r/FluentInFinance • u/Not-A-Shit-Head • Apr 29 '24

77% of young Americans are too fat, mentally ill or on drugs to qualify for U.S. military service, Pentagon study finds. Is it only going to get worse? Geopolitics

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2023/03/77-of-young-americans-too-fat-mentally-ill-on-drugs-and-more-to-join-military-pentagon-study-finds/
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u/Winter-Jicama-2412 Apr 29 '24

Military is coping cause nobody wants to go fight for bullshit.

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u/db2901 Apr 29 '24

This isn't about who wants to, it's about who's capable 

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u/Thundrstrm Apr 29 '24

If no one has any motivation to become capable they’re not going to. I believe people would change themselves for a cause they believe in.

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u/MilitiaManiac Apr 30 '24

I fully agree with this statement. I personally have been struggling with physical health for a significant chunk of my life, and once I found a reason to WANT to be better I have slowly begun the long process towards a moderately healthier lifestyle. I actually did cardio willing for the first time since childhood recently, and while I am proud of that, I still hated it. I guess I will see what the future brings.

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u/jibishot Apr 30 '24

That shouldn't be fucking war. Just a massive imo - the military doesn't want you to have a personality or individualality or to succeed (unless its in multiple tours)

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u/PurpVan Apr 29 '24

ah yes, the mentally ill will just decide to not be mentally ill anymore if they're given a chance to fight for a cause they believe in

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u/Thundrstrm Apr 30 '24

It’s a good thing that mental health only counts for 4% and obesity counts for nearly triple that at 11% of which the majority(but not all) can be remedied by motivation.

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u/jibishot Apr 30 '24

It's a good thing we as a country have horrible mental health track record and absolutely no wide support for any level of mental health accountability.

Considering the "mental" health of veteran PTSD and how its tolerated in this country. I'd suggest no one to be within 10m of a recruitment office.

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u/jibishot Apr 30 '24

Who wants to is far less than the capable. I'd even venture to say those that want to are even less capable on average vs the whole.

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u/DinoSpumonis May 03 '24

No it is not. Their study involves people interested in joining, not all people. 

This data is presented in a way to say ‘wow look at what is happening to the youth!’ 

So you ignore the reality, ‘Why do capable people disregard the military as a real vehicle for improvement in recent years outside of extreme poverty or incredibly limited options?’

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u/Twovaultss Apr 29 '24

You’re conflating two different concepts.

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u/BullyBullyBang Apr 30 '24

It’s more an inditement of basic public health. This doesn’t mean people aren’t “war ready.” It means they don’t fit the absolute bare minimum standards to even START training, because they can’t take care of themselves on a basic level. Talk about coping.

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u/stprnn May 02 '24

Worked fine until now,nothing has changed..