US Army Quietly Lifts Ban on Recruits With Some Mental-Health Issues
Monday, November 13, 2017
November 13, 2017 - Most likely in its quest to make a stated goal of recruiting 80,000 new soldiers by next year, the Army quietly loosened its rules in order to allow those with a history of self-mutilation, bipolar disorder, depression and drug and alcohol abuse to join its ranks through waivers.
According to USA Today, the Army enacted the policy in August with no announcement. Newsweek reports that this ends an eight-year ban on the waivers that started after a spike in suicides in the Army. Visit www.theroot.com for full article.
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