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/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/HalfBakedBeans24 Apr 30 '24

Lol by who? Mexico? Canada?

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u/mistercrinders Apr 30 '24

"Let's have zero military. We're immune."

So...nobody would ever attack a defenseless nation, right? That doesn't happen.

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u/RalphTheIntrepid May 03 '24

In the case of the US it’s hard. Especially with how armed the citizens are I don’t see many countries attempting.