View Full Version : Army: "fat kids are a national security risk, schools must force them to exercise"
Matt Collins
09-21-2010, 03:44 PM
Yeah - heard a report on ABC News Radio today that the Army is saying about 30% of recruits are "too fat to fight" and that the Army is saying "fat kids are a national security risk" because of this. Also they said they the Army is lobbying Congress for more funding to mandatory phys ed courses in high schools etc.
Relevant links:
http://www.ology.com/life-and-money/obesity-national-security-risk
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20015281-10391704.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/us/31soldier.html?_r=3&th&emc=th
oyarde
09-21-2010, 03:50 PM
Is this pretty old ? I remember reading a Pentagon report on this maybe a year or year and a half ago .
Anti Federalist
09-21-2010, 04:03 PM
Is this pretty old ? I remember reading a Pentagon report on this maybe a year or year and a half ago .
Yeah, the military/surveillance complex has been wheezing about this for a couple of years now.
oyarde
09-21-2010, 04:09 PM
Yeah, the military/surveillance complex has been wheezing about this for a couple of years now.
That is what I was thinking .
squarepusher
09-21-2010, 04:10 PM
fighting of future will be done behind computers, so it seems rather fitting.
but but but we have hk DRONES now... we don't need "people" to fight.
Anti Federalist
09-21-2010, 04:16 PM
fighting of future will be done behind computers, so it seems rather fitting.
http://cdn.crushable.com/files/2010/06/comic_book_guyCOMPUTER.jpg
MelissaWV
09-21-2010, 05:11 PM
Yeah, this was discussed pretty extensively... when it was originally news. :D
amy31416
09-21-2010, 05:17 PM
Twinkies for teens.
It's my new anti-war initiative. I'll be starting a chip-in soon.
TNforPaul45
09-21-2010, 05:37 PM
http://cdn.crushable.com/files/2010/06/comic_book_guyCOMPUTER.jpg
Worst Government...Ever!
wormyguy
09-21-2010, 05:38 PM
Children would get far more outdoor exercise if schools didn't assign them hours of homework every night. So there.
Anti Federalist
09-21-2010, 05:40 PM
Worst Government...Ever!
Thread winnah!
The Army and our no win wars are a bigger national security risk than fat kids could ever be.
Vessol
09-21-2010, 07:31 PM
Because we all know that our nations children are only mere assets of the military.
Anti Federalist
09-21-2010, 07:44 PM
Because we all know that our nations children are only mere assets of the military.
Silence, Mundane.
oyarde
09-21-2010, 07:46 PM
Because we all know that our nations children are only mere assets of the military.
I do not know if is still current , but it used to be on the CIA website , if you looked up a country it gave population of military age . See if ours does .
James Madison
09-21-2010, 09:10 PM
Looks like we need be encouraging students to get fat. :p
I'm happy to do my part.:D
squarepusher
09-21-2010, 09:12 PM
Looks like we need be encouraging students to get fat. :p
I'm happy to do my part.:D
then will probably likely all become cops ...
newyearsrevolution08
09-21-2010, 09:17 PM
fat kids are great
as they get older just give them something worth fighting for. Fuck oil, nation building and taking resources from other countries.
let them know that al queda has a twinkie factory and the job will get done no problem
James Madison
09-21-2010, 09:20 PM
then will probably likely all become cops ...
Probably right. Well, we're boned.
Keep your kids healthy so they can die policing the world.
cindy25
09-21-2010, 09:34 PM
mandatory PE will evolve to mandatory JROTC. I bet that is the Army's goal
qh4dotcom
09-21-2010, 09:46 PM
bump
Fox McCloud
09-21-2010, 09:51 PM
fighting of future will be done behind computers, so it seems rather fitting.
sadly yes; the Air Force unveiled its first combat aircraft not too long ago that is fully unmanned.
Toureg89
09-21-2010, 10:35 PM
we should encourage more obesity. if we are fat enough, we might eventually stop pointless wars
Anti Federalist
09-21-2010, 10:58 PM
sadly yes; the Air Force unveiled its first combat aircraft not too long ago that is fully unmanned.
