Comments on: Report Says 75 percent of U.S. Youth Unfit for Military http://greathistory.com/report-says-75-percent-of-u-s-youth-unfit-for-military.htm The Best Blogging in History Sun, 23 Jan 2011 16:22:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Robert Ireland - RVN 67-69 http://greathistory.com/report-says-75-percent-of-u-s-youth-unfit-for-military.htm/comment-page-1#comment-8368 Robert Ireland - RVN 67-69 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:30:32 +0000 http://greathistory.com/?p=881#comment-8368 Run the fat off them in basic training. Let the Drill Instructor yell the attention into them. Never let them sit on their ass as long as they are being trained or not, at least, until they have demonstrated they are able to perform and not fall asleep during training. Assign a portion of their military pay to their debt holders and unless their crimes are a serious felony stick them in the line where they will have to perform or get killed (by the enemy or fragged by those they are endangering). The majority will shape up because dying isn't an option. those that don't, place in a body bag, zip it up and move on to those that got with the program. Run the fat off them in basic training. Let the Drill Instructor yell the attention into them. Never let them sit on their ass as long as they are being trained or not, at least, until they have demonstrated they are able to perform and not fall asleep during training. Assign a portion of their military pay to their debt holders and unless their crimes are a serious felony stick them in the line where they will have to perform or get killed (by the enemy or fragged by those they are endangering). The majority will shape up because dying isn’t an option. those that don’t, place in a body bag, zip it up and move on to those that got with the program.

]]> By: Joe http://greathistory.com/report-says-75-percent-of-u-s-youth-unfit-for-military.htm/comment-page-1#comment-8022 Joe Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:24:45 +0000 http://greathistory.com/?p=881#comment-8022 The military has already been lowering the bar for a few years. Now if you can't complete the fitness standards in basic, they have remedial fitness training. Age requirements have been expanded. The military has already been lowering the bar for a few years. Now if you can’t complete the fitness standards in basic, they have remedial fitness training. Age requirements have been expanded.

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]]> By: brianking http://greathistory.com/report-says-75-percent-of-u-s-youth-unfit-for-military.htm/comment-page-1#comment-8011 brianking Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:54:23 +0000 http://greathistory.com/?p=881#comment-8011 I've noticed that between the electric golf carts, electric scooters, and other non-human powered machinery kids of today have - it doesn't surprise me that as they grow up they might be lacking in physical skills. At some point the military may just have to lower the bar. Sadly I don't see our society suddenly becoming more fit and healthy. I’ve noticed that between the electric golf carts, electric scooters, and other non-human powered machinery kids of today have – it doesn’t surprise me that as they grow up they might be lacking in physical skills.

At some point the military may just have to lower the bar. Sadly I don’t see our society suddenly becoming more fit and healthy.

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