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Here’s why most Americans can’t join the military
The U.S. Army's major enlistment requirements include:
The biggest single reason for failing to meet the requirements is obesity.
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The majority of Republicans say colleges are bad for America (yes, really)
Survey Finds 73 Percent Support Investments to Improve Health
In October, the country finds out how many millions of Americans will lose their healthcare after Republicans ended the subsidies which make healthcare affordable for tens of millions of Trump voters.
Republicans insist they aren't against education, just the the kind of education that makes independent thinkers.
They aren't against healthy eating, just against children not given a choice to eat sugar cakes, sweet soda pop and candy for lunch.
Obviously, there are only two ways to keep a viable military.
1. Reinstate the draft.
2. Recruit immigrants.
The U.S. Army's major enlistment requirements include:
- Ages between 17 and 34 years old
- Must be U.S. citizen or legal foreign national
- Must have high school diploma or equivalent
- Minimum 33 score on Armed Forces Qualification Test
- No tattoos on fingers, neck or face
- No ear gauges
- No ADHD medication win the past 12 months
- No felony convictions
- No persistent illegal drug use
- No insulin-dependent diabetes
- Meet height & weight requirements
The biggest single reason for failing to meet the requirements is obesity.
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The majority of Republicans say colleges are bad for America (yes, really)
Survey Finds 73 Percent Support Investments to Improve Health
In October, the country finds out how many millions of Americans will lose their healthcare after Republicans ended the subsidies which make healthcare affordable for tens of millions of Trump voters.
Republicans insist they aren't against education, just the the kind of education that makes independent thinkers.
They aren't against healthy eating, just against children not given a choice to eat sugar cakes, sweet soda pop and candy for lunch.
Obviously, there are only two ways to keep a viable military.
1. Reinstate the draft.
2. Recruit immigrants.