AP: Md. National Guard bumps chief recruiter

[unhappycamper]

Md. National Guard bumps chief recruiter
By BEN NUCKOLS, Associated Press Writer 20 minutes ago

BALTIMORE - The Maryland Army National Guard's chief recruiter was relieved of his command after an investigation found that two people known to be unqualified were enlisted, the Guard said Friday.

Another recruiter was being kicked out of the Guard and nine other soldiers were disciplined for "significant improprieties," which also included two cases of fraternization between officers and enlisted soldiers.

The investigation began in early December after the Baltimore City Paper detailed allegations of misconduct.

The probe uncovered at least two cases where recruiters enlisted people despite knowing they were not qualified for Guard service, and found that several soldiers in the recruiting battalion misused government resources by goofing off when they were supposed to be getting training away from their usual posts.

"They were apparently out recreating," said 1st Lt. Wayde Minami, a Guard spokesman. "The government paid for that."

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[maddezmom]

1. yikes, they are out there recreating on tax payers dollars

and recreating to me, means being messed up. I'm sure lots of the recuits were also "recreating" when they signed up/ :(