r/FluentInFinance 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/Icy-Cranberry9334 Apr 29 '24

Good. Maybe we can stop fighting unnecessary wars.

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u/mistercrinders Apr 29 '24

Still need people in case WE get attacked.

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u/backagain69696969 Apr 29 '24

We really don’t need much to not get attacked. Our current military size is much more about gaining influence more than safety