Posted on 04/03/2023 11:43:14 AM PDT by JonPreston
A Pentagon study revealed that 77 percent of young Americans do not qualify for military service without a waiver due to being overweight, drug use, or mental or physical problems.
“When considering youth disqualified for one reason alone, the most prevalent disqualification rates are overweight (11 percent), drug and alcohol abuse (8 percent), and medical/physical health (7 percent),” the Pentagon’s 2020 Qualified Military Available Study of Americans between the ages of 17 and 24 read.
The concern over the shrinking pool of potential recruits has grown in recent years. Maj. Charlie Dietz, a Department of Defense spokesman, stated that the study confirmed the challenges of recruiting new military members.
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Hell, they’ve been handing out MJ waiver like candy for over 20 years.
Oh bull! Most people who join the military are conservatives and the conservatives don’t want to be part of a woke, forced vac, forced tranny agenda.
Exactly right.
But can you charge your phone out on the battle field?
I figured that out when I graduated BOOT CAMP, and that was a very long time ago.
SEMPER FI!
YUP; and if that SOB has a sucking chest wound I ain’t touching him/her it, he/she/it is just going to have to bleed out on his/her/it’s own!
I’m 71 and retired from the navy in 1989. I’m betting that if a real war broke out I could still do what has to be done to launch missiles, operate ships, and fight a war. Army on the ground combat troops are a different story, but navy, air force and a good number of army and marine jobs could be filled with old, mean as hell, retirees.
I understand. I just thought I’d throw that out there for those who might not know. Always been a stigma towards draftees, but there is another side to that coin.
No offense meant.
this govt is not worth dying for....
With the difficulty in obtaining recruits, you would think Gen Benedict Milley and Lardass Austin would have a priority of keeping current personnel .... but noooooo, they have their Covid shot refusal retribution on going.
Well at least the youths of today will have General Milley as a prime example of what you don’t want to be.
Out of all of the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff he is the most out of shape that I recall and can recall a lot of them.
Another reason may be that young men and women don't want to be used as fodder in for profit wars that our government and the military industrial complex have no intention of winning.
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