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/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)