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The U.S. military should accept recruits with criminal records.

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The U.S. military should accept recruits with criminal records.

It depends on the severity of the crime, but there shouldn't be a blanket ban.

Stand Taken 11/26/2008 9:45 AM

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The U.S. military should accept recruits with criminal records.

Give them a chance to straighten out. It's the ultimate public service. And if they don't straighten out, and have criminal conduct in the service, then throw a much harder book at them than they ha...

Stand Taken 11/23/2008 3:24 PM

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The U.S. military should not accept recruits with criminal records.

Stand Taken 11/15/2008 8:10 PM

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The U.S. military should accept recruits with criminal records.

It depends upon the act of course. Juvenile records are usually sealed, however they are disclosed when signing up for military duty. A DUI is different from Armed Robbery and yet both result in a c...

Stand Taken 11/15/2008 11:03 AM

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The U.S. military should accept recruits with criminal records.

Stand Taken 11/14/2008 7:15 PM

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The U.S. military should accept recruits with criminal records.

Depends on the criminal record.

Stand Taken 11/14/2008 10:25 AM

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The U.S. military should not accept recruits with criminal records.

Stand Taken 11/12/2008 9:07 PM

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The U.S. military should accept recruits with criminal records.

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The U.S. military should accept recruits with criminal records.

Stand Taken 11/12/2008 11:54 AM

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