Alabama Guard Soldiers Fail Drug Tests

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Nearly 2 percent of the Alabama National
Guard has tested positive for drugs under an expanded program.
Guard officials say about 6,000 of the Guard's 13,800 soldiers
and airmen have been tested so far and nearly 2 percent tested
positive, primarily for marijuana. The number is slightly higher
than the national figure of 1.5 percent for the nation's active
military.
The National Guard Bureau previously encouraged states to test
20 percent of their soldiers and airmen, but now every member is
supposed to be tested at some point during the year.
Master Sgt. April Garner said testing everyone can give
commanders a complete picture of their units' ability to do
missions.

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