Criminals commit crime

When you lower your standards to boost recruitment numbers, you run the risk of this.

Reports of sexual assaults in the military increased by nearly 40 percent last year, the Pentagon announced Thursday, saying the increase was at least partly due to a new program that encourages victims to come forward.

According to a report released Thursday, there were 2,374 allegations of sexual assaults reported during 2005, compared to 1,700 in 2004.

Ignoring criminal histories and other signs of serious character flaws does no favors to those who serve in the military with honor and pride. But you don't expect an administration that can't even provide troops in a war zone with armored vehicles to give a shit about that, do you?