It's going to take a strong military to do this. While we have a deficit problem, it's a contradictory, competing problems. And that's the third issue. Our children today have a huge increase in depression. Only 22% of our youth can join the military, mainly for physical fitness. But also some of the depression issues factor in. We're not graduating kids to know the trades and some of the skill sets that we need in our countries. (08:58–09:04)
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Asserts that only 22% of U.S. youth are eligible to join the military, primarily due to physical fitness issues.
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