re: Tim Kennedy on Rogan podcast: Today’s kids are too fat for the military

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So you didn’t read a couple of sentences but still responded ?

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I read the title. I remembered him talking about the subject on JRE

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If a kid wants to join the military, either they get in shape beforehand or they'll get in shape while they're in basic.

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AS long as they don't mind a few weeks in the fat boy platoon at reception before they start basic.

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I would wager the average high school graduate is smarter by every measure than at any time in the past.

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Something NEEDS to be done. Americans are getting fatter and fatter. High School PE classes arent cutting it.

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The government is paid to ensure school lunches are full sugars, corn, and nonfat dairy. Aka poison.

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I would wager the average high school graduate is smarter by every measure than at any time in the past.

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The Louisiana Public School System would like a word.

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hat guy is a douchebag and a fricking idiot.

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seemed like a cool, humble guy to me

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Dude, Tim Kennedy could whip your arse and bang your wife in front of you and there’s not a thing you could do to stop him. He’s also really humble. The dude was on track to be a pro fighter in his early 20s but instead joined the military, and got out and fought MMA wayyy past his prime. Then, he retired MMA and rejoined SF

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guy is a douchebag and a fricking idiot.

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My thoughts exactly. He's full of shite and the only drop in recruitment and retention stems from grown men not wanting to be involved in that social experiment that we call a military today. I was in the enlisted ranks and my advice to anyone thinking is to exhaust all options possible before joining. Or at least try to go officer route. Hell, go into student loan debt to do it. Wish someone had given me that advice.

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The main reason kids can't pass the ASVAB is because of this alternative math bullshite they teach in school.

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The common core “alternative math bullshite” actually puts an emphasis on better was to calculate in your head. Calculators were the big crutch for kids who grew up in the 90’s.

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He works directly with recruiters. My recruiter friends echo the same sentiment. I’m fairly certain that someone who is involved with the process on a daily basis would know what they’re talking about.

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Army recruiters aim pretty low. When you are swimming in the shallow end of C students from lower middle class to poor high schools, you can expect a ton of fat asses.