The Pentagon says only 23% of Gen Z is fit to serve. The rest are either obese, failing math, or already have a rap sheet.

Turns out if you gut schools and subsidize corn syrup long enough, you accidentally pacifist-proof the entire country.

Tactical genius.

Army extends maximum recruitment age to 42, allowing older recruits to join

The Army will also now allow recruits with one marijuana-related conviction.

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@Strandjunker Reading the headline, below I saw "Steve Bannon"🤣 ...*looks up optician phone number *
@Unknowable @Strandjunker I did the same thing as well ✌️
@Strandjunker Embarrassing levels of desperation.
@Strandjunker I mean, I was an athlete in college, and probably could have made it through basic without washing out. By 30, I was still in pretty good shape, and could maybe, maybe made it through basic, by 40, there is no freaking way I could have done what my 20 year old self could do...at least not without a day or so to recover. 42 in basic is insane. They will have to lower the standards so much that ICE would qualify, and those guys can’t can’t their breath, much less someone running away.

@Strandjunker The return of McNamara's Misfits

It was pretty well-documented how poorly they fared both in service and out.

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My son did basic at 37 because he couldn't find a job anywhere else and barely survived. They must be getting desperate if they think 42 year old will pass training.

@Strandjunker meat waves for the not-a-war Special Combat Operation?

Edit: the rap sheet condition is absolutely rich considering we jail our own citizens at an incredibly higher rate than literally China does to its own citizens...