What's worse is when the drones and aircraft are unmanned and unwatched.
Launch and forget, follow the program and kill.
Toureg89
09-21-2010, 11:23 PM
mandatory PE will evolve to mandatory JROTC. I bet that is the Army's goal
jrotc doesnt do anything except teach you D&C. last time d n c was in used in battle was when formal militaries lined up in front of eachother and shot eachother with smoothbored rifles
youngbuck
09-22-2010, 12:50 AM
Silence, Mundane.
HAHA, that made me lol.
Danke
09-22-2010, 12:54 AM
sadly yes; the Air Force unveiled its first combat aircraft not too long ago that is fully unmanned.
Who cares if they are fat. As long as they are good at video games.
Working Poor
09-22-2010, 04:44 AM
Why don't they force food companiues to take the shit out of foods that are making people fat while they are forcing children to exercise?
we should encourage more obesity. if we are fat enough, we might eventually stop pointless wars
Nope. They'll just fine you for being fat. Get fit and fight or else!
tropicangela
09-22-2010, 07:07 AM
Oh no no, the army has it all wrong. What the kids need are "fat virus" vaccines. :rolleyes:
"Mainstream media claims cold virus causes obesity; food choice and exercise make no difference"
http://www.naturalnews.com/029793_obesity_virus.html
http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/attachments/field-mess/13030d1231326352-boost-recruits-us-army-relaxes-weight-rules-internet_soldier.jpeg
:D
PatriotOne
09-22-2010, 07:56 AM
Someone pass this on to the military please..............
Up until the 70's, fluoride was used to treat overactive thyroids. So what does that mean when ingested by people with normal thyroids consuming fluoridated water? Underactive thyroids. Simple.........underactive thyroids ='s obesity.
Brooklyn Red Leg
09-22-2010, 08:11 AM
I'm sure this is the image the assholes in charge get in their heads when demanding that schools must force exercise.
YouTube - Hitler Youth Training (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNftqfvQ6os&feature=fvw)
Anyone else getting the sick feeling that we're sliding closer and closer to a Nazi-style society every day?
oyarde
09-22-2010, 12:41 PM
Nope. They'll just fine you for being fat. Get fit and fight or else! Extra taxes for the fatties , part of the DNC looking out for you .
libertarian4321
09-22-2010, 12:42 PM
Even if 30% of the kids are too fat to fight, there are still more than enough to fill even our extremely bloated military (no pun intended).
Besides, the military is, if nothing else, a great weight loss program.
oyarde
09-22-2010, 12:51 PM
Even if 30% of the kids are too fat to fight, there are still more than enough to fill even our extremely bloated military (no pun intended).
Besides, the military is, if nothing else, a great weight loss program.
Basic training pretty well takes care of weight issues .
libertarian4321
09-22-2010, 01:13 PM
Basic training pretty well takes care of weight issues .
It's more effective than Jenny Craig and it's FREE! :)
heavenlyboy34
09-22-2010, 01:16 PM
It's more effective than Jenny Craig and it's FREE! :)
Not to the taxpayer. ;):p
pcosmar
09-22-2010, 01:23 PM
Ah hell.
They'll still need cops.
http://fakerich.com/wp-content/themes/mimbo2.2/images/fatmotorcop.jpg
http://www.bannedinhollywood.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Fat-Cop-Fat_500x500.jpg
http://www.warmphotos.net/img/funny/fat-cops/fat-cops11.jpg
I could go on,, no shortage of photos available.
:cool:
oyarde
09-22-2010, 01:29 PM
I am probably more disturbed by the fat kids than most . While the little slacker urchins have the right to get fat , eat chips and play video games . I really do wonder what they will be doing for a living . There are only so many slots available in law enforcement , judiciary , Senate etc .
oyarde
09-22-2010, 01:41 PM
I thought Michelle O was taking care of the fat kid problem . :D
Basic training pretty well takes care of weight issues .
Na they should change and adopt to more and more American's being fat by adopting special segway brigades and train them to fight on the segways while in battle.
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