Felony or Military Personnel Waivers

This has been in the news a lot in the last few days so these might be of interest.

The house Oversight committee had requested information on the increase in the use of military personnel waivers. Useful information that has been gathered can be found o their website -- http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1889

The information includes:

· April 21, 2008 Letter to Under Secretary Chu [From Chairman Waxman commenting on the statistics provided] -- http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20080421104110.pdf

· Felony Waivers by Type of Offense (The charts show the numbers of felony waivers for conviction only, by service and by type for FY 2006 and FY 2007) http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20080421104349.pdf

· October 18, 2007 Letter to Under Secretary Chu [From Chairman Waxman requesting statistics] http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20080421154045.pdf