Dilbert_X
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Well apparently you're with Al Qaeda if you suggest taking toys out of happy meals, but the Military begs to differ.

US youngsters are too fat to fight, warn generals

Rising rates of obesity among young Americans could undermine the future of the US military, two retired generals have warned.
More than a quarter of young Americans are now too fat to fight, they said.

Writing in the Washington Post, the ex-commanders said the fat crisis ruled out more potential military service recruits than any other medical factor.
They want Congress to introduce laws to give US children better nutrition in schools, with less sugar, salt and fat.

John Shalikashvili and Hugh Shelton, both former chairmen of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, wrote: "Obesity rates threaten the overall health of America and the future strength of our military."
"We consider this problem so serious from a national security perspective that we have joined more than 130 other retired generals, admirals and senior military leaders in calling on Congress to pass new child nutrition legislation," the commanders added.

The warning comes amid mounting fears that childhood obesity has turned into an "epidemic" affecting an astonishing one in three young American people.

Mr Shalikashvili and Mr Shelton pointed to post-school lunch laws from 1946, which recognised that poor nutrition reduced the pool of military recruits.
"We must act, as we did after World War II, to ensure that our children can one day defend our country, if need be."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8655651.stm

So what is it, 'nur wun ken tell me wut to put in mah mahf'?
Or get too fat and you hate freedom?

(Not sure why the McDs thread got closed either)
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krazed
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if i hate fat people does that mean i love freedom?
FEOS
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Just make boot camp longer.
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Hurricane2k9
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I could be King Leonidas and the military still wouldn't take me
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Reciprocity
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fat people=america=freedom
Dilbert_X
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FEOS wrote:

Just make boot camp longer.
And do what with all the spare skin?
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Reciprocity
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Dilbert_X wrote:

FEOS wrote:

Just make boot camp longer.
And do what with all the spare skin?
parachutes!!  make them all paratroopers.



sleek, lithe paratroopers.

Last edited by Reciprocity (2010-05-01 21:40:52)

Cybargs
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Hurricane2k9 wrote:

I could be King Leonidas and the military still wouldn't take me
Coz you're UNAMERICAN FAGGIT.

Same here m8 but Aussie military pays a shit ton more lelz.
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Hurricane2k9
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Cybargs wrote:

Hurricane2k9 wrote:

I could be King Leonidas and the military still wouldn't take me
Coz you're UNAMERICAN FAGGIT.

Same here m8 but Aussie military pays a shit ton more lelz.
naw cuh it's because I has depression

and the pay in the US military isn't awful, especially if you're an officer since they pay you mad money for rent if you live off base.

Last edited by Hurricane2k9 (2010-05-01 21:45:44)

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Cybargs
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Hurricane2k9 wrote:

Cybargs wrote:

Hurricane2k9 wrote:

I could be King Leonidas and the military still wouldn't take me
Coz you're UNAMERICAN FAGGIT.

Same here m8 but Aussie military pays a shit ton more lelz.
naw cuh it's because I has depression

and the pay in the US military isn't awful, especially if you're an officer since they pay you mad money for rent if you live off base.
Grunt pay is like 23 grand a year right? In aus it's around 51 grand total (40 grand starting off, 11 grand "service allowance").
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Hurricane2k9
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Cybargs wrote:

Hurricane2k9 wrote:

Cybargs wrote:


Coz you're UNAMERICAN FAGGIT.

Same here m8 but Aussie military pays a shit ton more lelz.
naw cuh it's because I has depression

and the pay in the US military isn't awful, especially if you're an officer since they pay you mad money for rent if you live off base.
Grunt pay is like 23 grand a year right? In aus it's around 51 grand total (40 grand starting off, 11 grand "service allowance").
I think it's about that. But you also have cheap (maybe free? can't remember) health care, college money, no rent to pay (if you live off-base then you get housing allowance which will usually cover at least a small studio apartment in a decent part of town, at least in DC), and you get extra preference when applying for federal jobs. Which are super fucking cushy in the US.
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Cybargs
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Hurricane2k9 wrote:

