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75 Percent of Young Americans Are Unfit for Military Duty
Posted: 11/3/09
WASHINGTON (Nov. 3)

Are America's youth too fat, dumb or dishonest to defend the nation against its enemies?

The latest Army statistics show a stunning 75 percent of military-age youth are ineligible to join the military because they are overweight, can't pass entrance exams, have dropped out of high school or had run-ins with the law.

So many young people between the prime recruiting ages of 17 and 24 cannot meet minimum standards that a group of retired military leaders is calling for more investment in early childhood education to combat the insidious effects of junk food and inadequate education.

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I'd go one step further and say 75% of all Americans are too fat or stupid for the military. But I'm sure basic training will whip 'em in to shape! lol
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I'd go one step further and say 75% of all Americans are too fat or stupid for the military. But I'm sure basic training will whip 'em in to shape! lol

No doubt, You can't fix stupid, heard that on TV. They sure as hell can turn them into "lean, mean, fighting machines," though.

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I'd go one step further and say 75% of all Americans are too fat or stupid for the military. But I'm sure basic training will whip 'em in to shape! lol

No doubt, You can't fix stupid, heard that on TV. They sure as hell can turn them into "lean, mean, fighting machines," though.

Got that right.  :good  I can't tell you how many Rodents have left High School here and I think "good luck"....then they show up a few years later all growed up and in uniform.  :good  Good for them.  :good

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Sad, but true, our nation is going to sh*t :(

crappy food, lack of exercise, too much reality tv and not enough reality.
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Sad, but true, our nation is going to sh*t :(

crappy food, lack of exercise, too much reality tv and not enough reality.

Don't forget the video games. When was the last time you saw a kid riding a bike in your neiborhood??
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Sad, but true, our nation is going to sh*t :(

crappy food, lack of exercise, too much reality tv and not enough reality.

Don't forget the video games. When was the last time you saw a kid riding a bike in your neiborhood??

Lucky to see two of em in a week!.. :rolleyes
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Sad, but true, our nation is going to sh*t :(

crappy food, lack of exercise, too much reality tv and not enough reality.

Don't forget the video games. When was the last time you saw a kid riding a bike in your neiborhood??

Lucky to see two of em in a week!.. :rolleyes

Saw a kid riding a bike in my 'hood yesterday.....some guy was chasin' him down the street yellin' "he just stole my bike".

There's 2 out getting their excercise..... :D

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Bought my kids a football to get them out of the house and it sits on his shelf in his bedroom so he can look at it. :rolleyes



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Bought my kids a football to get them out of the house and it sits on his shelf in his bedroom so he can look at it. :rolleyes

Don't want to scuff it up.  :rolleyes

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Quote (Wifey @ Nov. 04 2009,8:27 pm)
Sad, but true, our nation is going to sh*t :(

crappy food, lack of exercise, too much reality tv and not enough reality.

Not to mention the internet...

It's so hard to play outside, all the outlets are in the house...  :say?

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Jan and I just happened to talk about this the other day.....most about how we as children never stay indoors after school. we were always outside doing something.
Sadly, we've allowed them to become lazy...by providing the electronic distractions.

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Sad, but true, our nation is going to sh*t :(

crappy food, lack of exercise, too much reality tv and not enough reality.

Don't forget the video games. When was the last time you saw a kid riding a bike in your neiborhood??

Lucky to see two of em in a week!.. :rolleyes

Saw a kid riding a bike in my 'hood yesterday.....some guy was chasin' him down the street yellin' "he just stole my bike".

There's 2 out getting their excercise..... :D

:laugh  :rotflmao  :laugh  :good  :D
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Quote (Ziggy @ Nov. 05 2009,7:26 pm)
Sadly, we've allowed them to become lazy...by providing the electronic distractions.

But controlling the allotted time would make a difference!. :D
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I'm pretty sure my kid has every electronic gadget out there...and I'm amazed by how much money I could have saved by not buying them, they just sit there  :break

The novelty wears off quickly I suppose.  :rolleyes

Fortunately she's involved in softball so there's batting practice twice a week and conditioning 3 times. This weekend we're going riding so she'll get another good work out there.

The one up in college tells us she's in the best shape she's ever been in, since I wouldn't let her take her car...she rides her bike everywhere  :good

Now me, on the other hand...I'm starting an exercise program....right after I finish this donut!   :laugh

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Sadly, we've allowed them to become lazy...by providing the electronic distractions.

But controlling the allotted time would make a difference!. :D

That's what we always did. With the TV set as well.  :good

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most about how we as children never stay indoors after school. we were always outside doing something.

We were the same way. Unless we had homework. We were outside running the hood doing something.
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most about how we as children never stay indoors after school. we were always outside doing something.

We were the same way. Unless we had homework. We were outside running the hood doing something.

At least til the streetlights came on :laugh

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Sadly, we've allowed them to become lazy...by providing the electronic distractions.

But controlling the allotted time would make a difference!. :D

We do that to a certain degree, like I mentioned in KC's thread about his new printer.

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most about how we as children never stay indoors after school. we were always outside doing something.

We were the same way. Unless we had homework. We were outside running the hood doing something.

At least til the streetlights came on :laugh

Street lights??  We didn't have street lights in our hood.
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most about how we as children never stay indoors after school. we were always outside doing something.

We were the same way. Unless we had homework. We were outside running the hood doing something.

At least til the streetlights came on :laugh

Street lights??  We didn't have street lights in our hood.

We Didn't As Kids, But You've Had Them In All Of Your hoods.....

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I  Tended To Go out On My Bicycle, As A Kid,  For Several Hours At A Time, Tried To Inspect The Areas Around The Neighborhood And Beyond......

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I  Tended To Go out On My Bicycle, As A Kid,  For Several Hours At A Time, Tried To Inspect The Areas Around The Neighborhood And Beyond......

Put on a lot of miles on a bicycle as a kid also!. :good
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Bikes were always good....especially with baseball cards stuck in the spokes to make that cool sound.





Wonder how many $500.00 cards I destroyed with that stunt.  :banghead  :banghead

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