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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Where do academies plan on getting the next generation of recruits? After disqualifying every teenager who is obese, has been to therapy, been on ADHD, anti-depressants, and anti-anxiety meds, how many are left that are also interested in attending? Are they going to lower the stats requirements? Would be a shame and have long term consequences. The rest of the world is encouraging kids to get help, so their pool is shrinking considerably.[/quote]

And that’s why they end up with veritable Neanderthals from Appalachia and Wyoming and what not.  Practice your bow to your future Chinese leader..[/quote]

Well that’s rude but it is true that our military used to be as diverse as our nation and now it pulls more heavily from the south.  If southerners are not addressing mental health like the northwest and west,  then they’re going to get even more southerners. But just because someone hasn’t received mental health care doesn’t mean they don’t need it.  Sounds like a potential nightmare to me. [/quote

Um, the Army and Marines ALWAYS pulled heavily from the South. Yes, those dumb mouth breathing white men whom you all despise were doing a disproportionate amount of fighting and dying for you. Don’t be surprised when they quit signing up to fight for a country that very clearly hates them.[/quote]

Lets's not bring the Marines into this. Crayons. Enough said.

The reason a lot of southerners are in the military is that's where the bases are. It's normalized. A lot of families have members serving. It's less likely in New England or the West Coast, where there are comparatively fewer bases.

Pretty sure California took the most casualties in Iraq/Afghanistan. There's nothing special about southerners.[/quote]

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