{"id":2020888,"date":"2023-09-03T15:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T19:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unfit-to-serve-obesity-epidemic-creating-recruitment-woes-national-security-risk-bidens-dei-policies-dont-help\/"},"modified":"2023-09-03T15:25:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T19:25:37","slug":"unfit-to-serve-obesity-epidemic-creating-recruitment-woes-national-security-risk-bidens-dei-policies-dont-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unfit-to-serve-obesity-epidemic-creating-recruitment-woes-national-security-risk-bidens-dei-policies-dont-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Obesity Epidemic Hinders Recruitment, Poses National Security Risk &#8211; Biden&#8217;s DEI Policies Ineffective"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funfit-to-serve-obesity-epidemic-creating-recruitment-woes-national-security-risk-bidens-dei-policies-dont-help%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2020888&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The \u200bU.S. Military&#8217;s Recruitment Challenges and the \u200dImpact of Woke Ideology<\/h2>\n<p>The U.S.\u200c military is currently facing significant \u200cchallenges in recruiting new soldiers, particularly in \u200ca nation grappling \u200cwith a\u2064 growing obesity problem among its \u2062young population. Unfortunately, President Joe Biden&#8217;s focus on pushing woke ideology on recruits instead of \u200dprioritizing\u2064 combat training is exacerbating these issues.<\/p>\n<p>One initiative that the U.S. Army has \u2063implemented\u200c is the Future \u200bSoldier Preparatory Course.\u2062 This\u200c program \u2063sends recruits who are\u200d overweight to a 90-day training course at Fort Jackson in South Carolina, where\u200d they can \u2063shed the necessary weight to qualify for basic training. According to Military.com, 278\u200b out of 989 recent basic\u200b training graduates came from this preparatory course.<\/p>\n<p>However, the program\u2064 is not limited to overweight \u2062recruits. It also includes \u2064an academic \u2063department that provides tutoring for\u200b recruits who failed\u2063 the entrance exam in subjects like math. The goal is to\u2064 help\u200d these recruits improve \u2062their \u2064academic scores to meet the requirements \u2064of the Army&#8217;s\u2063 written\u2064 test, known as the\u2064 Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB).<\/p>\n<p>The recruitment situation has become \u2062so dire that\u2062 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and \u2062the \u2063Centers\u200c for Disease Control and Prevention have\u200c collaborated\u2063 on an infographic \u2062titled &#8220;Unfit to Serve, Obesity \u200cand Physical Inactivity Are Impacting National\u2062 Security.&#8221; \u200bThe CDC\u200b reports\u200d that\u2064 over one-third of\u2062 young\u2063 adults \u200caged 17-24 \u200care too heavy to serve in\u2062 the military.<\/p>\n<p>These initiatives \u200care unfortunately necessary due to the alarming number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/va-school-board-member-tells-high-school-graduates-to-remember-jihad\/\" title=\"Va. school board member tells high school graduates to \u2018remember Jihad\u2019\">high school graduates<\/a> who \u200dare not only overweight but also\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-college-degrees-are-working-against-some-job-seekers\/\" title=\"Why College Degrees Are Working Against Some Job Seekers\">lack basic skills<\/a> \u2063in math,\u200b science, English, \u2064and \u200dwriting. The Pentagon has \u2062reported that 77 percent\u2062 of Americans\u200d of\u2064 recruitment age \u200ddo not \u200cqualify for military service due to issues such as drug use, \u200dobesity, and mental or physical health problems.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these efforts, the Army, Navy, and \u2063Air Force are \u200bprojected to \u2063miss their recruiting goals for 2023, \u200cas reported by\u2062 Military.com. The \u2063woke\u200c Pentagon is now scrambling \u2064to find ways to replenish its dwindling ranks.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns have been raised about\u200b the ASVAB, prompting the Pentagon to make \u2064changes \u2063to the test. Calculators are now\u2064 allowed during the math portion, and efforts have been \u200cmade to address perceived biases. The Army Times reports that the ASVAB\u2062 has faced criticism for being &#8220;racist&#8221; due to alleged\u200d bias towards white individuals.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to modifying the ASVAB, the \u200bPentagon has also lowered fitness requirements to attract more recruits. However, critics argue that the \u2064woke atmosphere \u2062created by \u200dJoe Biden&#8217;s Pentagon is driving potential recruits away. Military.com reported in March that the Pentagon&#8217;s\u2062 diversity\u200d policies\u2063 and fitness standards are\u200d contributing \u2063to the\u2063 recruitment woes.<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives, \u2064including \u2063GOP Rep.\u2063 Mike Waltz of\u200c Florida, are urging \u200cthe Pentagon to abandon \u2062its woke DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion)\u2062 policies and refocus on teaching soldiers how to effectively engage in warfare. Waltz led\u2063 a panel with the Heritage Foundation that found the Pentagon&#8217;s embrace of these policies \u200dundermines the military&#8217;s effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p>Retired Col. Mitchell Swan, a\u2064 Republican candidate for Georgia&#8217;s 10th\u200c Congressional District, criticized Biden&#8217;s military policies \u2063for weakening the country. Swan highlighted the military&#8217;s focus on\u200b gender dysphoria and woke \u2064training instead of preparing for potential conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of\u2064 Colorado\u2062 also voiced her concerns\u2062 about Biden&#8217;s military\u200c when the Air Force celebrated &#8220;pride&#8221; \u2064month on social media. \u200cBoebert objected to the artwork \u2063that depicted\u200c an airman saluting the LGBT flag, emphasizing that the United States salutes one flag \u2063only.<\/p>\n<p>It is evident that the Pentagon is continuously lowering standards and requirements\u200c for new \u2064recruits due to societal challenges. However, it is equally clear that the Pentagon is more interested in categorizing soldiers based on gender and \u200bsexual orientation than prioritizing essential skills such as health,\u200d education, and proficiency in math, which are\u200c crucial for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-media-hide-largest-update-to-our-immigration-system-in-30-years\/\" title=\"White House, Media Hide 'Largest Update to Our Immigration System in 30 Years'\">high-tech jobs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s military is failing the country in multiple ways. Perhaps the\u2063 solution lies in refocusing on military training\u200b and abandoning the pursuit \u2063of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unfit-to-serve-obesity-epidemic-creating-recruitment-woes-national-security-risk-bidens-dei-policies-dont-help\/\" title=\"Obesity Epidemic Hinders Recruitment, Poses National Security Risk - Biden's DEI Policies Ineffective\">left-wing social experiments<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. military struggles with recruiting due to rising obesity rates among young Americans. However, President Joe Biden&#8217;s focus on promoting woke ideology instead of combat training exacerbates the issue. This approach hampers the U.S. Army&#8217;s efforts to address recruitment challenges effectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":2020889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2020888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2020888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2020888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2020888\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2020889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2020888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2020888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2020888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}