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05 Nov 2009 04:48 pm
The Not So Best And Brightest
Andrea Stone reports:
The latest Army statistics show a
stunning 75 percent of military-age youth are ineligible to join the
military because they are overweight, can't pass entrance exams, have
dropped out of high school or had run-ins with the law.
So many young people between the prime recruiting ages of 17 and 24
cannot meet minimum standards that a group of retired military leaders
is calling for more investment in early childhood education to combat
the insidious effects of junk food and inadequate education. "We've never had this problem of young
people being obese like we have today," said Gen. John Shalikashvili,
former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Meanwhile, we're throwing out qualified West Point Arab linguists - because they are gay. Insane.
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