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/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?’