75 Percent of Young Americans Are Unfit for Military Duty Options

[*Janette*]

The latest Army statistics show a stunning 75 percent of military-age youth are ineligible to join the military because they are overweight, can't pass entrance exams, have dropped out of high school or had run-ins with the law.

So many young people between the prime recruiting ages of 17 and 24 cannot meet minimum standards that a group of retired military leaders is calling for more investment in early childhood education to combat the insidious effects of junk food and inadequate education.

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Thoughts?

[karmakiller]

Damn, kids are ill fit when it comes to health, education, character, and communication. I think this has been a problem overall, not just with the armed forces, but I'm glad that they at least have standards...

If this article is just about the kids who enlist, doesn't a lot of the trouble you get into when you're under 18 get swept under the rug?

It's pretty sad that kids aren't being kids nowadays, kids would rather play video games and watch TV than go outside and play (parents aren't helping either, because a lot of them are scared their kids are going to kidnapped if they go outside). Where I went to for high school we were required to have three years of P.E. (it was everyday for 45 minutes) to graduate, but we still had overweight kids at school.