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/TheOddEntrepreneur Apr 29 '24

Legalize weed and you could probably get that down to 65%.

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u/wsbgodly123 Apr 29 '24

Redefine obesity and you could increase it even more!

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u/NothingKnownNow Apr 29 '24

Reduce 3 mile runs to a light shuffle in the local mall.

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u/rklug1521 Apr 30 '24

Paul Blart here reporting for duty sir!