This is very old news, but thought it interesting to highlight lag time between FBI and the original reports.
The FBI Announces Gangs Have Infiltrated Every Branch Of The Military
The FBI has released a new gang assessment announcing that there are 1.4 million gang members in the US, a 40 percent increase since 2009, and that many of these members are getting inside the military (via Stars and Stripes).
The report says the military has seen members from 53 gangs and 100 regions in the U.S. enlist in every branch of the armed forces. Members of every major street gang, some prison gangs, and outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMGs) have been reported on both U.S. and international military installations.
Read full story with link to report.
Phi Beta Iota: One can only marvel at the ability of the US Government (both political leaders and senior civil servants) to carry on without intelligence or integrity for decades. The USA remains the top proliferator of nuclear, biological, chemical, radiological, and small arms as well as cyber-weaponry. The USA remains locked into elective wars that have nothing to do with national interests and everything to do with special interests. And now we learn again (DHS published first, in 2007) that we are also training tens of thousands of gang members who are at the same time gaining access to weapons and munitions that we cannot account for…
See Also:
2007 Reference: Gangs in the US Military
