Originally Posted by theking

When I was in the military...every enlistee had a highschool diploma (GED's) were not allowed...every Senior NCO had to have an associate degree or the equivalent of an associate degree and many had full degrees. Every officer had to have a full degree and many had master's and PHD's. No one was allowed in that had any kind of a misdeameanor conviction let alone a felony conviction.

Because the politicians micro manage the military...and prolongs conflicts the military begins losing their cream and to fill the loss they have to reduce standards to get warm bodies in to fill the ranks. This happens in every prolonged conflict.

As a result of two...unecessarily prolonged conflicts the military...not only now accepts people with certain criminal convictions...and medical conditions...as well as people that do not even have a GED...and the age limit for enlistees has risen from 26 years of age to 42 and maybe even 46 years of age...and Senior NCO's are not required to have associate degrees or the equilency. Officers are still required to have a full degree...to the best of my knowledge.

So no it is not what the military prefers...it is what they have to do because of micro management by civilians.