Military courts HS dropouts while banning college trained gays

365 Gay News  Aug 27 08

(Washington) The U.S. Army, eager to fill its ranks amid wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, is turning to high school dropouts, opening today a prep school to enable prospective enlistees to gain the GED. The military has turned six World War II-era buildings at Fort Jackson, South Carolina into a mini-campus ... Full story...

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