[RomanSoldier19]

let me help

71% of U.S. Youth Don’t Qualify for Military Service ...
time.com/2938158/youth-fail-to-qualify-military-service/https://time.com/2938158/youth-fail-to-qualify-military-service/

A pproximately 71% of the 34 million 17-to-24-year-olds in the U.S. would not qualify for military service because of reasons related to health, physical appearance and educational background ...

[wildcard_redneck]

"Approximately 71% of the 34 million 17-to-24-year-olds in the U.S. would not qualify for military service because of reasons related to health, physical appearance and educational background ..."

Put the fatties in front to soak up the bullets for the fit men behind them.

[Mariner]

“71% of the 34 million 17-to-24-year-olds in the U.S. would not qualify for military service because of reasons related to health, physical appearance and educational background ...”

If they were needed as cannon fodder, they would be drafted anyway.

[sinsofsolarempirefan]

They have much higher standards nowadays than they had in WWII. More emphasis on quality over quantity.