Marine Recruiting Success Leads to Tighter Standards: No Drugs, No Tattoos
Wednesday, July 01, 2009

While the U.S. Army has struggled to meet recruiting goals, resulting in lower standards and the enlistment of Neo-Nazis, the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) is turning away people who don’t meet its tougher standards to become one of “the few, the proud.” Having added 27,000 recruits to meet its overall force goal of 202,000, the Corps is no longer accepting anyone who fails a drug test, whereas before a recruit was give a second chance. The USMC is also no longer interested in those who have too many tattoos, especially along the forearms. Those who do make it into the Corps have to wait up to six months before beginning boot camp.
“We’re much more selective because we can be,” said Brigadier General Angela Salinas, commanding general of Marine Corps Recruit Depot/Western Recruiting Region, and the Corps’ first female Hispanic general.
-Noel Brinkerhoff
Top Corps Recruiter Getting More Selective (by Bryan Mitchell, Military.com)
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