Originally Posted by maxdustington
Originally Posted by Astro14
The US military is not an option for people with criminal records, or drug use, or sedentary lifestyles, for that matter, thus rendering 75% of high school seniors ineligible.
There's being atavistic and then there is blatant ageism. Those kids been cutting across your lawn again, old man?
Sorry. Truth hurts.
Here's the story in Time magazine:
http://time.com/2938158/youth-fail-to-qualify-military-service/
I've got other sources, but the simple fact, most kids (I said 75%, Time said 71%, but the statistics vary from year to year) fail to meet basic, minimum, military standards for physical fitness, criminal record, or prior drug use.
Education standards enter into it, too, from reading the article, but regardless, this has been a huge concern for the Pentagon for over a decade.
How old are you Max?
Feeling defensive about the truth of the state of our nation's youth?
How many push-ups can you do in two minutes? Sit-ups? Pull-ups? How fast can you run three miles?
Ever use drugs?
Ever have a criminal conviction?
Care to take the ASVAB?
Just wondering at the source of your accusation. I'm old, true enough, but neither atavistic or ageist.
You might want to stay off my lawn, just the same.