Posted on 01/27/2011 9:36:42 AM PST by ColdOne
Taking her Let's Move! initiative on the road to Fort Jackson, S.C., Michelle Obama tied together her two favorite causes: childhood obesity and military families.
Childhood obesity is "not just a health issue for children, it's a national security issue," Obama said while visiting the Army's largest basic training facility. "You have to get the whole country behind this because it's affecting our ability to protect our freedom."
In a briefing at Fort Jackson, Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, the Army's initial training deputy commander said attracting recruits who can meet physical fitness requirements is becoming more difficult
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Oh,no..please don’t take offense...what you say is true.I’m sure there’s plenty of runts out there who are crack shots.I just can’t picture a bunch of emaciated,weak guys as defenders of the nation....take it with just a teeny pinch of satire,ok?
lol.. i’m not offended :)
and don’t worry too much about us “runts” taking over the military.. most of us also have a host of other medical issues that won’t let us in anyway.
Go ahead and ban chips, dips, soda, candy, cookies, burgers, hot dogs, pizza and see the rebellion of the youth.
Shown here as they and their and some of the Czars return to the WH from vacation # 55.
I’m not worried...I love all of you,runts and non-runts...:)
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