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kylethoreau

Posted: Nov 4 2009, 04:14 PM

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75 Percent of Young Americans Are Unfit for Military Duty
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WASHINGTON (Nov. 3) -- Are America's youth too fat, dumb or dishonest to defend the nation against its enemies?

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.

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"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.

He calls the rising number of youth unfit for duty a matter of national security. "We should be concerned about how this will impact this overstretched Army and its ability to recruit."

Shalikashvili is among dozens of retired generals, admirals and civilian Pentagon officials who have banded together as Mission Readiness: Military Leaders for Kids. The group, which includes former NATO commander and presidential candidate Wesley Clark, will appear with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan at the National Press Club on Thursday to urge immediate action to reduce dropout rates and improve the physical and moral fitness of the nation's youth.

They will cite research that shows quality early childhood education raises graduation rates by up to 44 percent and reduces the odds of being arrested for a violent crime by age 18.

Douglas Smith of the U.S. Army Recruiting Command said 2008 data shows about three in 10 youths have an initial barrier to enlistment.

Most aren't insurmountable. "If you're overweight, we tell you to come back when you've lost the weight. If you don't score well on the armed forces aptitude test, we suggest you study and take it again," he said.

Between 2004 and 2008, the Army more than doubled the number of "conduct" waivers it granted to would-be soldiers with criminal or misdemeanor records. The loosened standards proved necessary in a time of war and amid a booming economy that forced military recruiters to work overtime to fill the ranks.

The new warnings about a generation of couch potatoes comes just weeks after the Pentagon announced its best recruiting year since the all-volunteer force began in 1974. The economic meltdown and rising unemployment, combined with bigger military bonuses and benefits, enticed hundreds of thousands to enlist despite the inevitability most would be sent to war.

The plethora of would-be recruits allowed the military services to be choosier after years of taking in more high school dropouts and those needing extra physical training to meet weight requirements.

Recruiting may have gotten easier, but "the good times don't stay forever," warned David Segal, a University of Maryland military sociologist. When the economy recovers and young people are able to get jobs or can afford to go to college, the military will be faced with the same out-of-shape, ill-prepared pool of recruits as before.

"Recruiting will get tough again," he said. "The trend line is clear: The youth population is getting less healthy."

I,for one, am not fucking shocked at all by this.

BimJelizle	Posted: Nov 5 2009, 11:59 AM
Let's Put A Smile On That Face Group: Members Posts: 1,823 Member No.: 26 Joined: 26-October 06	So Mike...Fast Food for dinner tonight? :-P

kylethoreau	Posted: Nov 5 2009, 01:53 PM
My God! The sex I've had and forced others to watch! Group: Admin Posts: 6,237 Member No.: 1 Joined: 19-October 06	I can get away with it- I'm actually in good shape

The Gregg

Posted: Nov 5 2009, 02:00 PM

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QUOTE (BimJelizle @ Nov 5 2009, 11:59 AM)

So Mike...Fast Food for dinner tonight? :-P

This round goes to Jim!

FYI - skinny guy can have a heart attack just as well as a fat guy.

Bloody Thumb

Posted: Nov 5 2009, 03:06 PM

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QUOTE (The Gregg @ Nov 5 2009, 02:00 PM)

QUOTE (BimJelizle @ Nov 5 2009, 11:59 AM)

So Mike...Fast Food for dinner tonight? :-P

This round goes to Jim!

FYI - skinny guy can have a heart attack just as well as a fat guy.

Word. The Sodium level in Fast Food is unbelievable. Two years ago i could eat all the fast food i wanted, Now I'm on heart medication. Doctor feels i would have had a heart attack before Christmas had i not gone in when i went in. It really is scary how quick this shit sneaks up on you.

The Gregg	Posted: Nov 5 2009, 10:11 PM
GAME WARDEN Group: Members Posts: 2,530 Member No.: 58 Joined: 29-April 07	Speaking of which I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow so say a prayer (or whatever you do) that everything is A-Ok.

The Gregg

Posted: Nov 5 2009, 10:13 PM

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QUOTE (Bloody Thumb @ Nov 5 2009, 03:06 PM)

QUOTE (The Gregg @ Nov 5 2009, 02:00 PM)

QUOTE (BimJelizle @ Nov 5 2009, 11:59 AM)

So Mike...Fast Food for dinner tonight? :-P

This round goes to Jim!

FYI - skinny guy can have a heart attack just as well as a fat guy.

What meds are you on for your heart dude?

::: cracks knuckles :::

This is my forte!

