The solution to this is fairly easy and cheap, and so obvious that it makes me question why they keep whining about it instead of doing something positive. That is, I suspect an ulterior motive.
Basically, cordon off a section of the larger military installations, build some cheap wooden barracks, and hire veterans as trainers. Offer a 1 month, 3 month, and 6 month “remedial” course for potential enlistees.
Not just to reduce those who are obese, train those who are not physically fit, or teach those who are illiterate or uneducated, but all of the above.
They are not paid, but get free room and board, and medical for any injuries they sustain. If they have other medical conditions, they fail.
The program for the obese is that they get very lean meals, and spend all day walking. Once most of their excess weight is gone, they migrate to the physical fitness part, which is the most expensive one, because it has gym equipment.
The last group are in classroom. They are of a good weight and are physically fit, so for them those two things are just maintenance. But they get 6 hours a day of classroom.
In any event, I can imagine setting up these sections of military posts at Ft. Lewis, Ft. Carson, Ft. Hood, Ft. Benning, Ft. Bragg, Ft. Knox, etc. More than enough to handle all the recruits the army needs.
So this is the plan? No pay? Free room and board? Is this a draft? Ya promise them medical care when the corrupt VA can barely take care of our veterans now?
Are all the legitimate young American supposed to run off and fight all these wars and bio/disease hazards/meals on military wheels while playing world cop, in places like Africa and Ustinkistan?
So all the legitimate American young people can go off and fight and die while tens of millions here illegally can stay behind and enjoy all the benefits of American freedoms without sacrifice?
BTW, if ya try drafting all these illegals you’ll see a mass exodus back south of the border. Bet the rent. They’re use to freebies, and making 20x what they were in Mexico and places like El Salvador. People are stupid. The illegals work their asses off because they suddenly make many times more $$ than before they crossed the border.
This is pie in the sky.
Sounds a bit too close to McNamara’s 100,000.
I served with a few of of the remnants of the 100k, good men all but not your first choice.
Yes, skilled leaders/managers can find a slot to utilize someone with fewer skills. Not optimal.
The Marine Corps used to have a fat boy platoon. Overweight when you get to MCRD? No problem. They put you in the fat boy platoon until you met the weight requirement and then you went into the next cycle. We used to see them exercising all the time.