"Army opens prep school for dropouts to fill ranks."
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) - "Austin Swarner left high school to care for his mother while she fought a losing battle with cancer. Tony Brown wanted to begin supporting himself and left two classes shy of a diploma. Haelee Holden got tired of trying to make it through school while flipping burgers until 1 a.m.
"But the U.S. Army, eager to fill its ranks amid wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, doesn't see them as dropouts. They are recruits who only need a GED before they're ready to begin basic training.
"And so, the Army formally opens its first prep school Wednesday."
Looks like a superb program.
Arf