The Wall Street Journal reported recently that more than two-thirds of America’s youth would fail to qualify for military service because of physical, behavioral or educational shortcomings.\u00a0 The military deems many youngsters ineligible due to obesity, lack of a high-school diploma, felony convictions and prescription-drug use for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. But others are now also running afoul of standards for appearance amid the growing popularity of large-scale tattoos and “ear gauges” that create large holes in earlobes.<\/p>\n
No great crisis for the Army, which the report says each year still successfully recruits about 180,000 volunteers.\u00a0 But where do the rejects go next?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Wall Street Journal reported recently that more than two-thirds of America’s youth would fail to qualify for military service because of physical, behavioral or educational shortcomings.\u00a0 The military deems many youngsters ineligible due to obesity, lack of a high-school … Continue reading