75% of Our Youth...NOT Elligible for Military
11-05-2009, 01:03 PM
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75% of Our Youth...NOT Elligible for Military
Hi!
http://www.time.com/time/nation/arti...934559,00.html
[QUOTE]With wars on two fronts and increasingly bellicose threats from North Korea and Iran, the Pentagon has continued to lower its recruiting standards to meet the ever-increasing demand for U.S. troops. Even so, [B]the agency recently found that 75% of Americans ages 17 to 24 are ineligible to enlist — largely because of either a lack of education, a criminal record, poor fitness or all of the above.
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Holy Crap!
cliff
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http://www.time.com/time/nation/arti...934559,00.html
[QUOTE]With wars on two fronts and increasingly bellicose threats from North Korea and Iran, the Pentagon has continued to lower its recruiting standards to meet the ever-increasing demand for U.S. troops. Even so, [B]the agency recently found that 75% of Americans ages 17 to 24 are ineligible to enlist — largely because of either a lack of education, a criminal record, poor fitness or all of the above.
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Holy Crap!
cliff
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11-05-2009, 06:55 PM
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I'll try to find it later but I seem to remember a similar statement/article years ago. IMO, things haven't changed much. We are only feeling/seeing it now due to the unpopularity of our current situation. The low percentage of kids that could qualify want nothing to do with the risk, deployment cycle, etc. If today's wars were backed by a higher percentage of the population the line would be longer to join the cause.
Just my .02 dollar...
Just my .02 dollar...
11-05-2009, 09:06 PM
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What's weird is I swore I just read this article, but it said it was 1/3 of youth were unqualified.
And after .3 sec on Google I come up with:
One-third of U.S. youth unfit for military - UPI.com
Weird.
Boyd, I'd give your argument more credence except for the fact that recruiting is actually doing quite well in all services despite "risk, deployment cycle, etc."
And after .3 sec on Google I come up with:
One-third of U.S. youth unfit for military - UPI.com
Weird.
Boyd, I'd give your argument more credence except for the fact that recruiting is actually doing quite well in all services despite "risk, deployment cycle, etc."
11-06-2009, 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Sputnik
Boyd, I'd give your argument more credence except for the fact that recruiting is actually doing quite well in all services despite "risk, deployment cycle, etc."
11-06-2009, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Sputnik
Boyd, I'd give your argument more credence except for the fact that recruiting is actually doing quite well in all services despite "risk, deployment cycle, etc."
11-06-2009, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by CAFB 04-12
Heck, on 1 Jan when the new fitness standards kick in I think you'll find that there are a lot of USAF members that aren't fit to be in the AF.
I need to start practicing.
I need to start practicing.
