Posted on 02/16/2015 8:19:50 PM PST by PROCON
The majority of potential Army reservists are either hooked on prescription drugs, have too many tattoos, are overweight or have mental conditions that prohibit them from joining the military, recruiters say.
Seven out of 10 applicants — who return to their civilian lives after training, but can be called into active service at any time — fail to meet Army Reserve standards for on mental, physical and other grounds, said Capt. Eric Connor, U.S. Army Reserve Command spokesman.
The problem affects the broader service as well. According to Army Recruiting Command statistics compiled last year, 71 percent of young people wanting to join the military would fail to pass service tests because of their physical, moral or cognitive shortcomings.
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Yup, trying to soften you up so you’ll agree to support women and homosexuals in combat units....
If the pool of applicants is this messed up, it is because our population is messed up. It helps explain King Obama as well.
They are anti-Christian and pro atheist and Islam now. What Christian in their right mind, would put themselves in this unconstitutional, evil supporting organization?
The mighty American military without Christian control is the same military as Germany had in WWII. I would not trust our current military leaders to conduct an honorable war in our name.
(What happens when 50% of the drafted soldiers must be female?)
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