, eager to fill its ranks amid wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, doesn’t see them as dropouts. They are recruits who only need a GED before they’re ready to begin basic training.
And so, the Army formally opens its first prep school Wednesday.
“It’s academic immersion,” explained Col. Jeffrey Sanderson, chief of staff at Fort Jackson, home of the Army’s largest basic training school. “Our studies show that with only three out of every 10 people of military age being capable of joining the Army, we are going to have to do something different.”
That includes turning six World War II-era buildings at the base into a mini-campus of spartan classrooms and barracks. Under the yearlong pilot project, classes of about 60 soldiers will enter the month long program every week.
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