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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> Experts say the quality of the officer corps is threatened as the service
> fights to retain leaders during wartime and fill new command slots.
>
> http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-officers30jan30,0,4783289.story?coll=la-home-headlines

This is from near the end of the article:
Also, the Army has begun lowering recruiting requirements, such as 
accepting more high school dropouts and Category IV recruits — those who 
score near the bottom of the military's entrance exam.