This may be true, but when someone walks into a recruiter’s office covered in swastikas and white power tats or has been arrested for a crime then yes, that person can and should be blocked.

Hmmm, funny you keep harping on white people with problems. Wonder what your motivation could be? Impartial you are not.

I know the same cynical story of our military being made up of the dregs of society. And even if they did pull 100% percent of their people from the poorest part of the country, those who will not fit in with the unit and follow the rules would be gotten rid of. This means that you would be left with good upstanding people.

When it comes to a draft, that’s a whole different story; those people do not want to be there and do not care. They are more likely to engage in unsavory behavior. However, in an all volunteer army, if you choose to sign up, you choose to be there for some reason and are more likely to adhere to the rules of the game.

As far as the supremacist goes, I’m not saying anything they did with him was right. He should have never been allowed to sign up. However, I have come to the conclusion, when it concerns the military; those who dislike any type of armed engagement are willing to pull out the most extreme examples in order to smear the institution. Are some (enter race here) supremacists being allowed into the military? Sure. Are some (enter race here) supremacists working in retail, construction, healthcare, education, religious, or computer industries? Yup. What are you trying to prove with that point?

This summed it up: “We don’t exclude people from the army based on their thoughts,” says S. Douglas Smith, an Army public affairs officer. “We exclude based on behavior.”

That’s what it comes down to. How do you behave in the ranks? How do you treat your fellow soldiers? How do you treat foreigners? I’m guessing that’s why he was delegated to mostly transporting and not direct engagement with the regular populace.

The man was good soldier then and that’s what mattered. His jack-a** like behavior now… The whole point of that Salon piece was to try and give credence to Napolitano’s report except even with this bit of information you run into a HUGE PROBLEM- not every military man/woman is a white supremacist.

So singling them out to be “watched” is bogus.

They didn’t do that but instead just said Iraqi vets. And people went nuts.

As far as special treatment if we don’t serve our veterans with respect, young kids most of them putting their lives on the line [whether you like the mission or not], then we don’t deserve to have a country.

And we won’t for long. There’s something to be said about nuance. Homeland Security handled this like a heavy-footed elephant. I’m sure it wasn’t intentional. But in the end, it doesn’t matter.