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Archive Home > 2009 > November > 15 > Staggering 75 percent of young adults might be unfit to serve in the military

Staggering 75 percent of young adults might be unfit to serve in the military

By Rick Montgomery / The Bulletin
November 15, 2009

Chalk up another national-security threat — this one looming with each excess pound, failing grade and drug bust affecting young adults.

An alarming 75 percent of Americans ages 17 to 24 would not qualify for military service today because they are physically unfit, failed to finish high school....

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