A United States Congressional committee is asking the Pentagon to explain whether the increase in convicted criminals being recruited into the US military can be linked to the strains from the Iraq war.
Last year the US Army granted waivers to allow 511 convicted criminals to join up, almost double the number from the year before.
Almost 250 Army and Marine recruits had convictions for burglary while 130 had been charged with drug offences, excluding marijuana.
There were also a handful of waivers given for those convicted of rape and sexual assault, along with terrorist threats, including bomb threats.
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