A group of former U.S. military leaders is warning that the majority of our youth are unfit to serve in the armed forces due to a drastic increase in obesity, drug use, falling educational standards, and juvenile crime.
The group, known as Mission Readiness, says that 71% of our young people are ineligible to serve due to these factors.
“These factors largely fall outside of the Department of Defense’s purview but have an immense impact on the ability of the military to recruit new service members as well as a significant monetary impact on the Department,” said retired Air Force General William M. Fraser and retired Coast Guard Admiral James M. Loy. “Without coordinated actions, these trends pose a significant threat to the future of the all volunteer force.”
Even more concerning, these factors don’t take into account the coddling of our young minds over the last few decades that has created shrieking, unhinged adults who are incapable of discipline or disagreement.