It would really help with the recruting shortage. Alot of convicted felons or one who was convicted of a crime cant find a job that has a decent living wage.It would give meaning and purporose in life and something to be proud of. It would give direction to those who are young offenders 18-25. here are some satistics from 2002.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/sent.htm
I know from experience
2006-09-30 19:52:07 · 21 answers · asked by Osummer 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The US incarcerates the most people per capita then any western civilized contries.
http://www.hrw.org/backgrounder/usa/incarceration/
2006-09-30 20:06:04 · update #1
why do people automaticly think that all felons are convicted of violent offences.
2006-09-30 20:11:31 · update #2
"ihaftaknow " Yea i got some news for you you dont know jack diddle sqwat. In the wonderful state of Wisconsin were i happen to live i was allowed to vote after i got off of formal supervision.
Oh yea dont open your mouth unless you really haftaknow
2006-09-30 20:31:23 · update #3
hers some fyi for you ihafaknow
http://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/felon-voting-right.html
2006-09-30 20:36:56 · update #4
You know nat great answer. I do see your point: however, many of the felons you speak of where too young and dumb to really be thinking like a mature adult. Some may have commited crimes in the stupidity of there youth, when they felt as though they're back was to a wall. There once was a time where people who didn't finish highschool could go into the military, thats not the case anymore..so alot of our inner city youth take other roads. I don't know the answer to this dilema, because i believe in second chances to prove your worth. ( On a case by case basis).
2006-09-30 22:12:13 · answer #1 · answered by RAW29 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My guess is the military does not want a person that they have to teach standards of behavior to. Also, the military must keep on good terms with the civilian population where they are located. If it is about you perhaps you should talk with a recruiter and find out if there is a procedure to get your record clean. Perhaps the crime might be one forgiven by the military. If you want an exciting job why not try being a US Forest Service Fire Fighter. Become a Paramedic. Another thing, do you have a high school diploma? You might need that too. If you really want to join an army than maybe join a foreign army. For example, I think Israel will take many people with less than perfect backgrounds. What about the French Foreign Legion. Please dont join some group that would get you in even more serious trouble with our country. When I mean a foreign country, I mean a country that is an ally of the US.
2006-09-30 20:09:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Military service means you take an oath to uphold and defend the highest laws of the land - the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Someone who grossly violates the person or property of another human being or in any other way violates the laws every citizen is to uphold is not someone we want volunteering to defend the nation.
Giving such people weapons or not, we place them in the same category as those who do honor the laws of the land. We give convicts the chance to "wash themselves clean" solely by swearing an oath. Military service does not become a sacred obligation then; it becomes a "Get out of Jail Free" card, a system for laundering criminals into the ranks of the uniformed service branches.
If convicts couldn't find enough meaning and purpose in life to see a recruiter before they committed their crimes, there is hardly any point in expecting them to change their colors in an environment that demands absolute obedience and asks them to subordinate themselves to a higher purpose. It is this failure to respect authority and to consider themselves no better than society that lands these individuals into prison in the first place.
A "Foreign Legion" setup is one thing, but the uniformed services have enough problems with dealing with the human wreckage put out by today's broken schools and homes to be burdened further by the dregs of society's prisons.
As for those that end up with a choice of a prison sentence or military service, those are young men and women whom a judge feels due to extraordinary circumstances that they show a great potential for turning their lives around should they be given the chance to join the military. I have worked with, and served under those who were given such ultimatums, and for the most part I am proud to have done so.
The rest of them that end up in prison instead of the military are there for a reason. Let them pay their debts to the society they didn't feel was worth respecting.
2006-09-30 20:29:56 · answer #3 · answered by Nat 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hmm. It might be that many repeat felons suffer from brain damage and/or mental problems from their wild lives. Someones who has multiple felonies on their record is probably not the sort that respects authority or does what they are told. These are just assumptions, but I would use those assumptions too if admittance into the Armed Forces was my job.
