Army recruits march across Fort Jackson, S.C., June 13, 2015. (Sgt. Ken Scar/Army)
Army Times: America’s obesity is threatening national security, according to this study
It’s well known at this point that just under 30 percent of Americans ages 17 to 24 ― the prime age to join the Army ― aren’t eligible to join.
But beyond that, almost a third of those who sit down with a recruiter to take the first steps are immediately disqualified.
Why? Because of their weight.
“Out of all the reasons that we have future soldiers disqualify, the largest – 31 percent ― is obesity,” Maj. Gen. Frank Muth, head of Army Recruiting Command, said Wednesday at AUSA’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
A freshly published study, “Unhealthy and Unprepared” concludes that America’s rising numbers of overweight youth are going to have real impacts on the military’s ability to maintain effectiveness.
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WNU Editor: I hate to say this to my American readers, but in all of my travels I have found Americans to be the ones who have a serious obesity problem.
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