Astonishing 77% Of American Youth Unqualified as Military Recruits

A whopping 77 percent of American youth in the optimal military recruitment age of 17 to 24 years old are disqualified due to being too fat, abusing drugs and/or alcohol, or for being in poor medical health, according to a resurfaced Defense Department study.

The stunning data was first reported in September 2022 but came from a 2020 Department of Defense, or DOD, “Qualified Military Available,” or QMA, study of youth ages 17-24 years old. The study was published by the DOD’s office of personnel and readiness.

The numbers represent a 6 percent increase in “disqualified” youth from the previous QMA assessment of data ending in 1997, which found that a whopping 71 percent of recruitment-aged youth were disqualified. . .

A further problem is that the Biden administration’s emphasis on “woke” policies in the military, such as supporting homosexual and “transgender” agendas, is alienating potential recruits within the smaller pool of those still qualified to serve.

The slide reports the following as the source of the data: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC’s, “National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey”; the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS’s, “National Survey on Drug Use and Health”; a DOD Youth Poll; and the “Profile of American Youth 1997.” (Read more from “Astonishing 77% Of American Youth Unqualified as Military Recruits” HERE)

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