If the Armed Forces can get the money it requires, they may loosen it's restrictions for applicants, but I wouldn't bet that they would accept felons anytime soon. They would push for draft, were it necessary, before admitting convicted felons. They might even take pot-heads before felons.
2006-09-30 20:04:50 · answer #4 · answered by nlc_in_cali 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about you but the last thing i want to do is sit in a fox hole with someone I can not trust. I don't want to be in a fox hole with someone still trying to find the meaning and purpose of life. Most jobs will not give convicted felons a job. Why would the US military do this? You have access to secret information, have access to some of the most advanced weapons systems and people trust you with their lives. I'm sorry but my life is a little more important than a felon trying to find the meaning of life. They can do it some were else.
2006-09-30 20:00:54 · answer #5 · answered by jamie s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The military gives access to sensitive equipment, materials, and information. If a person has demonstrated a certain level of disregard for the law as a civilian, the military surely does not want give him that type of access in the armed services. FYI, felons can't vote nor own guns.
You dummy. The way I see it, when you have to crawl back to the state to get your "right" back, that makes it a PRIVILEGE. You shouldn't get so hostile. When I made that statement, it wasn't to personally attack you. Apparently you took it as such. (That must be a character flaw of yours.) I didn't even KNOW let alone ASSUME that you werr the jail bird you were referring to. Don't you know how to make your point without all of the sarcasm and angry overtones. That must be the criminal element in you ay? Next time, don't be so mean and insulting. And I won't have to insult you by saying you shouldn't go into the service. Instead, when you go back in to jail, the wonderful state of WI can pay for your living accomodations not the military. Yes. Recidivism is a reality, not a fairy tale son.
2006-09-30 20:18:14 · answer #6 · answered by ihaftaknow 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it rather is a question for the government of the army. His checklist isn't the only that the army is gazing, it rather is yours. yet, in the journey that your candy felon gets in hardship in case you're married and you're on lively accountability, wager who gets in hardship? .......did you wager? YOU! not him, YOU. are you constructive you wanna marry somebody with a checklist like that? the army expects you to maintain your nostril sparkling, and marrying a felon is calling to get into severe hardship. i'm speaking accessible courtroom martial and penitentiary. the army would not play around whilst it consists of their human beings inflicting hardship. The smallest element is made considerable by potential of them. i've got by no potential met a felon that would not devote different crimes, so according to probability you will desire to the two sell off him, or seem for a civilian activity.
2016-10-15 09:45:43 · answer #7 · answered by durrett 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
90% of the Felons are repeat offenders, It taks a great deal of time, resources and money to train just 1 Soldier. The government is not going to waste that time, money, and resources on individuals that would use those tactics and make them more "lethal" than what they already are.
Felons by law cannot carry weapons, there for the main job of a soldier is to engage in time of war, hence would have to carry some sort of weapon or be around them as well.
So as you can see is a no win situation. My best advice is THINK before you ACT, and learn from your past mistakes, that's usually what gets ppl in trouble.
2006-09-30 20:05:39 · answer #8 · answered by spanishflyin_tx 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think it depends on the crime that they committed.
Back in the day, My uncles (3) were caught breaking into a grocery store in Jersey, the judge told them, ARMY, Marines, or jail. They all chose Army and became better men for it. Not one of them ever committed a crime again in their life, aside from traffic tickets, but hey we're not all perfect. They were all 101st Airborne.
They should make kids 17 on up decide Jail or Join.
A big Shout out to all the Army MP's out there!!
2006-09-30 20:08:09 · answer #9 · answered by powerofconviction 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ability to obey orders and abide by regulations is paramount to a military organization. You must possess inner or instilled disciple that will make you obey what is to you an idiot order from someone you hate and restrain you from using the weapon on them not the enemy.Felons have demonstrated that they do not possess this quality. Thats why you don't use felons.
2006-09-30 20:00:27 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