There is a documentary about this, I think it is called “Stripes”.

Muscles Are Required, Intelligence Non-Essential.

There are just as many smart enlisted as any other population. I went through 18 months of grueling training to operate a nuclear plant on an aircraft carrier.

Your comment is ignorant and demeaning to those who have served.

My Air Force husband has said similar.

No respect.

It is a shame what has happened to this country. These young people have been corrupted by our education system.

So.....

They are the replacements

Semper Fudge

There are 2 types of I.T. people, those who embrace IOT and connect anything/everything to the internet, and those who keep a gun beside the printer in case it starts to act weird.

Marinara Corps?

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Something Youth? This feels oddly familiar…

You don't really come across mensa candidates through the ranks.

Slough House

Same at Ft Sill. If you couldn’t make weight or pass a very basic PT test at reception you got tossed in there before basic. They called it the FTB for Fitness Training Battery but all the Drill Sergeants called it Fat Tubby Bastards. Such sweethearts.

Its McNamara's Morons all over again.

Everyone gets a trophy 🏆

Been in tech dev for about 30 years. I don't do facebook, twitter. I didn't do myspace. I avoid things like Alexa in my home, 'internet enabled light bulbs', vacuum cleaners with cameras in them.. and I put black electrical tape over any camera in laptops/devices.

People are often surprised by that, they think I'd do the opposite 'because I work in tech'

No. It's because I work in tech that I avoid those things.

Sits them all down to tell them the WHMIS answers.

That is a huge percentage of the army

Yeah I went through this because I was a high school drop out. Still smarter and in better shape than half my platoon. Regardless, they’ll give you a good base to move into a permanent unit from.

Why isn't there a Rodney Dangerfield movie about this? (Or perhaps there is one and I just don't know about it)

If it's anything like the special Olympics I'm tuning in for every episode.... Even on pay-per-view.

The Parmy

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