Army has its say on King's remark
Army has its say on King's remark
by submarinepainter on Thu May 08, 2008 11:28 pm
BANGOR — The Army is weighing in on writer Stephen King's remark about literacy and the military that drew the ire of conservative critics this week.
King came under fire from a blogger for what he told students while stressing the importance of reading at the Library of Congress on April 4: "The fact is if you can read, you can walk into a job later on. If you don't, then you've got the Army, Iraq, I don't know, something like that," King said.
The ensuing flap drew a response Wednesday from U.S. Army spokesman Paul Boyce, who said most soldiers are avid readers.
Military recruits test above the national average in reading and vocabulary skills, he added.
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=186339&ac=PHnws
King came under fire from a blogger for what he told students while stressing the importance of reading at the Library of Congress on April 4: "The fact is if you can read, you can walk into a job later on. If you don't, then you've got the Army, Iraq, I don't know, something like that," King said.
The ensuing flap drew a response Wednesday from U.S. Army spokesman Paul Boyce, who said most soldiers are avid readers.
Military recruits test above the national average in reading and vocabulary skills, he added.
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=186339&ac=PHnws
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