Bloody Thumb	Posted: Nov 6 2009, 11:54 AM
Prom Night Dumpster Baby Group: Members Posts: 2,133 Member No.: 24 Joined: 25-October 06	Right now i'm on Lisinopril. I'm taking 20 mg a night. I went into the doctors office about a month or so ago because i've been getting these weird dizzy spells. At the time i had dangerously high blood pressure so they gave me an Echocardiogram and discovered an enlarged left ventrical and fluid around my heart. I'm on the Lisnopril to try and lower my blood pressure to a manageable level. From what the doctor said he felt that at my physical level if i hadn't come in i would have had a heart attack by christmas, and if i had been an older man in this shape i already would have had a heart attack. Doctor didn't bring up any changes to my diet yet, but my moms a home health care nurse so she went ahead with the the diet talk. So i've drastically changed my diet. It's weird, had some one told me a year ago that i'd be eating Yogurt and a rice cake for breakfast i would have laughed at them. I've switched to Diet soda and started a small exercise routine. Mainly walking, i'm doing four miles every other day. So far i've already lost almost twenty pounds. I'm not a huge fat guy or anything, but i do have some extra weight. I'm tall and thick so i hide the extra weight pretty well. It's nice that my love handles appear to be the first thing going.

photoman	Posted: Nov 6 2009, 02:53 PM
Managing Hell Group: Admin Posts: 2,520 Member No.: 4 Joined: 19-October 06	yeah I had a Nurse Practitioner tell me last week that she was worried about my Cholesterol levels - and handed me a pamphlet. My numbers were just out of the optimum range, so that left me a little confused. She said I should exercise more. I've thought about changing my diet, just haven't made that commitment. I make sure my kids eat healthy as can be. Guess I'll ask my family doc what he thinks, since my visit with the nurse was for an entirely different experimental medication. So I almost wonder if the new medication is causing side effects, because nothing was said about my Cholesterol levels after the first 2 blood tests.

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Posted: Nov 6 2009, 10:25 PM

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QUOTE (Bloody Thumb @ Nov 6 2009, 11:54 AM)

Right now i'm on Lisinopril. I'm taking 20 mg a night. I went into the doctors office about a month or so ago because i've been getting these weird dizzy spells. At the time i had dangerously high blood pressure so they gave me an Echocardiogram and discovered an enlarged left ventrical and fluid around my heart. I'm on the Lisnopril to try and lower my blood pressure to a manageable level. From what the doctor said he felt that at my physical level if i hadn't come in i would have had a heart attack by christmas, and if i had been an older man in this shape i already would have had a heart attack.

Doctor didn't bring up any changes to my diet yet, but my moms a home health care nurse so she went ahead with the the diet talk. So i've drastically changed my diet. It's weird, had some one told me a year ago that i'd be eating Yogurt and a rice cake for breakfast i would have laughed at them.

I've switched to Diet soda and started a small exercise routine. Mainly walking, i'm doing four miles every other day. So far i've already lost almost twenty pounds. I'm not a huge fat guy or anything, but i do have some extra weight. I'm tall and thick so i hide the extra weight pretty well. It's nice that my love handles appear to be the first thing going.

I think I have you beat, med-wise - my BP is terrible so I'm on an ACE Inhibitor, A Beta-Blocker and an alpha-1-selective adrenoceptor blocking agent...

...Altace, Tenormin and Hytrin.

I also take a statin - Lovastatin - for my shitty cholesterol.

I had blood tests today so I'll know in a week if anything needs adjusting. I have also started to clean up my diet and I know it's going to suck as I love my pizza and buffalo wings.

I had some dizziness last year but it was due to a double ear infection.

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Posted: Nov 6 2009, 11:39 PM

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QUOTE (The Gregg @ Nov 6 2009, 10:25 PM)

QUOTE (Bloody Thumb @ Nov 6 2009, 11:54 AM)

Yeah, i'm still at the starting gates with all this. Other then my blood pressure, i'm actually pretty healthy. My Cholestrol levels are really good. It's just my Blood Pressure that's shot to shit.

It's not fun grocery shopping and looking at all the shit i can't have any more. It's insane how much sodium is in things. The one that blew my mind was milk. I can get the same sodium level in Four and three quarter cans of Diet Pepsi as i can in One CUP of milk. Not one glass, One Cup. That's insane. I love milk. I never drank one CUP either. It was probably at least four if not six cups with dinner. Two full Glasses of Milk is a quarter of my daily allowance for sodium. I can do today, and half of tomorrow in one trip to wendys.

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