Military Intelligence

House an Escaped War Slave:

http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175090/dahr_jamail_a_secret_history_of_dissent_in_the_all_volunteer_military

In November 2007, the Pentagon revealed that between 2003 and 2007 there had been an 80% increase in overall desertion rates in the Army (desertion refers to soldiers who go AWOL and never intend to return to service), and Army AWOL rates from 2003 to 2006 were the highest since 1980. Between 2000 and 2006, more than 40,000 troops from all branches of the military deserted, more than half from the Army. Army desertion rates jumped by 42% from 2006 to 2007 alone. 

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...the Further On, the Further Behind...

http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-06-04-marine-schools_N.htm

The school would open with 150 cadets, growing eventually to about 650 drawn from a pool of low-performing students who have high test scores and want to attend...(Did I read that right??? -EWS)