US Army recruits admitted despite bad conduct get promoted faster

The Associated Press reports that recruits who needed a waiver in order to join the US Army tend to be promoted faster than ones who didn't. Also:

The statistics show that recruits with criminal records or other drug and alcohol issues have more discipline problems than those without records. Those recruits also are a bit more likely to drop out of the Army because of alcohol.

On the brighter side, those with waivers earn more medals for valor and tend to stay in the Army longer.