RECRUITING….Military recruiting has been tough lately, and that’s produced both good news and bad. The good news: there’s much less interest in kicking out gay soldiers. The bad news: one in five recruits enters service on waivers, and as a result gang activity is up. Rep. Mike Thompson (D–Ca.) is trying to do something about it.
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