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According to a recent Pentagon study, the state of America’s youth is not conducive to military service. Via American Military News:A Pentagon study revealed that 77 percent of young Americans do not qualify for military service without a waiver due to being overweight, drug use, or mental or physical problems.“When considering youth disqualified for one reason alone, the most prevalent disqualification rates are overweight (11 percent), drug and alcohol abuse (8 percent), and medical/physical health (7 percent),” the Pentagon’s 2020 Qualified Military Available Study of Americans between the ages of 17 and 24 read.Where are the Public Health™ authorities? They...

I don't nomally take email forwards and post them, but this one made me chuckle and is kind of fun... I actually got a couple of them right.----------This test is to ascertain your mental state now. If you get one right you are doing ok, if you get none right you better go for counseling. There are 4 test questions.  Don't miss one. Giraffe Test 1...    How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator? Stop and think about it and decide on your answer before you scroll down.          The correct answer: Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe, and close the door.This question tests whether you...

Would you let your child be tested like this? There is now a bill in the New York State Assembly that would require every child in public school to have a psychological examination before they could go to school