this is what's wrong with America

[QuikSilverRS91 10+ year member]

27% are too fat 2 be in the military? more than 27% dont wanna be in the goddamn military. Im supportive of our soldiers but i sure as hell dont wanna be one.

Only about 1% of the nation serves in the military at any given time. The "too fat to be in the military" statistic is still a problem though. You actually have to be pretty out of shape to not get below Army initial enlistment weight standards. The standards are based on BMI and body fat percentage. For my height, my maximum weight to join the Army would have put me around 25% body fat. Yeah.. America has an obesity issue if 27% can't meet that number.

Oh, thanks for the support //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Only about 1% of the nation serves in the military at any given time.

U.S. Population, 2010: 308 Million and Growing - Robert Schlesinger (usnews.com)

With a population of 308,400,408 million people. Thats 3,084,004.08 million people that would want to be in the army. Now take that and multiple that by .27 and you get 832,681.1016 that cant make it into the army because they are to fat.

 

[LazyRider 10+ year member]

KFC, and fast food in general, has become too expensive.

How much would you like it to cost? Every fast food place has a dollar menu or some type of value menu. I'm glad I gave all that junk up years ago though. My body can't even handle it anymore because I haven't eaten it in so long.

 

[QuikSilverRS91 10+ year member]

U.S. Population, 2010: 308 Million and Growing - Robert Schlesinger (usnews.com)
With a population of 308,400,408 million people. Thats 3,084,004.08 million people that would want to be in the army. Now take that and multiple that by .27 and you get 832,681.1016 that cant make it into the army because they are to fat.

I didn't read the article but I've heard about it. From what I'd heard it was 27% of the eligible population is too fat to join, not 27% of people who want to join.

 

[nateberrier 10+ year member]

This is 2x as bad as a double 1/4 pounder.

isnt that a half pounder?

 

[QuikSilverRS91 10+ year member]

Which would make THIS a pounder!

 

[nateberrier 10+ year member]

Also has anyone noticed that a salad is like 4-5 bucks while the mc double is one dollar? I would love to eat healthy but i know its just iceburg lettuce and ranch dressing so I just say fk it and go for the mc double. 3 bucks will have me begging for air, but anywhere else im looking to spend 7-8 on a meal (subway).

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

isnt that a half pounder?

I suppose, thats before cooking though.

 

[nateberrier 10+ year member]

I was more or less just playing on the fact that they would rather call it a double 1/4 pounder than just call it a 1/2 pounder. Besides, a real man asks for his grease to be drizzled over his fries. Get my moneys worth.

 

[QuikSilverRS91 10+ year member]

Besides, a real man asks for his grease to be drizzled over his fries. Get my moneys worth.

And then he doesn't cry when the doctor tells him he needs a quadruple bypass.

 

[nateberrier 10+ year member]

And then he doesn't cry when the doctor tells him he needs a quadruple bypass.

PFFFT heart problems run in my family, might as well get it out of the way early