Cybargs wrote:

Hurricane2k9 wrote:


naw cuh it's because I has depression

and the pay in the US military isn't awful, especially if you're an officer since they pay you mad money for rent if you live off base.
Grunt pay is like 23 grand a year right? In aus it's around 51 grand total (40 grand starting off, 11 grand "service allowance").
I think it's about that. But you also have cheap (maybe free? can't remember) health care, college money, no rent to pay (if you live off-base then you get housing allowance which will usually cover at least a small studio apartment in a decent part of town, at least in DC), and you get extra preference when applying for federal jobs. Which are super fucking cushy in the US.
In aus you get even more benefits lelz (and they give you a cheap mortgage loan after you finish service). Military is win for people who are low on cash. Apply for more specialized jobs that won't get you deployed lelz.

On topic: Obesity rate for America is fucking insane... It's not the fucking fast food, it's what they eat ALL THE TIME. Cooking at home and proper fucking portions with exercise would help cut down weight... They need to make PE mandatory with running every week or so.
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Reciprocity
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Thankfully, Australia is even fatter than us.  They'll never be a military threat.  They're too husky.
Flaming_Maniac
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Just to clarify, the article has jack shit to with the child's toy issue, and inferring that generals that fought for our country's freedoms would be a proponent of taking away those rights to solve this problem is beyond presumptuous to the point of defamation.
ruisleipa
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Hurricane2k9 wrote:

I could be King Leonidas and the military still wouldn't take me
you're gay?
ruisleipa
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Flaming_Maniac wrote:

Just to clarify, the article has jack shit to with the child's toy issue, and inferring that generals that fought for our country's freedoms would be a proponent of taking away those rights to solve this problem is beyond presumptuous to the point of defamation.
Just to clarify, if you don't think toys in happy meals encourage children to eat unhealthily and thereby contribute to youth obesity then you have your head in the sand.
Hurricane2k9
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ruisleipa wrote:

Hurricane2k9 wrote:

I could be King Leonidas and the military still wouldn't take me
you're gay?
that woulda been well played if I hadn't posted why earlier
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ruisleipa
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Hurricane2k9 wrote:

ruisleipa wrote:

Hurricane2k9 wrote:

I could be King Leonidas and the military still wouldn't take me
you're gay?
that woulda been well played if I hadn't posted why earlier
shit
Flaming_Maniac
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ruisleipa wrote:

Flaming_Maniac wrote:

Just to clarify, the article has jack shit to with the child's toy issue, and inferring that generals that fought for our country's freedoms would be a proponent of taking away those rights to solve this problem is beyond presumptuous to the point of defamation.
Just to clarify, if you don't think toys in happy meals encourage children to eat unhealthily and thereby contribute to youth obesity then you have your head in the sand.
Because toys put the burger in front of the kid and tell them to eat.
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Reciprocity wrote:

Thankfully, Australia is even fatter than us.  They'll never be a military threat.  They're too husky.
All they need to do is load bombers with the batshit psychotic wildlife that they have and any country will be begging for surrender in days.
Reciprocity
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Tetrino wrote:

Reciprocity wrote:

Thankfully, Australia is even fatter than us.  They'll never be a military threat.  They're too husky.
All they need to do is load bombers with the batshit psychotic wildlife that they have and any country will be begging for surrender in days.
wallabies and koalas?
Cybargs
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Reciprocity wrote:

Tetrino wrote:

Reciprocity wrote:

Thankfully, Australia is even fatter than us.  They'll never be a military threat.  They're too husky.
All they need to do is load bombers with the batshit psychotic wildlife that they have and any country will be begging for surrender in days.
wallabies and koalas?
and wombats. Fuckers bite.
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Dilbert_X
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Flaming_Maniac wrote:

Just to clarify, the article has jack shit to with the child's toy issue, and inferring that generals that fought for our country's freedoms would be a proponent of taking away those rights to solve this problem is beyond presumptuous to the point of defamation.
No spamming in this thread please.
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but seriously.......Australians probably ate all their animals.
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dude australia has kangaroo riders man

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