Obese Army Recruits
This morning I read in the paper that the Army trying to keep its number of recruits up in wartime, has to deal with a problem that is new to America – teenage obesity. A top Army recruiter is considering making a ‘fat’ camp for possible soldiers – the number of obese recruits has increased so much that the Army might have to start a fat farm to transform chubby trainees into combat ready soldiers.
According to the defense department, over the past four years, 47,447 potential recruits flunked induction physicals because they were overweight. That represents about 20 percent of the total number of recruits.
The head of Army recruiting said that he wants to see a formal diet and fitness regimen running alongside a new school at Fort Jackson that helps aspiring troops earn their GEDs.
I have written that obesity can raise blood cholesterol levels and lead to type 2 diabetes. Now even our Army must contend with the years of bad eating habits and lack of exercise. On a positive note, fat farms are apparently successful in thwarting obesity and hopefully averting future obesity related health problems.
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