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Report: 90% of youth in Philly cannot serve - Air Force News, news from Iraq - Air Force Times
These are quite the eye-popping numbers. Thoughts USMB?
PHILADELPHIA A nonprofit group says that up to 90 percent of young Philadelphians are ineligible for military service because of criminal records, obesity or lack of education.
Pennsylvania-based Mission: Readiness released its report Monday. It says 1 million Pennsylvanians are ineligible for the same reasons.
Mission: Readiness is made up of more than 150 retired generals and admirals. The group wants state and federal funding for pre-kindergarten programs that it says give children a solid foundation for academic and personal success.
The report says 145,000 Philadelphians ages 18 to 24 cannot meet the militarys medical, moral and mental standards.
Nationally, the Defense Department estimates that 75 percent of young adults are disqualified from military service.
These are quite the eye-popping numbers. Thoughts USMB?