LOL: Retired military leaders say this generation is "too fat to fight"

Is obesity America's greatest threat to national security?

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group of retired military leaders seem to think so, given 27 percent of
17 to 24-year-olds in the United States are too fat to serve in the
military. That's 9 million potential recruits.
In their new report dubbed "Too Fat to Fight,"
the nonpartisan group of 100 retired generals and admirals known as
Mission: Readiness calls on the U.S. government to reduce the amount of
junk foods available at schools in favor of healthier options.
"Being
overweight or obese turns out to be the leading medical reason why
applicants fail to qualify for military service," the group says in the
report. "Today, otherwise excellent recruit prospects, some of them with
generations of sterling military service in their family history, are
being turned away because they are just too overweight."
More than one-third of U.S. adults -- 35.7 percent -- are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Citing Department of Defense data that 75 percent of young Americans
can't join the military because they did not graduate from high school,
have criminal records or are physically unfit, the group of retired
military leaders has set their sights on combating obesity.
Between
1995 and 2008, the military had 140,000 individuals who showed up at
recruiting centers but failed their entrance physicals because of their
weight, the report said.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-57520233-10391704/retired-military-leaders-say-this-generation-is-too-fat-to-fight/

The bulge won the battle?

LOL: Retired military leaders say this generation is "too fat to fight"

LOL: Retired military leaders say this generation is "too fat to fight"

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