Obesity, poor education big obstacles to military recruiting - washingtonpost.com:
"It's tough enough selling military service to teenagers who might not be so keen on getting their heads shaved or buy the whole 'we do more by 9 a.m.' line. And the fact that enlisting today could very well mean a visit to the front lines doesn't help, either.
But according to a new report, there are other factors that make recruiters' jobs even more difficult: the country's poor education system and the worsening obesity crisis.
About 75 percent of the country's 17- to 24-year-olds are ineligible for military service, largely because they are poorly educated, overweight and have physical ailments that make them unfit for the armed forces, according to a report to be issued Thursday."
"It's tough enough selling military service to teenagers who might not be so keen on getting their heads shaved or buy the whole 'we do more by 9 a.m.' line. And the fact that enlisting today could very well mean a visit to the front lines doesn't help, either.
But according to a new report, there are other factors that make recruiters' jobs even more difficult: the country's poor education system and the worsening obesity crisis.
About 75 percent of the country's 17- to 24-year-olds are ineligible for military service, largely because they are poorly educated, overweight and have physical ailments that make them unfit for the armed forces, according to a report to be issued Thursday."