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71% of young people are ineligible for the military — and most careers, too
« on: May 17, 2019, 11:03:00 am »
71% of young people are ineligible for the military — and most careers, too

Kim Strong, York Daily Record Published 1:49 p.m. ET May 14, 2019 | Updated 6:19 p.m. ET May 14, 2019
 

YORK, Pa. — The numbers are staggering: Seventy-one percent of young people are ineligible to join the military, according to 2017 Pentagon data. The reasons: obesity, no high school diploma or a criminal record.

The problem isn't just a military one, though: It's an issue for businesses as well because the vast majority of that age group isn't eligible for many jobs either, said retired Rear Admiral Thomas Wilson.

That's why Wilson recently raised the issue at a gathering of business and community leaders in York County, Pennsylvania. The 29 percent of 17- to 24-year-olds who are qualified become prime targets for all recruiting: military, college and jobs.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/14/military-service-most-young-people-dont-qualify-careers/3665840002/
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Re: 71% of young people are ineligible for the military — and most careers, too
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2019, 12:17:19 am »
"Seventy-one percent of young people are ineligible to join the military, according to 2017 Pentagon data. The reasons: obesity, no high school diploma or a criminal record."

Sounds like exactly the kind of "citizens" that the democrat-communists want: ignorant, dependent, and easily manipulated.
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Re: 71% of young people are ineligible for the military — and most careers, too
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2019, 12:24:01 am »
Sounds high.  Not buying it.  Maybe 70%
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« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2019, 12:54:03 am »
I guess I should be glad I served when I did. I guess they wouldn't take me now. Back then judges even gave you the option, join the military or go to jail. That's how one of my co-workers ended up joining and being trained to carry the SADM Nuclear Backpack.

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