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Pentagon: 77% Of Young Americans Unqualified For Military Service

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An Insidious Attack on Our Nation’s Youth

Did you know that “A new study from the Pentagon shows that 77% of young Americans would not qualify for military service without a waiver due to being overweight, using drugs or having mental and physical health problems”?

Yes, more than 3 out of every 4 Americans aged 17-24 would be ineligible for military service. Is this not a crisis—not so much for the military, but for these young people themselves?

According to the study, “When considering youth disqualified for one reason alone, the most prevalent disqualification rates are overweight (11%), drug and alcohol abuse (8%) and medical/physical health (7%).”

These statistics raise serious concerns on many fronts. But let’s focus here on the subject of kids being overweight today.

“whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame—who set their mind on earthly things.” Philippians 3:19 

 

 

According to the CDC, “Childhood obesity is a serious problem in the United States, putting children and adolescents at risk for poor health.”

Yet this reflects the environment in which these kids are being raised even more than it reflects their own choices. After all, if there’s not unhealthy food in the house, kids will not be eating as much unhealthy food. This is especially true for younger kids who do not have access to outside choices.

And if there was more careful parental supervision (or, better parental examples being set), these kids would not be permitted to (or, worse still, encouraged) to overeat.

That’s what makes this major health problem all the more tragic. It’s a self-made crisis.

One year ago, US News and World Report reported that, “For the first time ever, more than 1 in 5 American kids is obese.

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