[Ransomed]

I wonder what % of our people under age 30 have ever performed sustained physical labor outdoors. It has to be the lowest in all of human experience.

Freegards

[strider44]

Good point. That % has to be low. Look at a typical high school I guess. My son plays football and wrestles. He lifts weights and runs about 18 hours a week. Borders on fanatical...but the wrestling team is excellent.

I would say 70% of the football team is as dedicated. So that’s about 50-60 boys in a high school of 1500 kids.

I don’t want to shit on the soccer players, basketball, Lax, etc. Many of them are in good shape too. I just consider the football and wrestlers tougher kids. Mileage may vary.

So you’re probably talking about 5-10% of high school boys nation-wide that are in shape and tough enough to cruise through basic training. Then 1% or less of that crew could even be considered for SEALs or Force Recon, Ranger School, etc.

So yeah...we’re in trouble.

And sorry, don’t mean to offend, but I don’t count any women in my calculations. They’re not real soldiers. Real soldiers in the sens of sending them out to kill the enemy up-close and personal. I suppose they can push buttons from far away, fly drones, etc.

[daniel1212]

I wonder what % of our people under age 30 have ever performed sustained physical labor outdoors. It has to be the lowest in all of human experience. Freegards

And gone without food and drink for more than 24 hours. Today not being able to check one's Smart phone is deprivation.