Obesity Isn’t The Only Factor Keeping Young People From Military Service
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Obesity Isn’t The Only Factor Keeping Young People From Military Service

Leif Le Mahieu

In recent years, the U.S. military has been plagued by lackluster recruitment across the board as it struggles to attract a new generation of soldiers to serve in the armed forces, and if called on, to go to war. 

What is driving the military’s recruitment woes? While both the lack of patriotism among young Americans and the growing obesity among the country’s youth are contributing factors, much of the recruitment problem is likely self-inflicted. In recent years, military leadership has alienated key recruiting demographics by instituting vaccine mandates, promoting anti-white sentiments, and pushing other woke initiatives. 

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