75% of Potential Recruits Too Fat, Sickly or Dumb to Serve
armytimes.com — More than three-quarters of the nation’s 17- to 24-year-olds couldn’t serve in the military, even if they wanted to. They’re too fat, too sickly, too dumb, have too many kids, or have copped to using illegal drugs. (Submitted by amprather) More...
Tens of thousands have Traumatic Brain Injury
armytimes.com — Between 45,000 and 90,000 troops have been treated for traumatic brain injury symptoms ranging from headaches to vision problems to an inability to function beyond a coma state. It is especially dangerous for a young person to re-injure his or her brain, yet this occurs far too often in combat situations. (Submitted by Seminarian) More...
Wary feelings about Obama
armytimes.com — When asked how they feel about President-elect Barack Obama as commander in chief, six out of 10 active-duty service members say they are uncertain or pessimistic, according to a Military Times survey. In follow-up interviews, respondents expressed concerns about Obama’s lack of military service and experience leading men and women in uniform. (Submitted by sweetdiane) More...
McCain on FCS: Flip-flop or fib?
armytimes.com — McCain is now just another LIAR (Submitted by piniella) More...
Palin’s National Guard faces manning woes
armytimes.com — The Alaska National Guard, which Republicans are pointing to as an important national-security credential for vice presidential choice Sarah Palin, has personnel shortages that make its aviation units the most poorly staffed in the nation. Campbell is due to receive a third star on Sunday — a promotion approved by Palin, who has authority over the (Submitted by limeyTart) More...
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